France will ban social media for children under 15, requiring nationwide age checks and raising privacy and platform compliance concerns.

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Trump administration AI testing chief Chris Fall resigned after just 90 days, leaving CAISI under interim leadership during a critical period for AI safety standards.

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Moonshot AI could list in Hong Kong within six months after ARR reached $300 million and Kimi K3 demand forced a pause in new subscriptions.

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The European Commission has fined Alibaba €550 million under the Digital Services Act, the largest penalty issued under the law so far.

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The FCC has proposed requiring identity verification for phone activation, a move supporters say will fight fraud while critics warn it threatens privacy.

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Meta's AI glasses are arriving faster than regulators can respond. New York's courtroom ban highlights the growing privacy concerns that countries like Singapore may soon have to address.

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The UK has begun direct oversight of systemic cloud services used by financial firms, while banks remain responsible for their own operational resilience, contracts, and recovery planning.

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The UK plans a midnight-to-6 a.m. social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds, with autoplay and personalised feeds switched off by default from spring 2027.

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The CMMC assessment pause doesn't remove cybersecurity obligations. Here's why defense contractors should treat it as an opportunity to strengthen governance and AI oversight.

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The FAA has cleared SpaceX to resume Starship flights after a two-month pause, setting up a crucial test for the rocket and Starlink plans.

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SpaceX’s proposed Gen3 network could expand satellite capacity for enterprise connectivity, but the FCC has not approved the 100,000-satellite request. Deployment, pricing and service availability remain unresolved.

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New York will ban Meta and other smart glasses from all 1,240 state courts starting July 20 over privacy and recording concerns.

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Apple lost its EU court challenge over iOS and the App Store, keeping both under the Digital Markets Act as another legal challenge still remains possible.

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See what you missed in Daily Tech Insider from July 6–10.

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Apple is restoring card payments for users in India after updating its systems to comply with RBI tokenization rules.

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Google lost its final EU appeal over a €4.1B Android fine, prompting renewed scrutiny of app defaults, search dominance, and rivals' access.

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See what you missed in Daily Tech Insider from June 29–July 2.

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Getty is scrapping its $3.7 billion merger with Shutterstock after UK regulators required Shutterstock to sell its editorial business.

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