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GDPR

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Edge A.I. Infrastructure and the Limits of Hyperscale Thinking

As hyperscale data center investment reaches record levels, infrastructure investor Neel Khokhani argues that the industry's relentless pursuit of concentration is accumulating a form of risk that efficiency metrics were never designed to measure. Khokhani contends that the future of compute will be defined by what gets built closer to the ground.
By Neel Khokhani
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What Happens When Your A.I. Chat Lives on the Blockchain?

Jawad Ashraf, CEO of blockchain platform Vanar, examines what happens when A.I. assistants gain long-term memory without clear user ownership, arguing that today’s convenience-driven models leave individuals with little visibility or control over their own data. Ashraf makes the case for blockchain-based permissions as a practical way to return custody of A.I. memory to users and transform privacy from a promise into a verifiable right.
By Jawad Ashraf
A surreal digital illustration of a lone figure standing before a massive, faceted human head structure with doorways and windows, symbolizing artificial intelligence and ethical complexity.

Corporate A.I. Ethics Is Now a Boardroom Issue: The Business Case for Doing A.I. Right

In 2025, Corporate A.I. Responsibility (CAIR) defines the new ethical frontier, forcing businesses to grapple with questions of fairness, transparency, economic disruption and environmental impact. This framework isn’t just a compliance checklist—it’s a litmus test for leadership in an A.I.-driven world.
By Amit Joshi and Michael Wade
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What Does Amazon Do With Your Data?

By Rachyl Jones
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Meta Executives Respond to Record $1.3 Billion GDPR Fine

By Rachyl Jones

Will Europe’s Historic Artificial Intelligence Law Be a Template for United States?

By Sissi Cao

What Breaking Up Facebook Would Actually Entail, According to Experts

By Sam Blum
Of course, one thing Facebook could do to make all of its handling and its explaining of its handling of personal user data simpler is … not collect any.

Will Facebook’s New ‘Clear History’ Feature Actually Help Protect Privacy?

By Daniel Bean
Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

It’s Serious This Time: Multibillion-Dollar Fines Could Hit Facebook & Google, UK Warns

By Sissi Cao

Jack Ma Dismisses Europe’s Tech Privacy Concerns as ‘Worries Caused by Worry’

By Sissi Cao
Margrethe Vestager of EU

EU Antitrust Chief Discusses Sanctioning US Tech Giants and New Amazon Investigation

By Sissi Cao

Ocasio-Cortez’s Call for ‘US GDPR’ Gains Traction After Surprise Win

By John Bonazzo

Despite Privacy Issues, Half of US Citizens Would Give Up Data for $150

By John Bonazzo

EU Proposes $11B Tech Innovation Fund to Catch Up With Silicon Valley

By Sissi Cao

GDPR, Europe’s Data Privacy Law, Is So Long and Boring It Could ‘Sedate a Buffalo’

By Sissi Cao

European Parliament Grills Mark Zuckerberg—Better Questions, Same Canned Answers

By John Bonazzo
A protestor holds a sign depicting a Facebook page as she protests outside of the Facebook headquarters June 4, 2010 in Palo Alto, California. The group was calling for the FTC to investigate FaceBook's privacy policies.

Facebook Vows to Protect Privacy (Again), But User Trust Remains an Unsolved Paradox

By Sissi Cao
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