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Richard Thompson

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Richard Thompson is the editor of MEED - the Middle East Economic Digest. Any opinions expressed here are my own, and retweets do not mean or imply endorsement.

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In late March, the Princeton graduate student and New Lines Institute scholar Elizabeth Tsurkov (Elizabeth Tsurkov) disappeared in Iraq. She deserves America's every effort to bring her to safety. | New Lines Magazine newlinesmag.com/pressroom/kidn…

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Breaking: Google has agreed to rework #Chrome #Incognito disclosures and delete billions of data records that reflect class members’ private browsing, in what plaintiffs called a "historic" #privacy settlement.

Breaking: <a href="/Google/">Google</a> has agreed to rework #Chrome #Incognito disclosures and delete billions of data records that reflect class members’ private browsing, in what plaintiffs called a "historic" #privacy settlement.
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State attorneys general from Maine to Hawaii have been probing TikTok's personal data practices and whether it's violated consumer protection laws by designing AI algorithms to keep young users on the platform. Detailed analysis from Mike Swift lnkd.in/extewZnD

State attorneys general from Maine to Hawaii have been probing TikTok's personal data practices and whether it's violated consumer protection laws by designing AI algorithms to keep young users on the platform. 

Detailed analysis from <a href="/Swiftstories/">Mike Swift</a>

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MLex sent its largest-ever team of journalists to Washington to report from the @PrivacyPros IAPP Global Privacy Summit '24, with insights spanning #AI, privacy-enhancing technologies, US state privacy law, child privacy, healthcare privacy & more👇 lnkd.in/eFYTj3if

MLex sent its largest-ever team of journalists to Washington to report from the @PrivacyPros IAPP Global Privacy Summit '24, with insights spanning #AI, privacy-enhancing technologies, US state privacy law, child privacy, healthcare privacy &amp; more👇

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Hey journalists, we have a great opportunity here in San Francisco covering #AI regulatory issues for MLex If you have questions, DM me here or give me a shout at [email protected] #journalismjobs search.app.goo.gl/NovEFUL

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NEW: The Commission's AI Office will launch a call for expression of interest as early as next week to select the stakeholders to draft the codes of practice for #GPAI models, following pressure from MEPs to make the process inclusive. content.mlex.com/#/content/1576…

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Seven months after the political agreement, the #AI Act has finally become law today. Welcome, Regulation 2024/1689! It will become a household name soon enough. Now the clock starts ticking for all the legal deadlines.

Seven months after the political agreement, the #AI Act has finally become law today. Welcome, Regulation 2024/1689! It will become a household name soon enough. Now the clock starts ticking for all the legal deadlines.
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The relationship between generative #AI and copyright is still a legal grey area, so court cases will be critical in defining it. One of the first ones in Europe on the legality of image scraping started in Hamburg yesterday. Great reporting by Frank Hersey & Sara Brandstätter.

The relationship between generative #AI and copyright is still a legal grey area, so court cases will be critical in defining it. One of the first ones in Europe on the legality of image scraping started in Hamburg yesterday. Great reporting by <a href="/frankhersey/">Frank Hersey</a> &amp; <a href="/SBrandstaetter_/">Sara Brandstätter</a>.
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Following today's decision on X, Elon Musk accuses the European Commission of being a censor, dragging the EU's #DSA into a culture war. How this clash will play out will be a moment of truth. The other platforms will watch closely to see if the Commission means business.

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It’s the EU regulatory fight you’ve all been waiting for. Ironically: - on the exactly the platform that is subject to the regulatory intervention - and the Musk counter allegation is exactly the point of the EU law (content moderation) This whole thing is like #Inception

It’s the EU regulatory fight you’ve all been waiting for. 

Ironically:
- on the exactly the platform that is subject to the regulatory intervention 
- and the Musk counter allegation is exactly the point of the EU law (content moderation) 

This whole thing is like #Inception
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This is about as exciting as it gets in Regulatory Fight Club. Proper swing here by Thierry Breton against Elon Musk Concluding with….. “See you (in court or not).”

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Regulatory Fight Club is into Round 3 between Elon Musk and Thierry Breton now. But it’s evident Elon Musk has never been to the EU’s Court of Justice before. US televised justice, it ain’t, sir.

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We have a two great #journalism job openings here at MLex San Francisco, one covering #GenerativeAI and how #Ai the legal and regulatory issues are rippling out through the economy into insurance, employment law and many other verticals.

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Buckle up. There’s a “new approach to competition policy” coming in ⁦Ursula von der Leyen⁩ next mandate at the EU Commission. “Innovation and resilience” are the watchwords. #antitrust #mergers #stateaid

Buckle up. 

There’s a “new approach to competition policy” coming in ⁦<a href="/vonderleyen/">Ursula von der Leyen</a>⁩ next mandate at the EU Commission. “Innovation and resilience” are the watchwords. 

#antitrust #mergers #stateaid
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White smoke on the AI Convention: Last night, EU countries agreed to Hungary's two-step approach, giving the Commission the mandate to sign on behalf of the bloc on Sept. 5 in Vilnius. The US also confirmed it will sign then, MLex has learned. content.mlex.com/#/content/1591…

White smoke on the AI Convention: Last night, EU countries agreed to Hungary's two-step approach, giving the Commission the mandate to sign on behalf of the bloc on Sept. 5 in Vilnius. The US also confirmed it will sign then, <a href="/mlexclusive/">MLex</a> has learned.
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New Clash of the Tech Titans. Google has filed an #antitrust complaint with European Commission against Microsoft over tying Windows Server to Azure (the cloud platform). There was a truce between the sides a few years back. It's well and truly over now. /1

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The #AI Pact signatories list is out. Even with significantly diluted pledges, Apple & Meta decided not to join, continuing their collision course with the EU. Mistral & Anthropic are also out, but that makes sense since they are only in the model segment. digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/ai…