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Amazon fights the EU’s heavy-handed crackdown while Meta secures a major stake in Scale AI. Meanwhile, Microsoft Edge locks down password chaos, Europol warns that stolen data is fueling cybercrime, and Temasek jumps into the $100B AI warzone. Brace yourself — things are about to get real.

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Amazon Pushes Back against EU’s Digital Services Act, Denounces ‘VLOP’ Classification

Amazon is challenging the EU’s classification of its marketplace as a “Very Large Online Platform” (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA), arguing that the rules are too harsh and don’t fit how an online marketplace really works.

The tech giant insists its platform doesn’t pose systemic risks to users and that applying sweeping obligations designed for social media giants to an e-commerce site is arbitrary and unfair.

According to Amazon’s legal team, the DSA’s demands for tougher content oversight, risk management, and audits don’t make sense when it comes to tackling counterfeit or illegal goods sold on its platform.

In its court filings in Luxembourg, Amazon blasted the VLOP label as wildly disproportionate, insisting any problems are isolated incidents — not a platform-wide crisis. They argue that existing laws already keep things in check, and the DSA’s rules dump unnecessary burdens on marketplaces, completely ignoring how different their business is from giants like Facebook or TikTok.

Amazon isn’t the only Big Tech player drawing battle lines. Meta, TikTok, and Zalando have also pushed back against the DSA, fueling a mounting backlash against what many see as heavy-handed and ill-fitting European regulations.

Why it matters: The EU court’s upcoming decision could redefine how regulators balance platform accountability against business realities, potentially reshaping the digital landscape for years to come.

Looks like Amazon’s willing to take the blame for fake sneakers, but not for society’s collapse.

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Meta Bets Big on the Data Factory: $14B for Scale AI and a CEO Swipe

Meta just dropped a jaw-dropping $14.3 billion to snag a 49% stake in Scale AI — more than doubling the startup’s valuation to $29 billion — and poached its CEO Alexandr Wang in the process.

While Scale AI insists it’ll stay independent, the move reeks of a power play to catch up in the AI arms race, with Wang set to join Meta’s push toward superintelligence.

As top AI talent jumps ship and Llama struggles to keep up with GPTs, Zuck’s AI move is a power play to own the pipeline feeding generative AI— the data that trains large language models.

Meta is taking a page from an old playbook: if you can’t beat the data suppliers, buy them.

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Microsoft Edge Unleashes Bulletproof Password Sharing to Stop Internal Leaks

Microsoft’s new Edge feature for Business users is here to crush the old-school nightmare of sticky notes and risky password emails.

Now rolling out for Microsoft 365 Business Premium, E3, and E5, Secure Password Deployment encrypts and delivers shared passwords directly to employees’ devices — eliminating accidental leaks and unauthorized forwarding. This feature lets users receive deployed passwords securely and log into websites seamlessly.

With admin controls locked tight, this move finally lets enterprises share credentials without turning their security into a game of digital hot potato.

Europol Warns That Data Is Fueling a Surge in Cybercrime

Europol’s latest Internet Organised Crime Assessment paints a grim picture: data is now the lifeblood of the cybercrime economy, fueling everything from ransomware and fraud to child exploitation and digital extortion.

As our digital footprints explode, so does the underground demand for access credentials, personal info, and exploitable systems. Europol warns that poor digital skills and complex IT systems are letting criminals turn our data into both bait and loot.

Users should undergo continuous cyber hygiene training and remain vigilant to stay on top of evolving threats.

Industry Shakeups

Temasek Joins Microsoft, xAI, and BlackRock in AI Arms Race Megafund

Singapore’s state fund Temasek just climbed aboard one of the biggest AI infrastructure land grabs in history, joining a $100B mega-consortium backed by Microsoft, BlackRock, Nvidia, and Elon Musk’s xAI. 

The AI Infrastructure Partnership (AIP), already stacked with sovereign wealth and tech titans, aims to carpet the U.S. with data centers and energy facilities to fuel the next generation of AI. Temasek's involvement follows the Kuwait Investment Authority’s recent entry into the AIP earlier this June.

When the dust settles, only the players with data centers, deep pockets, and sovereign backing will be left standing.

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