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Top EU Company Leaders Urge Slowdown in AI Regulation

Report from the Financial Times In Brief – The chief executives of 44 large European companies including are publicly urging European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to initiate a two-year pause in the implementation of the AI Act, warning that unclear and...

Federal Judge Blocking California Law on Online Sale of Suspicious Goods

Report from Courthouse News Service In Brief – US District Judge Beth Labson Freeman is blocking enforcement of California’s SB 1144, a new state law that requires online platforms to take stronger actions against the sale of stolen goods. At a hearing, Judge Freeman...

Final Draft Code of Practice for EU’s Big AI Regulatory Regime Released

Report from TechCrunch In Brief – The European Commission has announced the release of the final draft AI Code of Practice that gives “voluntary” guidelines to AI developers to help them comply with AI regulation under the EU’s AI Act. The code focuses on copyright...

Canadian Regulator Proceeds with Amazon Pricing Policy Investigation

Report from Bloomberg In Brief – Canada’s Competition Bureau has secured a court order to advance its investigation into whether Amazon is abusing its dominant position as an online marketplace provider to push third-party sellers to increase prices on other online...

EU Commission Releases DSA Guidelines on the Protection of Minors

Report from Euronews In Brief – The European Commission has released their guidelines on the protection of minors under the EU Digital Services Act, landmark legislation enacted in 2022 directing digital platforms to reduce access to objectionable content online. The...

Federal Judge Says Voice Actors’ AI Company Lawsuit Can Move Forward

Report from the BBC In Brief – A federal judge in New York has allowed a lawsuit brought by two voice actors to move forward against LOVO, a company that describes itself as an AI-powered platform that converts written text into human-like speech. The plaintiffs...

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