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Twitch is rethinking the way it flags mature content, swapping its existing toggle for a more granular set of topic-specific labels. The company announced Tuesday that it would introduce a new set of content labels that require streamers to signal when their channels will contain sexual themes, graphic violence, “drugs, intoxication, or excessive tobacco use.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Roblox is well aware that its young users are getting older, and the company is making every effort to grow up along with them. The platform, once synonymous with younger kids, announced Tuesday that it would allow creators to build mature content designed for users age 17 and up.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

European regulators are at a crossroads over how AI will be regulated — and ultimately used commercially and non-commercially — in the region, and today the EU’s largest consumer group, the BEUC, weighed in with its own position: stop dragging your feet, and “launch urgent investigations into the risks of generative AI” now, it said.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oracle is formally launching its “EU Sovereign cloud” for customers in the European Union (EU) today, nearly a year after firs revealing plans for the initiative. So-called “digital sovereignty” has emerged as a critical issue for companies operating across the EU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mercedes owners in the U.S. will soon add a new luxury to their already luxurious vehicles: ChatGPT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From a team of ex-Twitter employees, the new social platform Spill launched in an invite-only beta on the App Store. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Justice Department has arrested and charged a Russian national for his alleged role in multiple LockBit ransomware attacks against victims in the U.S. and around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has given the go-ahead to Amazon’s proposed billion-dollar iRobot acquisition, concluding that the deal “would not lead to competition concerns in the U.K.”  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Chinese electric vehicle brand that’s rarely spotted in the U.S. is quickly catching up to Tesla’s dominance of the global EV market. BYD, which started in Shenzhen 28 years ago, delivered 547,917 passenger EVs, including hybrids, a category it’s known for, in the first quarter of 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clop, the ransomware gang responsible for exploiting a critical security vulnerability in a popular corporate file transfer tool, has begun listing victims of the mass-hacks, including a number of U.S. banks and universities. The Russia-linked ransomware gang has been exploiting the security flaw in MOVEit Transfer, a tool used by corporations and enterprises to share. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices