Government & Policy
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France Digitale
La French Tech gears up to go in a new direction | TechCrunch
After weeks in political limbo, France now has a new prime minister, former EU’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier. But parliament…
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antitrust law
Google to receive punishment for search monopoly by next August, says judge | TechCrunch
A federal judge says he will deliver a punishment in Google’s antitrust case by August 2025, according to The New…
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Gary Gensler
Wealthy Harris donors are reportedly pressing for ouster of FTC Chair Lina Khan | TechCrunch
Some of Vice President Kamala Harris’ wealthier donors are informally asking for FTC Chair Lina Khan to be replaced, reports…
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COVID-19
Publishers prevail in lawsuit over Internet Archive's 'emergency' e-book lending | TechCrunch
A long-running lawsuit over the Internet Archive’s “emergency” e-book lending practices during the COVID-19 pandemic has ended in a loss…
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AI
UK regulator greenlights Microsoft's Inflection acquihire, but also designates it a merger | TechCrunch
Good news for Microsoft: The U.K.’s antitrust regulator says that the tech titan’s high-profile acquihire of the team behind AI…
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AI
Clearview AI hit with its largest GDPR fine yet as Dutch regulator considers holding execs personally liable | TechCrunch
Clearview AI, the controversial U.S.-based, facial recognition startup that built a searchable database of 30 million images populated by scraping…
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AI
Sign or veto: What's next for California's AI disaster bill, SB 1047? | TechCrunch
A controversial California bill to prevent AI disasters, SB 1047, has passed final votes in the state’s Senate and now…
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a16z
California’s legislature just passed AI bill SB 1047; here’s why some hope the governor won’t sign it | TechCrunch
Update: California’s Appropriations Committee passed SB 1047 with significant amendments that change the bill on Thursday, August 15. You can…
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