Digital regulators around the world are facing a new era – one in which the rules of the game need to be not only rewritten, but also reimagined. As AI accelerates change across markets, policymakers are revisiting laws on which the metaphorical ink has barely dried. At the same time, tech firms are working to […]
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From slowing vaccination rates to contested election results, the evidence is growing: misinformation is no longer simply a side effect of the internet. Rather, the inability to manage misinformation may be one of its core failures. Even as the internet connects us with the wider world, offers community and facilitates dialogue, it has also
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Governments around the world are asking more of their regulators. From the UK’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC) to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), we’ve seen a slate of new legislation come into effect in the past couple of years. These acts mark a major evolution in regulatory thinking, especially in
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Is AI simply buzz, or a business must-have? Even as the technology continues to develop, AI is here, and it’s already transforming how businesses operate, scale and succeed – or fail. For service-based digital platforms, the sweeping changes that AI is driving are full of potential for optimisation and growth. At the same time, marketplaces
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Healthcare today faces mounting challenges, from aging populations and stretched resources to rising patient expectations. In this pivotal moment, digital platforms and artificial intelligence (AI) are offering innovative solutions for redefining healthcare delivery. People have grown accustomed to choice, convenience, and speed thanks to the platform economy, explains Laure Claire Reillier, Co-Founder and COO
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The digital sector has seen a surge of regulation in recent years, with governments worldwide introducing sweeping legislative frameworks to address concerns about competition and market dominance. In the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen’s first term as European Commission President saw the introduction of around 20 new legislative instruments, including the landmark Digital Markets
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AI is no longer just an experiment – it’s revolutionising industries and transforming how businesses operate. Organisations are racing to build powerful infrastructures that unlock the full potential of advanced AI models, driven by massive investments from cloud providers. These scalable solutions promise to seamlessly embed AI into workflows, setting the stage for unprecedented innovation
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As the rapid rise of Generative AI reshapes the digital landscape, European regulators are grappling with new challenges in antitrust enforcement – and considering whether they can utilise existing mechanisms, or need to build anew. ‘One immediate question is whether and how regulators in Europe and elsewhere […] can rely on our past experience of
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In an industry where rapid change is already the norm, new regulations from the European Commission are set to reshape the app economy yet again. ‘The EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) includes a number of requirements for mobile app stores that aim to promote competition and fairness in the mobile app industry’, explains Jennifer Schenker,
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Three years ago, Sam Altman asked Arka Dhar to join OpenAI as one of its early employees to train LLMs. It’s only been a few days since Arka stepped out of his role as Head of Human Data at OpenAI, but there’s no sign that he’s slowing down professionally. A self-professed ‘strong believer’ in AI
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