Google must let publishers opt out of AI Search features, rules UK
Google must let publishers opt out of AI Search features, rules UK Online publishers are getting more control over whether their websites appear in Google’s AI Search features, thanks to a UK regulatory ruling. The new conduct rule imposed by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) requires Google to let website owners keep their content […]
Trump signs executive order to review AI models before they’re released
Trump signs executive order to review AI models before they're released President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday creating a “voluntary framework” for AI companies to share their frontier models with the federal government before they’re released “to promote secure innovation and strengthen the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure.” The order says the US AI […]
Temu fined more than $230 million by EU over illegal product sales
Temu fined more than $230 million by EU over illegal product sales Temu has been fined €200 million (about $232 million) by the European Commission after it found that consumers are “very likely to encounter illegal items” on the popular Chinese e-commerce platform. According to the commission, Temu breached Digital Service Act (DSA) rules by […]
X agrees to crack down on illegal hate and terror content in the UK
X agrees to crack down on illegal hate and terror content in the UK British online safety regulator Ofcom says it has accepted new commitments from X that aim to better protect UK users from seeing illegal hate and terror content on the platform. Under the agreement announced today, X says it will withhold access […]
The crypto Clarity Act returns to the Senate this week. The banks are already trying to kill it.
The crypto Clarity Act returns to the Senate this week. The banks are already trying to kill it. Hello and welcome to Regulator, the newsletter for Verge subscribers that goes into tech shenanigans that take place in the backrooms of Washington. Really, it sometimes does feel like the online series The Backrooms: a parallel universe […]
Meta isn’t doing enough to keep kids off Facebook and Instagram, rules EU
Meta isn't doing enough to keep kids off Facebook and Instagram, rules EU Meta could face fines of up to $12 billion if it doesn’t remedy the DSA breaches. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Meta is breaching Europe’s Digital Services Act (DSA) rules by failing to prevent children under 13 from […]
Prediction markets in the news are a dangerous gamble
Prediction markets in the news are a dangerous gamble Today on Decoder, let’s talk about prediction markets, which continue to insert themselves into the news cycle and the news itself in increasingly weird, unsettling, and potentially illegal ways. My guest today is Liz Lopatto, senior reporter at The Verge, who owns what we cheerfully call […]
Trump claims he’ll make data centers pay for their own power supply
Trump claims he'll make data centers pay for their own power supply President Donald Trump tried to quell Americans’ concerns about rising electricity costs during his State of the Union speech by claiming that he’s negotiated a “rate payer protection pledge” with major tech companies, which would see them build out or pay for new […]
Inside Anthropic’s existential negotiations with the Pentagon
Inside Anthropic's existential negotiations with the Pentagon Anthropic’s weekslong battle with the Department of Defense has played out over social media posts, admonishing public statements, and direct quotes from unnamed Pentagon officials to the news media. But the future of the $380 billion AI startup comes down to just three words: “any lawful use.” The […]
EU investigates Shein’s ‘addictive design’ and illegal sex dolls
EU investigates Shein's 'addictive design' and illegal sex dolls The European Union has opened a formal investigation into Shein after French regulators found listings for “child-like sex dolls” on the retail platform last year. The investigation will assess whether the systems Shein is using to curb illegal product sales are compliant with the EU’s Digital […]