Competition and Markets Authority
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Meta delays AI training terms update amid global backlash
Meta has indefinitely postponed a controversial update to its commercial terms that would have allowed the company to train its AI models on content from external websites linked on Facebook. The company faced significa…
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UK regulators coordinate rules on AI agents, data, and competition
The UK's Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF), comprising the CMA, ICO, Ofcom, and FCA, is coordinating its approach to digital rules. This collaboration focuses on key areas including AI agents, data governance,…
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Tech giants Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic back AI training opt-out; Meta faces UK probe · 7 sources tracked
Several major tech companies are implementing new policies and facing scrutiny regarding AI training data and user privacy. Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic are backing a unified AI training opt-out system, set …
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UK proposes changes to boost Apple Pay rivals
The UK's competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), is proposing new regulations to make it easier and cheaper for companies to offer alternatives to Apple Pay on iPhones. This move aims to incr…
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UK regulator demands Apple open iPhone NFC access for fintech competition
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has proposed new regulations that would require Apple to open up access to its iPhone's near-field communication (NFC) technology. The CMA argues that Apple's current fee…
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WeatherBridge adapter improves AI weather forecasts by bridging NWP and ERA5 data
Researchers have developed WeatherBridge, a novel adapter designed to improve the accuracy of pretrained weather forecasting models. This adapter bridges the gap between operational numerical weather prediction (NWP) in…
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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…