Law & Regulation
India's $15bn Google Data Centre Meets Court Test
Google's $15 billion Andhra Pradesh data centre sits 860 metres from a wildlife sanctuary. A High Court case now tests siting and water risk EU/UK operators should watch.
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New Mexico Turns a Meta Fine Into a Design Mandate
A New Mexico judge ruled Meta created a public nuisance and ordered a 567 million dollar fund plus a 90-hour monthly usage cap for teens, enforced for five years.
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Your Site Cannot Use A Hacking Law Against An AI Agent
A US appeals court ruled on 4 August that Amazon cannot use the federal hacking law against Perplexity's AI shopping agent, because the user, not the tool, accesses the site. European operators should not assume their own computer-misuse laws would rule differently.
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Apple Went for the Injunction, Not the Damages
Apple asked a California court on 3 August to bar two former employees and OpenAI from using its alleged confidential information, and to depose six parties on an expedited schedule. OpenAI answered a day later.
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Austria Already Adds 5 Percent to Your Google Bill
Australia finalised a levy of up to 2.5 percent on platform advertising revenue on 3 August. Google already bills named surcharges of 2 to 5 percent in six European jurisdictions, and dropped Canada's the month the tax died.
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Named in 2025, Fined in 2026, Open in Between
Dubai's regulator ordered Shelbit to stop in January 2025 and published fines 568 days later. Its own notice says the exchange kept operating throughout.
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A Federal Licence Did Not Stop New York
New York sued Kalshi on 31 July for unlicensed gambling. The CFTC sued New York to stop it. Europe settled the same question in July, the other way.
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Your Vendor Decides When Your 72 Hours Start
CareCloud's records system was hit on 16 March. It determined on 24 June that data was taken. Letters went out from 30 July. Your GDPR clock is 72 hours.
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Today's Repair Duty Covers Devices You Already Sold
Directive 2024/1799 applies from 31 July 2026. The guarantee extension covers new contracts. The manufacturer repair duty covers the installed base.
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Your AI Vendor Is About to Get a European Auditor
The Commission is set to designate ChatGPT and Roblox as very large online platforms. The trigger is a user count, and the duties bind four months later.
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The Cheaper Plan Was Behind the Cancel Button
The UK CMA is investigating how Microsoft sold 365 renewals after bundling Copilot. The allegation is not the price rise. It is that the cheaper plan existed and was never named.
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Rivian Is Suing for a Refund It Already Won
Rivian filed suit on 24 July for a refund of tariffs the Supreme Court already struck down. The reason it had to file says more than the case does.
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The Operator Brief
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