Today we're looking at some big and controversial changes being proposed to the EU's landmark privacy law GDPR. We're also going to look at what some call Google Zero - when people are no longer clicking on external links when they do searches. Is this the end of the internet?

This week: We look at the arguments for why we might be in an AI bubble as well as take a look at the war on Wikipedia and Elon's new alternative Grokpedia. 

Two key topics this week!

Big changes to the US H1B visa could be hurting US tech companies and providing recruitment opportunities for European businesses. 

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European regulations on political ads are causing Meta to just take its ball and go home. What could this mean for elections and public policy?

ASLM has announced a big investment in MistralAI. Who are these companies and what does this investment mean?

Also, LinkedIn might be raising prices, but, strangely, it's very hard to figure out if this is even true. 

We're seeing more reports of people having mental health crises after using AI chatbots. What's the news, what's the science, and what are different companies doing about it?

Everyone knows Spotify, and their cultural impact is massive, but how big are they and what does their future look like?

This week we've got a newsbag looking into ads on WhatsApp, early research from MIT on how using ChatGPT seems to make you dumb, a new fast fashion ban, and new anti-deepfake laws in Denmark. 

Under the US CLOUD Act the American government has the right to force access to cloud servers and other data that is stored in other regions, including the EU. This, combined with geopolitical turmoil is causing business and governments to look for "sovereign" cloud services. What is it, how does it work, who are the main players, and why does it matter?

An unexpected consequence of AI search tools turning into the preferred answer engine is that AI companies are favoring high quality journalistic sources over influencers. This is resetting the PR dynamic and forcing companies to deal with pesky journalists rather than placating podcast bros. 

Google has been found to have not one, but two illegal monopolies in the US, and Meta is facing it's own antitrust lawsuit. What's happening and what does it mean both globally and here in Europe?