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Airbnb sues hometown San Francisco to block rental rules — Bloomberg

Airbnb sued San Francisco, over claims that the city’s rental restrictions violate protections for internet companies and their free-speech rights. Eric Newcomer of Bloomberg reports. Here is the link – http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-27/airbnb-is-suing-hometeown-san-francisco-to-block-rental-rules.

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Sam Altman says OpenAI will leave the EU if there’s any real AI regulation – Gizmodo

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FBI abused spy law but only like 280,000 times in a year — The Register

The FBI misused controversial surveillance powers more than 278,000 times between 2020 and early 2021, writes Jessica Lyons Hardcastle.

Meta slapped with record $1.3 billion EU fine over data privacy — CNN

Meta has been fined a record-breaking €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) by European Union regulators for violating EU privacy laws by transferring the personal data of Facebook users to servers in the United States, writes Hanna Ziady. 

Indians harassed by spam calls flood on WhatsApp — BBC

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