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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has moved into an active evidence-collection phase, issuing formal information requests to multiple Microsoft rivals about cloud, enterprise software and AI licensing. The inquiries broaden the agency’s reach beyond consumers and could presage enforcement actions that reshape how enterprise AI and cloud products are licensed and bundled.
EU opens DSA investigation into Shein over illegal sales and addictive design
The European Commission has launched a formal probe of Shein under the Digital Services Act to assess whether the platform allowed illegal goods and used engagement mechanics harmful to users. The review targets product removal systems, the transparency of recommender algorithms, and reward features, with breaches punishable by fines up to 6% of global turnover .
Microsoft Corp. Faces Japan Antitrust Probe Over Azure Practices
Japan’s competition authority has opened an inquiry into Microsoft Corp. over alleged restrictions tied to Azure , with on-site evidence collection at its Tokyo unit; contemporaneous U.S. regulator activity — formal information requests to third parties about cloud licensing and AI features — suggests a cross-border, multi-pronged scrutiny of how Microsoft ties software, cloud and AI offerings.
Meta, Apple in Court Over Child‑Safety and Encryption Choices
Separate state suits and a bellwether Los Angeles trial are using internal documents and executive testimony to challenge how product design and encryption choices affect child safety; lawmakers and international regulators are watching as outcomes could force technical remedies, new disclosure duties, or national policy responses.
Meta Faces Privacy Lawsuit Over Ray‑Ban Smart Glasses
Meta is being sued in a U.S. class action alleging undisclosed human review of footage from Ray‑Ban smart glasses, challenging the product’s advertised privacy protections. Independent reporting that contractors sometimes label intimate clips and separate reporting that Meta is internally weighing face‑identification features ("Name Tag") together raise the stakes for regulators, investors and enterprise partners evaluating biometric identification risks in wearables.
EU pay-transparency rule forces large employers to disclose gender pay data
The EU’s new pay-transparency directive forces firms with more than 250 staff to report gender pay differentials and remediation plans by June 2027 . Expect broad coverage, patchwork enforcement across member states, and early corporate responses that reshuffle compensation, hiring and disclosure practices.
Meta Faces High-Stakes Trials Over Alleged Failures to Protect Children
Meta is defending separate, high‑profile proceedings in New Mexico and California that together probe whether product design choices across Facebook and Instagram exposed minors to predation and addictive use patterns. Plaintiffs plan to rely on thousands of internal documents and behavioral‑science experts while a bipartisan group of U.S. senators is pressing Meta for records after filings suggested safety changes were discussed earlier than their implementation.
Workers pressure Target and major employers to confront ICE field operations
Target and other large Minnesota employers are facing employee-led demands for clearer policies after immigration agents detained workers on or near store property, sparking letters, protests and at least one resignation. The incidents expose a legal and governance gap over agency access to semi-public private property, forcing firms to balance worker safety, reputational risk and uncertain liability when federal officers operate on commercial sites.