Alphabet
Microsoft, Google will not challenge EU gatekeeper status
Microsoft and Google will not challenge an EU law requiring them to make it easier for users to move between competing services.
Apple
Musk’s X has a fraction of rivals’ content moderators, EU says
X has just 2,294 content moderators to ensure users comply with EU online content rules.
Alphabet
Google, Meta win court fight against Austrian online content rule
Top EU court backs Google, Meta, and TikTok against Austrian law mandating hate speech deletion.
Ad copy
Meta to require disclosures for AI-created, altered political ads
Meta said in a blog post it would require advertisers to disclose if their altered or created ads.
Alphabet
US consumer watchdog proposes rules for Big Tech payments, digital wallets
US watchdog proposes rules for Big Tech payments and digital wallets, aiming for consumer safeguards.
AI
Musk’s xAI set to launch first AI model to select group
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI will release its first AI model to a select group on Saturday.
AI features
Microsoft extends cloud lead over Alphabet with focus on OpenAI, big clients
Microsoft is outstripping Alphabet in the race to make money from generative AI through early bets on OpenAI and focus on big clients.
AI
Stanford researchers issue AI transparency report, urge tech companies to reveal more
Stanford researchers issued a report measuring the transparency of artificial intelligence foundation models from companies like OpenAI and Google.
Adobe
Google to defend generative AI users from copyright claims
Google said on Thursday that it will defend users of generative artificial-intelligence systems in its Google Cloud and Workspace platforms.
Alphabet
Internet companies report biggest-ever denial of service operation
Internet companies Google, Amazon and Cloudflare say they have weathered the internet’s largest-known denial of service attack.