Durov was arrested in connection with a criminal investigation
Telegram Co-founder Pavel Durov has been detained in France in a probe related to child pornography and money laundering. Durov, who is in his early thirties, is accused of providing encryption tools to crimes, among others. Telegram said the investigation is “absurd” to hold Durov responsible for people who abuse the platform, noting that the app abides by all European Union laws.
Microsoft faces charges from the EU for abuses
The European Union (EU) has said it will impose a fine on Microsoft if it is found guilty of antitrust violations, if it cannot reach an agreement. In 2004, the EU had ordered Microsoft to offer a Windows operating system without Media Player bundled, which resulted in a Windows XP N version available only in EU markets.
The EU is introducing new competition rules that tech giants are responding to
Apple has said it’ll not appeal the European Union’s (EU) new competition rules that come into effect from today. The rules are aimed to force tech companies to make their products and services “consumer-focussed”, which Apple claimed would lead to less choice for users. Earlier, Apple had said it will no longer supportPWAs in iOS17.4 due to EU’s rules.
Every developer will hate the new Apple tax
Apple will require a 1 million letter of credit from an A-rated financial institution in order to establish an alternative app store in the European Union (EU). Developers have to move their users to a third-party app store in order to launch a company’s store. A user must first uninstall the old version of the app that was downloaded through Apple’s App Store.
alternate App stores are coming to the iPhone from Apple
Apple has announced a new “Core Technology Fee” for iPhone app developers who distribute their apps through the App Store in the European Union (EU). The fee will be charged 0.50 (around 54 cents) per annual install. However, this fee only kicks in after a million annual installs in the EU. Apple will lose its position as sole distributor of iPhone apps.
Now comes the waiting after the EU Artificial Intelligence Act was passed
The European Union has passed a law that will require AI firms to report the use of copyrighted data. It will apply to companies working at the value chain, including open-source developers, researchers, and small companies. It is also unclear how AI firms should treat copyrighted material as part of model training data, beyond stating that developers should follow existing copyright laws.
Europe reached a deal on the first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules
The European Union (EU) Parliament has approved a proposal for the country’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. The EU AI Act is aimed at banning the use of AI for any purpose, however, some governments have sought exemption for law enforcement or national security. The proposed rules are set to be implemented from 2021 and would cover general purpose AI models.
New rules were passed in the EU to regulate Artificial Intelligence
The European Union and people using artificial intelligence reached an agreement on the details of the Act. The agreement establishes obligations for high-impact general-purpose AI (GPAI) systems that meet certain benchmarks, like risk assessments, adversarial testing, incident reports, and more. It also mandates transparency to those systems that include creating technical documents and detailed summaries about the content used for training.
X is defending itself against accusations that it played host to Israel-Hamas misinformation
The European Union has sent a letter to Meta, the parent company of social media platform X, asking it to take immediate action to remove any posts that may violate its new rules. The letter comes after Breton, an EU member, said that he wants to join Bluesky, a competing social media platform, to protest against the EU’s new social media rules.