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The head of Germany's cartel office has warned that artificial intelligence may boost Big Tech's market power and regulators should be on the lookout for any anticompetitive behaviour. News 

German Regulators Issue Warning on Big Tech’s Potential Expansion Through AI

Jim Hendler

FRANKFURT: The head of Germany’s antitrust office has warned that artificial intelligence could increase Big Tech’s market power and regulators should monitor any anti-competitive behaviour. Andreas Mundt’s comments highlight regulatory concerns that tech giants can use vast amounts of user data to gain a competitive edge in new technology used in smart homes, online search, online advertising, cars and many other products and services. Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft have recently become rivals in artificial intelligence, with the latter investing heavily in OpenAI and the former building, among other things, the…

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The GAS platform, licensed to vehicle manufacturers, comprises Google Maps, a version of the Google Play app store and the Google voice assistant. (Bloomberg) News 

German Regulator Cautions Google on Car Infotainment System

Adriana Marais, , ,

On Wednesday, Germany’s competition regulator expressed disapproval of Google’s in-car entertainment system, citing concerns that the integration of various services could potentially provide the American tech company with an unjust advantage over its rivals. The Federal Antitrust Office said it has warned Google parent Alphabet in a preliminary legal review that it plans to ban various “anti-competitive practices” related to Google Automative Services (GAS). The GAS platform, licensed to vehicle manufacturers, includes Google Maps, a version of the Google Play app store, and Google Voice Assistant. “We are particularly critical…

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Realme has confirmed its exit from the German smartphone market (Realme) News 

Realme Leaves German Market Following Dispute with Nokia

Adarsh V.K, , ,

Realme has officially announced its withdrawal from the German smartphone market and has ceased all business operations in the region, according to a report by NextPit. The Chinese company attributed its decision to the decline in sales and it follows a similar move by other brands such as vivo and OPPO. Now Nokia has clear power in the German market, when the three major smartphone manufacturers Oppo, vivo and Realme are leaving the market. OPPO and vivo at Nokia Vivo’s view not to renew the patent license agreement with Nokia…

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Italy temporarily banned the programme last month over allegations its data-gathering broke privacy laws News 

Germany launches data protection probe during ChatGPT weeks after Italy’s restriction

Febin Mathew, , ,

Germany, along with other European countries, is monitoring the use of personal data by the popular artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT and is demanding answers from its US maker OpenAI, a regulator said on Monday. Regional data protection authorities in Europe’s top economy have put together a questionnaire for OpenAI and are expecting a response by June 11, said Schleswig-Holstein state commissioner Marit Hansen. “We want to know if a privacy impact assessment has been done and if the privacy risks are under control,” Hansen told AFP. “We are asking OpenAI…

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Germany could follow in Italy's footsteps by blocking ChatGPT over data security concerns. News 

After Italy, Germany could block ChatGPT due to security issues

Sanjay Patil, , ,

BERLIN: Germany could follow in Italy’s footsteps by blocking ChatGPT on data security grounds, Germany’s data protection commissioner said in comments published on Monday to the Handelsblatt newspaper. Microsoft-backed OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in Italy on Friday after the national information agency temporarily banned the chatbot and launched an investigation into the AI app’s suspected breach of privacy rules. “In principle, this kind of activity is also possible in Germany,” Ulrich Kelber said, adding that this would fall under state jurisdiction. However, he did not outline such plans. Kelber said…

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