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Google adtech assets can be spun off in 18-24 months, US DOJ expert says September 27, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Google’s adtech assets can be separated and migrated to a new buyer within 18-24 months if a US court orders a divestiture, if the tech giant engages in good faith and if the acquirer gets a reasonably compete... (more story)

UK nursery chain Kido reports children’s data breach to privacy regulator September 26, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Nursery chain Kido International has notified the UK privacy regulator of a cyber attack this week that has reportedly compromised personal data, including photos and addresses, of more than 8,000 children. Th... (more story)

Meta's Facebook, Instagram face EU charges illegal content notification systems September 26, 2025 | Matthew Newman*

Meta"s Facebook and Instagram face preliminary charges from EU regulators as early as next week that they haven't fulfilled duties in the EU's content-moderation law to set up easy-to-use systems to notify ill... (more story)

EU toolbox for managing, blocking high-risk digital suppliers almost ready September 26, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

The EU is close to finalizing a set of recommendations for how member states should check their supply chains for all digital technologies and restrict or exclude high-risk vendors. The so-called Information a... (more story)

UK digital ID plan for work checks met by privacy, security, compliance questions September 26, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

UK businesses will need to use a digital ID system to verify employees’ identities and their legal right to work by July 2029 at the latest, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said. Critics warned quickly of priv... (more story)

China targets food delivery price wars with new draft standards September 26, 2025 | Yonnex Li

China's market regulator has unveiled a comprehensive draft of national standards for food delivery platforms, signaling a more structured approach to curbing the sector's aggressive competitive tactics. The S... (more story)

Chinese AI firms, tech giants back ethical norms to protect minors September 26, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s artificial-intelligence startups and tech giants are backing a new consensus on ethical norms to protect minors, aligning with Beijing’s call to set guardrails on emerging technologies amid rising conc... (more story)

Google considered feasibility of divesting adtech assets, executive tells US court September 26, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Project Sunday, a high-level internal study undertaken by Google, found it was possible to divest the company's AdX ad exchange and sell it to a third-party buyer in a "straightforward" manner, an executive fo... (more story)

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TikTok divestiture addresses US security concerns, but privacy questions unanswered September 26, 2025 | Mike Swift and Madeline Hughes

A deal announced by the White House this week to divest TikTok's US operations from Chinese control squarely addresses national security concerns about the manipulation of the platform's content algorithm to f... (more story)

Rulings targeting Google’s network-effect advantages could have limited impact September 26, 2025 | Alex Wilts

Over the past year, Google has been forced to grapple with two court orders aimed at chipping away at the network effects it has enjoyed in different markets — though both decisions are expected to have only m... (more story)

Predicted AI boost to trade comes with challenges for US, global economy September 25, 2025 | Bradley Dress

The artificial intelligence revolution is expected to benefit international trade in the years ahead, but it could also widen disparities between poorer nations and countries with more resources, education and technology. 

US FTC, Amazon settlement in ‘dark patterns’ case has long-term implications September 25, 2025 | Xu Yuan, Maria Dinzeo, and Mike Swift

Amazon’s $2.5 billion settlement to resolve US Federal Trade Commission allegations that it tricked customers in offering its flagship Prime subscription ended a years-long legal fight that has attracted unwan... (more story)

AI companies face looming US crackdown over chatbot safety September 23, 2025 | Amy Miller

Artificial intelligence companies face a looming crackdown from US states and the federal government as the threat of children forming unhealthy bonds with chatbots grows, along with the risk of being sued by ... (more story)

Standalone AI chatbots test limits of European online child-protection regimes September 19, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo and Sara Brandstätter

AI chatbots are under increasing scrutiny for risks to children, but the EU's Digital Services Act and the UK’s Online Safety Act have so far left them in a regulatory grey zone. Pressure is mounting on multip... (more story)

Inside the EU’s rocky path to regulate AI under its gatekeeper rulebook September 19, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

The European Commission is putting AI at the heart of its first review of the Digital Markets Act, which is due by May 2026. Regulators are weighing whether existing obligations cover AI services, whether lega... (more story)

High-stakes Amazon trial against US FTC could set precedent for subscriptions September 18, 2025 | Mike Swift

With a four-week trial over Amazon’s subscription practices over Prime due to begin with jury selection Monday in Seattle, the e-commerce giant will begin the trial on its back foot after a federal judge late ... (more story)