Google faces a major setback as a Berlin court orders hefty damages between €465M and €572M for allegedly misusing its market dominance in price comparisons, as detailed in the German court fines Google Over Price Comparison Practices report.
In another high-stakes move, Google has proposed comprehensive adtech changes in Europe in a bid to mitigate a staggering €2.95B antitrust fine. The Google proposes EU adtech fixes to avert breakup article explains how these reforms aim to appease regulators while safeguarding its expansive digital operations.
Anthropic has uncovered a sophisticated cyber espionage operation linked to Chinese hackers. The detailed investigation in Anthropic exposes Chinese-linked AI cyberattack campaign highlights how AI tools are being exploited for large-scale intrusions, marking a significant evolution in cybercrime tactics.
Apple is enhancing digital security by introducing its Digital ID feature into the Wallet app for US travelers, easing identification processes as covered in Apple Rolls Out Digital ID in Wallet App for U.S. Travelers. Meanwhile, WhatsApp responds to EU regulatory mandates by rolling out messaging interoperability with third-party apps as noted in WhatsApp enables EU messaging interoperability rollout.
A pilot phase for ChatGPT group chats is expanding in Asia-Pacific (ChatGPT Group Chats Pilot Expands in Asia-Pacific), Lative secures funding to boost its AI-driven sales platform (Lative Secures Funding to Expand AI-Driven Sales Platform), and Google extends its Pixel call recording feature globally (Google expands Pixel call recording feature to global users).