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Germany-based open source vendor SUSE has appointed technology and marketing veteran Pilar Santamaria as its new vice-president of AI.

Microsoft will face an anti-trust probe by the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, over claims that it is preventing rivals of its video-conferencing app Teams from competing.

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Generative AI refers to the use of AI to create new content like text, images, music, audio and videos, automating tasks to reduce human error, improving efficiency in the workplace. But while it can be boon for businesses, others use it to inflict emotional harm. Cybercriminals are using AI to create fake people online by generating fake photos and audios and programming bots to have a realistic text conversation to trick Australians on dating apps.

Microsoft has moved a step closer to completing its acquisition with games company Activision Blizzard after the British regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority, said a revised offer made by Redmond addressed concerns it had about the deal.

Microsoft's security reputation has taken another beating, with the company releasing a number of plans for its Xbox gaming platform along with public documents submitted to the court adjudicating a case filed by the FTC over its plans to acquire Activision Blizzard.

French government agency Agence nationale des fréquences has told Apple to pull its iPhone 12 model from sale in the country due to what it claims are higher radio-frequency emissions than are allowed in the EU.

US Government lawyers have claimed Google pays out more than US$10 billion (A$15.6 billion) each year to ensure it is the default search engine on mobile phones and PCs, as the biggest anti-trust trial against the company kicked off in Washington on Tuesday.

Microsoft has announced it would be unbundling its Teams communication software from its Office suite, and making it easier for rival products to work with its offerings.

Global electronics firm Panasonic Holdings has begun a lawsuit against Chinese smartphone companies Oppo and Xiaomi over some 4G patents which it refers to as "standard-essential patents for cellular communications".

The globe's biggest semiconductor fab, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, has committed €3.5 billion (A$5.88 billion) towards setting up a chip factory in Dresden, Germany.

Facebook parent Meta has changed its data processing rules for those living in the European Union, European Economic Area and Switzerland, saying it would from now on seek consent for targeted advertising.

The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, has opened a formal probe into Microsoft's bundling of its Teams application with its Office software.

Apple has threatened to withdraw services like iMessage and FaceTime from the UK, if it is forced to implement measures around encryption by the government.

Microsoft and games company Activision Blizzard have agreed to an extension of time, until 18 October, for concluding their US$70 billion (A$103 billion) merger that was first announced in January 2022.

The US Federal Trade Commission is still seeking to stop the deal between Microsoft and games producer Activision Blizzard, requesting an appeals court on Thursday to put a temporary stop to the agreement soon after a federal judge refused a similar plea.

The UK regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority, has again changed its stance on Microsoft's bid to acquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard following a decision by an American court against the US Federal Trade Commission's bid to block the deal.

A ruling by the European Union's top court in a case brought by the German Federal Cartel Office may result in Facebook being unable to carry out targeted advertising in the political bloc.

Google may have to sell some part of its advertising technology business in order to satisfy the European Union, with the political bloc having found that this is the only remedy for the competition concerns swirling around the company.

Finnish telecommunications vendor Nokia is offering a CE-certified turnkey drone-in-a-box solution to meet the growing demands of organisations including public safety agencies, smart cities, construction, energy, and defence.