… In a statement provided to Ars, Yelp’s vice president of public policy, David Segal, “applauded” the decision as finally ending Google’s enduring abuses, while accusing Google of degrading its own user experience by promoting its own products above others. “When told to give equal footing to rivals… …
… AliExpress said it plans to appeal the decision, claiming the EC ignored its “sound risk management framework and the significant, proactive enhancements we have made.” The massive online retailer noted that its EU market is substantially smaller than its China market and said that it invests “subs… …
… At this stage, the EC recommended that Meta consider “disabling key addictive features such as ‘autoplay’ and ‘infinite scroll’ by default, implementing effective ‘screen time breaks,’ and adapting its recommender system to make it less engagement-oriented.” If Meta fails to make changes to comply … …
… AI firms like Anthropic are best positioned to develop watermarking solutions, the EU expects, since AI moves fast and there will be an ongoing “need for new methods and techniques to trace origin of information.” But that largely leaves the societal value of such marks up to tech firms to decide, … …
… After promising a year of optional extended update support, Microsoft has changed its policy, tacking on another year to its Extended Security Updates ESU program. …