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Jess Weatherbed

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    EU threatens Microsoft with huge fines over AI concerns.

    The European Commission has given Microsoft until May 27th to hand over the information it needs to assess Bing’s generative AI features, or else face fines of up to six percent of the company’s global annual income.

    The EU suspects that tools like “Copilot in Bing” and “Image Creator by Designer” may have violated its DSA rules regarding deepfakes, voter manipulation, and ‘hallucinations.’

    Commission compels Microsoft to provide information under the Digital Services Act.

    [European Commission]

    Reddit brings back its old award system — ‘we messed up’Reddit brings back its old award system — ‘we messed up’
    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Return of the King (of fan movies).

    Remember that 15-year-old Tolkien fan movie that Warner Bros. pulled from YouTube last week for sharing the same name as its upcoming Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum title? Well, it’s back!

    Adrian Webster, who played Aragorn in the fan-made film, told IGN:

    “Perhaps it was an automated copyright block due to the same title. It’s not quite clear. Anyway, we’re happy it’s back online again just now.”

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    Instagram and Facebook under EU investigation for causing child addiction and harmInstagram and Facebook under EU investigation for causing child addiction and harm
    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Opera’s web browser is now natively available for Windows on Arm.

    Arriving ahead of products powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chips, Opera says the new browser build can deliver over double the speeds achieved by emulated versions.

    It’s initially launching for early adopters via Opera’s developer stream, with the company noting it’ll need to be downloaded onto a Snapdragon-powered Windows device.

    A Windows on Arm laptop running Opera’s web browser.
    Opera hasn’t mentioned when the Arm-native browser will get a full, public release.
    Image: Opera
    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Europe isn’t happy with Temu.

    The European consumer organization BEUC and 17 of its member groups, has accused the e-commerce platform of violating Digital Services Act (DSA) rules, urging the EU to designate Temu as a “very large online platform” (VLOP) to make it comply, as it did with Shein last month.

    The complaint says:

    “Temu does not guarantee its users a safe, predictable, and trustworthy online environment as the law requires.”

    Concerns include Temu’s gamification features, misleading products, and overall lack of transparency regarding its business operations.

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