Competition and Markets Authority
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U.K. faces energy cost deficit, EDF chair calls for action
The chair of EDF U.K., Sir Alex Chisolm, has highlighted a significant "competitiveness deficit" in the U.K.'s energy costs, stating that industrial users are now nearly 1.5 times more expensive than in the rest of Euro…
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Apple sued for $2.7B over App Tracking Transparency rules
Apple is facing a $2.7 billion lawsuit alleging that its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policy unfairly benefits its own services over third-party developers. The suit, filed by a former UK competition official on beha…
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Canadian doctors warn AI health information is harming patients
Doctors in Canada are warning that Canadians are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence for health information, which is proving detrimental to their well-being. This trend is concerning health authorities who …
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UK approves $110B Warner Bros. Discovery takeover by Paramount Skydance
The United Kingdom has approved the proposed $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance. The UK government and its antitrust watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority, cleared the deal a…
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New framework audits multimodal LLMs by identifying decision-driving modalities
Researchers have developed a new framework called Counterfactual Modality Attribution (CMA) to assess which modality, such as images or text, is primarily responsible for a multimodal large language model's (MLLM) predi…
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Microsoft Copilot price hike sparks UK competition probe
Microsoft is facing a competition probe in the UK over its decision to increase the price of its Copilot AI subscription. The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating whether this price hike, which …
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Google AI Search Triggers 40% Human Traffic Decline, Cloudflare Report Finds · 2 sources tracked
A new report from Cloudflare indicates that Google's AI integration into its search function has led to a significant decline in human internet traffic, with some industries experiencing a nearly 40% drop in less than a…
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UK, Mexico, and Australia enact AI and copyright policy changes
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has won an appeal, allowing the Competition Tribunal to hear copyright cases. Meanwhile, Mexico is implementing new copyright reforms, and Australia has established a dedicated…
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Getty Images cancels $3.7B Shutterstock merger over UK regulator demands · 2 sources tracked
Getty Images has called off its planned $3.7 billion merger with Shutterstock due to conditions set by UK regulators. The UK's Competition and Markets Authority required Shutterstock to sell its editorial business to ap…
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UK proposes forcing Apple and Google to allow alternative payments
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is proposing new regulations that would compel Apple and Google to allow app developers to direct users to alternative payment methods outside of their respective app sto…
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UK regulator targets Apple/Google app store fees, seeks developer choice
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is proposing new regulations that would require Apple and Google to allow developers to offer alternative in-app payment systems. This move aims to increase competition a…
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UK press can opt out of AI search overviews
The UK press has gained the ability to opt out of being included in AI overviews generated by search engines. This decision, stemming from actions by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), allows publishers to ret…
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UK competition watchdog demands Google boost search ranking transparency
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered Google to make its search ranking processes more transparent. This decision follows concerns that Google's algorithms may unfairly favor its own services over…
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Ryanair investigated for charging parents to sit with children
Ryanair is currently facing an investigation in the UK concerning its practice of charging parents a fee to sit with their children on flights. The airline has publicly dismissed the investigation as "bogus." This probe…
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UK launches formal review of Paramount's $110B Warner Bros. Discovery bid
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has officially begun a formal review into Paramount's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. This phase one investigation, which started after initial inf…
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UK antitrust probe launched into Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a formal investigation into Paramount's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. This initial phase of the probe will focus on the potent…
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Guangdong to build 3M EV chargers by 2027; UK probes Paramount-Warner Bros. deal
Guangdong province in China plans to build over 3 million charging facilities by the end of 2027 to support more than 8 million electric vehicles. This initiative aims to create a balanced charging network across the re…
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UK regulators probe Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger; Robotaxi tests launch in Luxembourg
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has initiated a merger investigation into Paramount Global's potential acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. This first phase of review will assess the deal's impact on …
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UK demands more control over Google's AI search
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is demanding greater oversight of Google's AI-powered search features. This move aims to ensure that Google's AI search does not unfairly disadvantage other websites by p…
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Google lets creators opt out of AI training data due to CMA
Google has introduced a feature in its Search Console allowing content creators to opt out of having their material used for AI training summaries. This move, prompted by regulatory pressure from the UK's Competition an…