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Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates

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Google has dodged an effort to break up its ad business, but a judge said Wednesday that the company will need to adjust its business to benefit competitors.

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Norway considers ban on camera-enabled wearable ‘pervert glasses’

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The Nordic country says wearable camera headsets need to be regulated given their privacy risks.

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A group funded by Andreessen, Horowitz, and Brockman plan data center ads to sway midterms

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Build American AI plans to lobby voters in select states about the virtues of data centers by spending millions of dollars on ads.

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FTC accuses Amazon of running a ‘secret ad surcharge scheme’ in new lawsuit

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Amazon is facing a new lawsuit from the FTC and 22 states for allegedly secretly charging businesses more for advertising.

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Harvard Law dropout raises $6M for Blue Voice to build a “Harvey for police officers”

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The seed round for the app that provides real-time legal and policy guidance to officers was led by SignalFire and Las Olas VC.

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Anthropic gets its first court win over the Pentagon’s supply chain risk label

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A federal judge ruled the Trump administration illegally labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk, handing the AI company a victory as its second Pentagon lawsuit continues in Washington.

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Meta’s $18B child-safety deal hinges on age verification tech that doesn’t work well

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The historic settlement reignites ongoing concern around how age-verification technology puts privacy at risk.

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Zillow and Redfin settle FTC antitrust case

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Zillow and Redfin reached a settlement with the FTC, which requires Redfin to reenter the rental advertising business.

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Uber faces fine of nearly $1B over automated driver suspensions

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The Dutch Data Protection Authority is fining Uber €825 million in the second largest penalty issued under Europe’s GDPR.

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Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as surveillance company faces growing backlash

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Flock Safety faces a growing public outcry over concerns that its surveillance technology could be misused.

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