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US futures mostly flat amid stalled Middle East peace talks. Oil prices rose ~2% on geopolitical tensions. META gained on Zuckerberg's AI regulation comments; Intel and Cloudflare fell on capital rai…
UK PM Keir Starmer urges regulation on all AI chatbots, referencing META's Grok removal after misuse with non-consensual images.
The EU antitrust regulators charged Meta over restricting AI assistant access on WhatsApp, potentially blocking rivals and harming competition in digital AI services.
ARK Innovation fund’s strong 2025 performance highlights confidence in Tesla and crypto rebound, while Meta faces regulatory and AI scrutiny amid political pressures.
Italy's competition authority ordered Meta to suspend a policy excluding rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp amid an ongoing probe into potential abuse of dominance, potentially limiting market access for …
Italy's antitrust authority ordered Meta to suspend clauses limiting WhatsApp AI chatbot competition, citing risks to innovation and market access; Meta plans to appeal. The probe aligns with EU Digi…
The EU is investigating Meta for digital market compliance, delaying some AI launches but allowing data use with safeguards. Meta plans a 60% capital spending increase on data centers, pressuring fre…
SAP CEO calls for lighter AI regulation and a unified Europe to stay competitive versus U.S. and China. The EU delays strict AI law enforcement, easing data use for companies like Google and Meta to …
Meta is funding multiple political efforts to influence AI regulation ahead of the 2026 elections amid a polarized debate on state-versus-federal rules and competition with China in AI innovation.
35 state attorneys general urge Congress to uphold state AI laws against federal attempts to block them, with META and other tech firms advocating for national AI standards instead.
The EU proposes easing and delaying stringent AI and data regulations, benefiting Meta and other Big Tech by simplifying compliance and extending timelines to train AI models using European data.
The EU plans to ease AI regulations following big tech lobbying, granting companies like Apple and Meta a grace period and exemptions to simplify compliance with the AI Act.
California signed SB 53 requiring large AI firms to disclose catastrophic-risk mitigation plans and public risk assessments; companies with >$500M revenue face disclosures and fines up to $1M. Law ta…