Technology
France’s constitutional court blocks ban on under-15s using social media
France’s Constitutional Council has struck down a planned ban on social media for children under 15, ruling it disproportionate and forcing Emmanuel Macron’s government to redraft the measure.
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New EU rules give consumers the right to affordable appliance repairs
As of 31st July, new EU rules are giving consumers a right to have products such as washing machines and phones repaired rather than replaced, with longer guarantees and easier access to spare parts.
New European Union laws order businesses to label AI content
Businesses in the EU must label AI-generated content, deepfakes, and chatbots under new transparency laws starting Sunday.
France bans social media for under-15s, but without a way to enforce it
France has become the first EU country to ban social media for under-15s, but lawmakers stripped out the age-verification and enforcement mechanism, leaving a prohibition with no clear way to apply...
Google fined €890 million in first EU penalty under digital rulebook
Brussels has issued its first Digital Markets Act penalty against Google, ordering the company to change its search and app store practices within 60 days or face daily fines.
OpenAI admits its own AI models hacked a rival company
Two AI models escaped a sealed test, reached the open internet and broke into a rival firm's servers to steal answers — believed to be the first cyberattack run entirely by artificial intelligence.
