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UK, Meta Reach Agreement on Training AI Models in UK

London - The UK’s Information Commissioners' Office has reached an agreement with Meta that will allow them to train their AI models in the UK. The following can be attributed to CCIA Senior Director and head of CCIA’s London office Matthew Sinclair: "It is very encouraging to see more cutting edge AI development able to take place in the UK. This shows that genuine collaboration between industry and regulators can foster a framework where privacy protections and an environment conducive to investment and innovation work seamlessly together. Today is a positive sign for the Governme...

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CCIA Submits Comments Responding to Taiwan’s Proposed AI Basic Act

Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association has filed comments with Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) on the government’s proposed AI Basic Act.&nbs...
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CCIA Europe Statement on Google Shopping Judgement

Taking note of the Google Shopping judgement by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) earlier today, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) issued this statem...
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DOJ Offers Opening Arguments in its Case against Google Ads

Washington – The Department of Justice presented opening arguments in its case against Google’s advertising technology, accusing it of antitrust violations for its service used to connect websites...
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The Digital Economy: State by State

Washington – The digital economy is a vital engine of job creation, opportunity, and economic growth across all communities and states in the United States. To quantify its impact, the CCIA Research...
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Designing the AI Act Code of Practice: New Study Offers Actionable Guidance

A new study by Yann Padova and Sebastian Thess, commissioned by the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe), was released today: The AIA Code of Practice – Opportunities &am...
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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Texas Mandate for Monitoring and Filtering Internet Content

Washington – A federal district court judge in Texas has in large part blocked a new Texas social media law from being enforced while CCIA’s First Amendment challenge makes its way through the le...
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CCIA Applauds USTR Announcement of USMCA Dispute Consultation for Canada’s Digital Services Tax

Washington – The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced today it was requesting consultations with Canada over its digital services tax (DST) under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agree...
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CCIA Statement Opposing California AI Bill as it Steps Closer to Passage

Washington – California’s controversial artificial intelligence (AI) bill has passed both state legislative chambers and now heads to Governor Gavin Newsom for consideration. It is unclear whether...
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Uber’s EU-US Data Flows: CCIA Europe Statement

Brussels, BELGIUM – Today, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) announced that it is imposing a fine of €290 million on Uber, arguing that the company’s transfers of drivers’ personal data...
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CCIA Files Court Brief Supporting Injunction of Texas’s User-Restriction Law

Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed a brief today explaining why its complaint and motion for preliminary injunction of Texas HB18, filed July 30, should be gra...
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CCIA UK Response to CMA’s Amazon Anthropic Investigation, Working Paper

The Computer & Communications Industry Association released the following statement in response to the UK Competition and Markets Agency’s announcement that it is investigating Amazon’s $4 bil...
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Proposed Increase to the UK Digital Service Tax Will Cost U.S. Companies Billions, Report Finds

Washington –A new report by the Computer & Communications Industry Association Research Center finds that the Liberal Democrats' 2024 election proposal to increase the UK Digital Service Tax (DS...