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Meta privacy chief Egan criticizes ‘activist groups’ harming AI rollout

1 day ago | mlex.com | Matthew Newman |Lewis Crofts

By Matthew Newman and Lewis Crofts ( May 15, 2025, 11:49 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms’ chief privacy officer has warned that European businesses and consumers will suffer because privacy activists are trying to impede the rollout of AI services in Europe by invoking data protection violations.
Microsoft-OpenAI talks being monitored by EU merger watchdog

3 days ago | mlex.com | Jean Comte |Nicholas Hirst

By Jean Comte and Nicholas Hirst ( May 13, 2025, 10:32 GMT | Insight) -- Microsoft’s latest discussions with Open AI are on the radar of EU competition regulators, with top official Olivier Guersent saying they will check whether any developments require EU sign-off.
EPO chief Campinos calls on EU to persuade more countries to join UPC system

3 days ago | mlex.com | Inbar Preiss

By Inbar Preiss ( May 13, 2025, 10:17 GMT | Insight) -- The European Patent Office president has urged lawmakers in the European Parliament to help push for broader participation in the Unified Patent Court, which currently includes only 18 of 27 EU member states. António Campinos argued that full participation would reduce costs and increase the benefits of a unified patent system.
US tech companies face GDPR enforcement despite trade scrap, Irish watchdog says

3 days ago | mlex.com | Matthew Newman

By Matthew Newman ( May 13, 2025, 08:41 GMT | Insight) -- US tech companies have continued to face Irish enforcement of EU privacy rules despite a rise in tensions after the US imposed trade tariffs six weeks ago, a commissioner at the Irish Data Protection Commission has said.
Candidates promise stronger push for AI development in key South Korean election

3 days ago | mlex.com | Choonsik Yoo

By Choonsik Yoo ( May 13, 2025, 05:10 GMT | Insight) -- Whoever wins the June 3 presidential election in South Korea, the future government will make strengthening the country’s artificial intelligence capabilities a top priority, sharply increasing investment while significantly reducing regulations to achieve this goal, according to official policy pledges by the two leading candidates in the election.Whoever wins the June 3 presidential election in South Korea, the future government will...
US states push for mental health warning labels in targeting social media harm

4 days ago | mlex.com | Xu Yuan

By Xu Yuan ( May 12, 2025, 23:06 GMT | Comment) -- Legislation that would require social media companies to display a warning about the potential mental health harms for social media use has been introduced in several US states, in the latest effort to battle harms derived from excessive online time, despite First Amendment and privacy concerns.Legislation that would require social media companies to display a warning about the potential mental health harms for social media use has been...
DaVita, Fresenius joined multi-prong antitrust conspiracy, US complaint says

4 days ago | mlex.com | Clayton Vickers

By Clayton Vickers ( May 12, 2025, 21:19 GMT | Insight) -- Dialysis providers DaVita and Fresenius Medical Care conspired to allocate US markets and protect supracompetitive profits while providing lesser care, and colluded with the non-profit American Kidney Fund to steer patients to lucrative private insurance programs, plaintiffs said.Dialysis providers DaVita and Fresenius Medical Care conspired to allocate US markets and protect supracompetitive profits while providing lesser care, and...
Upgrade power grids, set new interconnector target, EU lawmakers' report urges

4 days ago | mlex.com | Eleonora Rinaldi

By Eleonora Rinaldi ( May 12, 2025, 17:26 GMT | Insight) -- Europe's renewable-energy and storage developers must be able to get easier access to the electricity grid, EU lawmakers have said in a report intended to press the bloc's executive into action. It is set for a vote tomorrow, and if adopted could heavily influence the European Commission's grid package expected later this year.
UK antitrust claim targeting Westlake, Ineos needs disclosure, says UK judge

4 days ago | mlex.com | Simon Zekaria

By Simon Zekaria ( May 12, 2025, 17:24 GMT | Insight) -- A UK antitrust claim targeting chemical companies Westlake and Ineos from Lenzing, an Austrian textile provider, needs an extensive disclosure exercise, a UK judge has said today.
Intercontinental Exchange wins crypto trademark dispute in Dutch court

4 days ago | mlex.com | Inbar Preiss

By Inbar Preiss ( May 12, 2025, 13:06 GMT | Insight) -- A Dutch court has ordered blockchain project Ice Labs to immediately stop using the “ICE” trademark within the EU, siding with Intercontinental Exchange in an interim decision as the court continues to prepare for the main proceedings.