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Polish regulator joins global wave of scepticism over Apple‘s practices with allegations of abuse of dominance. At stake in the App Tracking Transparency game is not just data protection, but billions of zlotys from the mobile advertising market. The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (OCCP)
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The document assumes, among others, the implementation of AI in public administration (AI HUB Poland), the creation of dedicated ‘Sectoral Deployment Maps’, as well as support for small and medium-sized enterprises. The tasks described in the AI Policy are ultimately intended to contribute to the realisation of the assumed goals
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The European Commission is taking a clear step backwards on the digital regulation front. Responding to growing criticism from US tech giants and concerns about the region’s economic competitiveness, Brussels on Wednesday proposed a package of changes known as the ‘Digital Omnibus’. The proposal involves not only simplifying the
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European Union regulators made an unprecedented move on Tuesday, naming 19 companies – including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft – as critical service providers for European banking. The decision fundamentally changes the balance of power between Big Tech and financial supervision, moving the relationship from a partnership to a strictly
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The regulatory front against Google in Europe has just gained strength. The regional court in Berlin (Landgericht Berlin) has ruled that the conglomerate must pay a total of €572 million in damages to two German price comparison sites for abusing its dominant position. This is the next chapter in a
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Alphabet (Google) has submitted a settlement proposal to the European Commission regarding its adtech business, in an attempt to avert the spectre of forced divestment. This is in response to September’s €2.95 billion fine and the tough stance of regulators, who suggested selling parts of the company as
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The legal dispute between OpenAI and The New York Times is escalating, shifting the burden from general accusations of copyright infringement to the thorny ground of user privacy. On Wednesday, lawyers for the creators of ChatGPT asked a federal judge in New York to block the injunction. It obliges the
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Tuesday’s decision by a court in Munich is a significant signal for developers of generative artificial intelligence and a potential milestone in the dispute over the ‘fair use’ of training data. In a closely watched copyright case, the court sided with GEMA, the German collecting society, against OpenAI. Judge
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Denmark wants to be the first country in Europe to cut screen time for the youngest – and it will do so not just with a social media campaign, but with tough regulation. The government has announced a ban on social media for children under the age of 15. Parents will
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It looks like intense lobbying by big tech companies and criticism from the US administration is bearing fruit. The European Commission is considering relaxing some of the provisions of its landmark Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), which could give valuable deferral to players such as Apple and Meta. The move
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Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, has finally dashed hopes for the company’s rapid return to China’s advanced AI chip market. During his fourth visit to Taiwan this year, Huang categorically denied that there were “any active discussions” about selling Blackwell’s flagship chips to China. His comments cut
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In Poland, NIS2 is still talked about as a project from industry presentations. Meanwhile, the directive is no longer theory. The government has just adopted a draft law on the National Cyber Security System to implement it. Looking ahead to the coming months, the real risk for companies is no