Microsoft’s Data Center Expansion Challenges Its Clean Energy Goals
Microsoft’s plans to build large AI-powered data centers are prompting delays and possible abandonment of its renewable energy targets, raising concerns over environmental impacts…
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Digital Policy
Digital Policy covers technology regulation, online safety, privacy, platform rules, artificial intelligence policy, digital rights, and government decisions affecting the internet.
FTC Chair Warns Mortgage Connect Over Noncompete Agreements
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson urges Mortgage Connect to review and possibly discontinue noncompete clauses after concerns surfaced in a lawsuit over restrictive employment contracts
FTC and Institute to Host Financial Services Workshop in May
The Federal Trade Commission will co-host a public workshop with George Mason University’s Institute for Consumer Financial Choice focusing on recent financial services developments
FTC Approves Valvoline-Greenbriar Deal with Oil Change Shops Divestiture
The FTC finalized a consent order requiring Valvoline to divest 45 quick-lube outlets to maintain competition after acquiring similar businesses from Greenbriar Equity Fund
Irish Regulator Probes Meta for Alleged Dark Patterns on Instagram and Facebook
Ireland’s media regulator launches two investigations into Meta’s recommender systems under the EU Digital Services Act, focusing on user choice and potential manipulation
Lawsuit Challenges AI Firms Over Sharing Chatbot Data for Ads
A class action accuses Perplexity, Meta, and Google of disclosing chatbot conversations to target ads without user consent, raising privacy and legal concerns
EU AI Act Fails to Address Risks Posed by Autonomous AI Agents
A recent analysis highlights significant gaps in the EU AI Act concerning the regulation of autonomous AI agents, emphasizing challenges in performance, misuse, privacy,…
New Framework Highlights Tradeoffs in Mobile Platform Competition
The "mobile trilemma" framework reveals the challenges in balancing privacy, security, and integration among dominant smartphone ecosystems run by Apple and Google