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Tech Council pans amendment to under-16s law as ‘significant overreach’
The Tech Council has come out against a proposed amendment to a law that would strengthen the government's ability to enforce the ban on kids accessing social media, saying it represents "significant regulatory overreach".
CoreLogic can withdraw admission in IP fight with Hubexo after silk’s error
A judge has allowed US analytics company CoreLogic to withdraw an admission made at the beginning of trial after finding it was due to an error by senior counsel, despite saying that getting a full explanation was like “pulling teeth”.
Digital duty of care laws would let social media users turn off algorithms
The Albanese government's draft Digital Duty of Care legislation, released Tuesday, will require social media giants to protect under 18 users from harmful content, and allow accountholders to control use of algorithms.
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Firmus secures OpenAI as anchor customer for Malaysian data centres
AI infrastructure company Firmus has secured OpenAI as an anchor customer, with the ChatGPT owner committing to AI compute capacity from two Malaysian Firmus sites as part of the multi-year partnership.
ACCC gives final nod to Google, Epic Games settlement
The competition regulator has given final approval to a settlement between Fortnite maker Epic Games and Google that resolves allegations the digital giant misused its market power.
BDO director brings strike-out bid in ASIC case over Dubber audit reports
A BDO director has filed a strike-out bid in ASIC’s case over alleged false and misleading reports for ASX-listed software company Dubber, with the accounting firm flagging its support for the application. 
Ex-Kyckr CEO fights Richard White’s ‘tactical’ bid for costs
The former CEO of money laundering software company Kyckr is fighting Richard White’s bid for all his costs, after the judge said that she “abandoned” her previous statement of claim. 
Potentia co-founder, Mallesons partner take stand in row with ex-partner
Potentia Capital co-founder Tim Reed has told the Federal Court settlement negotiations with former partner Andrew Joyce were in "flux" and never finalised, in a case by Joyce seeking to enforce the terms of the agreement.
Potentia brings bid to buy founder’s $330M stake in Soprano Design
Private equity firm Potentia Capital has accused the founder of software company Soprano Design of shareholder oppression, claiming he prevented Soprano's former CEO from performing his role, leading to his resignation four months into the job.
Roblox agrees to child safety measures in deal with eSafety
Roblox has agreed to take additional steps to protect children from online grooming and exploitation on its platform, following concerns raised by the eSafety Commissioner.