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The European Commission has designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine and Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms under the DSA, giving all three four months to comply with the EU’s most stringent content and algorithmic transparency requirements.
Prime Air is scaling roughly sixfold from its current seven-state footprint, adding 11 new launch sites across Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, and Texas, with Georgia, Ohio, Illinois, Idaho, and New York coming next.
Australia introduced revamped media bargaining legislation to parliament on August 13, raising the minimum number of news outlets large platforms must strike deals with from six to eight and funneling 5% of proceeds to the Australian Associated Press.
Spotify posted €545 million in net income and its highest-ever gross margin, while a Universal Music AI remix deal continues to overshadow the earnings print itself.
Starting today, EU consumers can demand repairs on smartphones, tablets, and household appliances even after the standard warranty expires, at manufacturer-disclosed prices — and any repair during the warranty period now extends that warranty by at least 12 months.
Apple beat estimates across the board with $109.4 billion in revenue and 22% iPhone growth, closing out Tim Cook's 14-year run as CEO on a record note ahead of his September 1 handoff.
The Boston-based 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals declined to revive Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, leaving a lower court's June ruling in place while the administration's appeal continues.
The European Commission fined Google 890 million euros ($1 billion) for self-preferencing its own services in Search and restricting how app developers steer users to cheaper purchase options on Google Play — the company's first penalty under the DMA, with a 60-day deadline to fix both violations.
Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order pausing state permits for new large-scale data centers for up to one year, citing energy and environmental concerns.
Apple filed suit against OpenAI on Thursday, claiming the AI lab's Chief Hardware Officer Tang Tan — a 24-year Apple veteran — systematically funneled confidential design files, component specs, and unannounced product details to his new employer.
The EU General Court rejected all three of Apple's challenges to its Digital Markets Act gatekeeper designation, upholding mandatory compliance with rules on rival app stores and developer payment steering.
The Wall Street Journal says SpaceX showed pre-IPO investors a slim, handset-like device running xAI's Grok on a proprietary OS with Qualcomm Snapdragon hardware. Musk calls the report "utterly false."