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DeepSeek Ban Reaches Third-Party Federal Tools
DHS has ordered civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek and downstream tools built on its implementations, turning an AI ban into a software-provenance test.
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China Puts Its Tech Know-How Behind a Gate
China’s draft would control exports of 40 AI, biotech and solar technologies—and its temporary registration rule starts before the proposal is final.
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AI’s New Safety Auditors Face an NDA Test
OpenAI and Anthropic say outside evaluators should independently test powerful models, but negotiations over publication rights reveal how quickly independence can collide with corporate secrecy.
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Norway Fines Xandr for Grindr Data Auction
Norway imposed its largest privacy fine on Microsoft's Xandr after the adtech intermediary relayed sensitive Grindr user data through real-time advertising auctions without valid consent.
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Norway Plans Targeted Ban on AI Glasses
Norway will seek a temporary ban on AI glasses in selected public and privacy-sensitive places while an expert group develops permanent rules.
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AI’s Safety Pledge Meets an FTC Probe
A federal inquiry puts AI safety promises under scrutiny. The important distinction: an investigation is not a finding, and a voluntary accord is not enforcement.
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Amazon Slammed the Door on Meta’s Shopping Bot
Amazon has blocked Meta’s Muse agent from shopping on its store, citing undisclosed automation and account-security risks. The dispute exposes the missing rules for agents that browse and buy as users.
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Europe’s Tokenized Money Bridge Is Open
Pontes now lets tokenized securities settle against central-bank money, and the ECB plans to test it with part of its own portfolio. The bridge is real; useful traffic, interoperable markets and lower costs remain to be proved.
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Google’s €403 Million Fine Took Six Years
Ireland’s privacy regulator found unlawful, unfair, opaque and overlong handling across three Google location systems. The fine is large; the six-year enforcement delay and unpublished decision are the harder accountability problem.
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Paramount’s Warner Deal Is Moving Behind Closed Doors
Paramount reportedly settled the state antitrust case blocking its Warner Bros. acquisition, removing the largest state-led obstacle to the merger. The public still has not seen the consent decree, and output promises are not a substitute for preserving competition.
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