The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined TikTok €530 million for violating EU privacy rules (specifically GDPR), particularly around how it handled data transfers from the European Economic Area (EEA) to China. TikTok now has six months to fix the issues.
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Trial Evidence Reveals Browser Role in Tech AI Search Ad Strategy
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I also dug through all the trial evidence, which showed how browsers fit into companies’ AI, search, and ad strategies. Much of which didn’t make it into the story, so I’m saving it for a follow-up. Wish I could be in court to report on everything IRL!
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Chrome Ownership Change Could Break Google’s Market Dominance
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Their testimony reveals not just each companies ambitions, but also the structural barriers they face against Google’s dominance — and how a new Chrome owner could change that.
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Google Search Remedies Trial: Rivals Discuss Chrome Acquisition Prospects
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With Google's CEO on the stand today in the search remedies trial, I wrote a brief @Digiday rundown about what witnesses from rivals — OpenAI, Perplexity, Yahoo and DuckDuckGo — said last week about buying possibly buying Chrome if given the chance. Link in the thread.
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Learning Python with Modern AI Tools and LLM Platforms
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Thanks! It's fun finally having some tangible ways to test what I've learned. So many great uses! I first wanted to learn Python way back in 2010, but it was still mostly manuals or pricey courses. Now CodeAcademy, ChatGPT, and other LLM platforms like Google Colab help a lot!
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Publishers Navigate Bot Optimization and Content Protection Challenges
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How are they feeling about them? Would love to hear more about what publishers think! Seems like optimizing for bots while also blocking others will be the key challenge.
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Generative AI Scaling Threats for Digital Publishers
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Spiders, crawlers and scrapers have long plagued digital media, but generative AI is mutating and scaling the threat for advertisers and publishers. Read more about the problem and how some companies are trying to track and address it:
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GenAI Scaling Bot Threats: Gray Bots Blur Security Lines
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First Document Scraper Built with Python for Research
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Last night I built my first working document scraper! I know this isn't *that* impressive. But having learned Python *very* recently, it felt good to finally see the benefits of running scripts to help with research for a story I'm working on.
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Google Antitrust Trial Remedies Phase Timeline Announced
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For everyone following the Google adtech antitrust trial, the “rocket docket” is back! Here’s the proposed timeline for the remedies phase of the case, which the DOJ & Google just filed in court today: