Reuters: Italy’s data regulator fines OpenAI €15M after its probe found that the startup processed users’ personal data to train ChatGPT without an adequate legal basis — Italy’s data protection agency said on Friday it fined ChatGPT maker OpenAI 15 million euros ($15.58 million) … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: Crypto executives say EU’s MiCA crypto regulation may end up draining liquidity from markets without achieving EU’s goals like preventing money laundering — – Executives are concerned that removing USDT will sap liquidity — European Union cryptoasset regulations set to take full force … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Robert Booth / The Guardian: The UK ICO criticizes Google as “irresponsible” after the company announced plans to let advertisers employ fingerprinting techniques from February 16, 2025 — ICO says allowing advertisers to track digital ‘fingerprints’ will undermine consumers’ control over information Lees verder op Tech Meme
Reuters: The UK CMA says its phase one probe found that chip designer Synopsys’ $35B acquisition of 3D software maker Ansys could reduce innovation and increase prices — UK’s competition watchdog said on Friday it could approve chip design software maker Synopsys’ $35 billion acquisition of Ansys if the regulator’s concerns are resolved. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Linden Lab says it has spent $1.3B building Second Life since 2003, paid out $1.1B to creators, and the virtual world has an economy of ~$650M per year — Linden Lab has spent $1.3 billion building the Second Life virtual world, which debuted back in 2003 in the first era of the metaverse. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Robert Booth / The Guardian: The UK ICO criticizes Google’s plans to no longer prohibit companies using its ad products from employing fingerprinting techniques from 16 February 2025 — ICO says allowing advertisers to track digital ‘fingerprints’ will undermine consumers’ control over information Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Bluesky updates its app to include a separate mentions tab in notifications, protections against username squatting, and new controls for replies sorting — Social network Bluesky has released a new update to its app that includes a separate mentions tab in notifications … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Reuters: The UK CMA says its phase one probe finds that chip designer Synopsys’ $35B acquisition of 3D software maker Ansys could reduce innovation and increase prices — UK’s competition watchdog said on Friday it could approve chip design software maker Synopsys’ $35 billion acquisition of Ansys if the regulator’s concerns are resolved. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Bloomberg: Malaysia says it has identified WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Telegram, WeChat, and TikTok as platforms that need to obtain a license by next year — The platforms include Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram; Elon Musk’s X; Google’s YouTube; Pavel Durov’s Telegram … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: The EU commission approves Nvidia’s acquisition of Israeli AI workload management startup Run:ai, saying the takeover raises no competition concerns in the EU — – EU says the deal won’t hamper competition in key market — Run:ai has been a close collaborator with Nvidia since 2020 Lees verder op Tech Meme