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TikTok faces European Union scrutiny for possible breaches of strict new digital rulebook

The European Union is looking into whether TikTok has broken the bloc’s strict new digital rules for cleaning up social media and keeping internet users safe

TikTok faces European Union scrutiny for possible breaches of strict new digital rulebook
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The European Union expands digital crackdown on toxic content, dodgy goods to all online platforms

The European Union is expanding its strict digital rulebook to almost all online platforms in the bloc

The European Union expands digital crackdown on toxic content, dodgy goods to all online platforms
Science|Technology

Facebook owner Meta seeks to train AI model on European data as it faces privacy concerns

Meta said Monday it wants to use data from users in privacy-conscious Europe to train its artificial intelligence models

Facebook owner Meta seeks to train AI model on European data as it faces privacy concerns
Science|Technology

One Tech Tip: Protecting your car from the growing risk of keyless vehicle thefts

Auto technology has evolved

One Tech Tip: Protecting your car from the growing risk of keyless vehicle thefts
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One Tech Tip: How to use apps to track and photograph the total solar eclipse

Monday's total solar eclipse might become one of the year's most filmed and photographed events

One Tech Tip: How to use apps to track and photograph the total solar eclipse
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Facebook and Instagram face fresh EU digital scrutiny over child safety measures

The European Union opened fresh investigations into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they’re failing to protect children online, in violation of the bloc’s strict digital regulations for social media platforms

Facebook and Instagram face fresh EU digital scrutiny over child safety measures
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These are the countries where TikTok is already banned

TikTok is banned in a handful of countries and not allowed on government-issued devices in a number of others

These are the countries where TikTok is already banned
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Microsoft and Amazon face scrutiny from UK competition watchdog over recent AI deals

British competition regulators say they’ll scrutinize recent artificial intelligence deals by Microsoft and Amazon over concerns that the moves could thwart competition in the AI industry

Microsoft and Amazon face scrutiny from UK competition watchdog over recent AI deals
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The EU ratchets up pressure on TikTok's new rewards app over risks to kids, warns of suspension

The European Union is demanding TikTok provide more information about a new app that pays users to watch videos and warned that it could order the video sharing platform to suspend addictive features that pose a risk to kids

The EU ratchets up pressure on TikTok's new rewards app over risks to kids, warns of suspension
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Instagram begins blurring nudity in messages to protect teens and fight sexual extortion

Instagram says it’s testing out new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion, including a feature that will automatically blur nudity in direct messages

Instagram begins blurring nudity in messages to protect teens and fight sexual extortion
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European regulators investigate Apple, Google and Meta under new digital law

European Union regulators have opened investigations into Apple, Google and Meta, in the first cases under a sweeping new law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets that took effect earlier this month

European regulators investigate Apple, Google and Meta under new digital law
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Apple's regulatory battles in Europe foreshadow what changes US antitrust suit may bring for users

It’ll likely take years before the U.S. government’s massive antitrust lawsuit against Apple is resolved — but the iPhone maker’s troubles with European regulators offer a glimpse of what changes American customers may see down the line

Apple's regulatory battles in Europe foreshadow what changes US antitrust suit may bring for users
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Europe asks Google, Facebook, TikTok and other platforms how they're reducing generative AI risks

European Union regulators are ratcheting up scrutiny of big tech companies including Google, Facebook and TikTok by looking into how they’re dealing with risks from generative artificial intelligence, such as the viral spread of deepfakes

Europe asks Google, Facebook, TikTok and other platforms how they're reducing generative AI risks
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Europe's world-first AI rules are set for final approval. Here's what happens next

European Union lawmakers are set to give final approval to the 27-nation bloc’s artificial intelligence law

Europe's world-first AI rules are set for final approval. Here's what happens next
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European regulators want to question Apple after it blocks Epic Games app store

European Union regulators want to question Apple over accusations that it blocked video game company Epic Games from setting up its own app store

European regulators want to question Apple after it blocks Epic Games app store
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Europe's Digital Markets Act is forcing tech giants to make changes. Here's what that will look like

Europeans scrolling their phones and computers this week will get new choices for default browsers and search engines, where to download iPhone apps and how their personal online data is used

Europe's Digital Markets Act is forcing tech giants to make changes. Here's what that will look like
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Apple fined nearly $2 billion by the European Union over music streaming competition

The European Union has fined Apple nearly $2 billion for breaking competition laws by unfairly favoring its own music streaming service over rivals

Apple fined nearly $2 billion by the European Union over music streaming competition
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One Tech Tip: Don't use rice for your device. Here's how to dry out your smartphone

Oops, you slipped next to the pool and dropped your phone into the water

One Tech Tip: Don't use rice for your device. Here's how to dry out your smartphone
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One Tech Tip: Ready to go beyond Google? Here's how to use new generative AI search sites

A lot people think Google searches are getting worse

One Tech Tip: Ready to go beyond Google? Here's how to use new generative AI search sites
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How To Tech: Why it's important to turn on Apple's new Stolen Device Protection

Apple has rolled out an update to its operating system this week with a feature called Stolen Device Protection

How To Tech: Why it's important to turn on Apple's new Stolen Device Protection
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AI-powered misinformation is the world's biggest short-term threat, Davos report says

The World Economic Forum says false and misleading information supercharged with cutting-edge artificial intelligence is the top immediate risk to the global economy

AI-powered misinformation is the world's biggest short-term threat, Davos report says
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Three of the biggest porn sites must verify ages to protect kids under Europe's new digital law

Three of the world’s biggest porn websites face new requirements in the European Union that include verifying the ages of users

Three of the biggest porn sites must verify ages to protect kids under Europe's new digital law
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Musk and Tesla are battling unions across Scandinavia. What comes next in the labor dispute?

Tesla has found itself locked in an increasingly bitter dispute with union workers in Sweden and neighboring countries

Musk and Tesla are battling unions across Scandinavia. What comes next in the labor dispute?
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European Union investigating Musk's X over possible breaches of social media law

The European Union has made Elon Musk’s online platform X the first tech company to face an investigation under Europe’s tough new regulations designed to clean up social media and protect people from toxic online content

European Union investigating Musk's X over possible breaches of social media law
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Europe agreed on world-leading AI rules. How do they work and will they affect people everywhere?

European Union officials worked into the late hours last week hammering out an agreement on world-leading rules meant to govern the use of artificial intelligence in the 27-nation bloc

Europe agreed on world-leading AI rules. How do they work and will they affect people everywhere?

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