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French Telecom Giants' "20. 35 Billion SFR Breakup Faces Lengthy Antitrust Review
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (713+ words) A proposed "20. 35 billion takeover and breakup of French telecom operator SFR is emerging as one of the most consequential tests of Europe's changing approach to corporate consolidation, with regulators warning that approval is far from guaranteed. Bouygues Telecom, Free and…...
Connecticut vs. California's Data Broker Laws: New Compliance Challenges
3+ day, 36+ min ago (364+ words) Connecticut has joined a growing group of states imposing new obligations on data brokers, but its newly enacted consumer privacy law goes beyond California's pioneering Delete Act in several key areas, creating additional compliance challenges for companies that buy, sell…...
Door Dash Debuts Conversational AI to Streamline Search
3+ day, 50+ min ago (150+ words) Door Dash launched "Ask Door Dash" on Thursday (June 11), a new conversational search interface aimed at reducing the friction of finding meals and groceries. Instead of traditional keyword searches, users can now interact with the app using natural language to…...
Paramount Seeks to Address Regulatory Concerns Over Warner Bros. Discovery Deal
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (547+ words) Paramount Skydance Corp. has approached California regulators with proposed measures intended to ease antitrust concerns tied to its planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. ,according to Bloomberg. The discussions have taken place privately, and neither the timing of…...
French Telecom Giants Face Lengthy Antitrust Scrutiny Over Planned SFR Takeover
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (418+ words) French telecommunications groups Bouygues, Orange and Iliad-owned Free are preparing for a complex antitrust review of their planned $23. 5 billion acquisition of SFR, a process that executives said on Monday could become a major test of regulators" stance on consolidation in…...
California's New AV Rules Open Door to Heavy-Duty Deployment While Imposing Significant New Compliance Obligations
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (147+ words) States Prepare Antitrust Challenge to Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal Jun 7, 2026 by CPI Epic Urges Supreme Court to Reject Apple's Appeal in Ongoing App Store Dispute Jun 7, 2026 by CPI Italy's Banco BPM Seeks Merger Talks With Monte dei Paschi as Rival Banks…...
States Prepare Antitrust Challenge to Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
1+ week, 20+ min ago (565+ words) A coalition of U. S. states is preparing a legal challenge aimed at blocking Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to Reuters, setting the stage for what could become one of the most significant antitrust battles in the…...
Following EU, Canada Unveils AI Sovereignty Plan
1+ week, 2+ day ago (461+ words) One day after the European Commission unveiled is plan to bolster European tech sovereignty by reducing the continent's dependence on American technology providers, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney chimed in with a plan to do the same for the Great…...
Bipartisan House Lawmakers Unveil Draft Bill to Limit State Regulation of AI
1+ week, 3+ day ago (342+ words) A bipartisan pair of U. S. House lawmakers on Thursday'released draft legislation that would prevent states from enacting laws'aimed specifically at regulating'the development of artificial intelligence models, while preserving state authority over how AI technologies are used,'according to Reuters. The proposal…...
New York Assembly Considers Vote on Sovereign Debt Lawsuit Restrictions
1+ week, 3+ day ago (333+ words) A New York bill that would restrict the ability of investors to purchase certain claims involving debt issued or guaranteed by foreign governments for the purpose of filing lawsuits was passed by the state Senate and sent to the Assembly…...