Microsoft has joined an exclusive club of tech giants that are subject to a special abuse control regime in Germany. The country’s Federal Cartel Office (FCO) confirmed on Monday that the software giant could face restrictions if the competition authority deems an intervention is necessary. The designation, which lasts for five years, is important, as […]
Amazon dodges antitrust scrutiny in UK over Anthropic investment
The U.K.s’ antitrust authority has concluded that Amazon’s partnership and equity investment in AI startup Anthropic can’t be investigated under current merger rules due to the size and scope of the deal. The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) announcement comes six months to the day after news emerged that Amazon had completed a $ […]
Google’s GenAI facing privacy risk assessment scrutiny in Europe
Google’s lead privacy regulator in the European Union has opened an investigation into whether or not it has complied with the bloc’s data protection laws in relation to use of people’s information for training generative AI. Specifically it’s looking into whether the tech giant needed to carry out a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) in […]
RIIZE’s Wonbin At Center Of Scrutiny After Recent Photos Go Viral
RIIZE Wonbin‘s height is once again being scrutinized. Wonbin | Pinterest On August 2, a post titled “RIIZE Wonbin’s Height Is Revealed” went viral. The post has since been viewed over 66K as of this writing. In the post, a netizen uploaded photos of RIIZE members standing shoulder to shoulder. In the photo, Wonbin can […]
Popular American Boy Band Under Scrutiny For Allegedly Copying TXT Songs
Netizens are alarmed by the beloved American boy band New Kids on the Block‘s alleged copying of TXT. New Kids on the Block | Interscope Records TXT | BIGHIT MUSIC According to netizens, New Kids on the Block (also known as NKOTB) has copied not one but three TXT songs so far. nkotb having 3 similar […]