Uber’s €825M GDPR Fine: What’s Confirmed, What Uber Disputes
The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Uber €825 million ($966 million) in an August 17, 2026 decision for automating driver…
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Alex Index
Cross-beat data-industry correspondent. Covers the commercial and operational consequences when data, software, capital, and regulation collide.
Thin Wire Item on AI Book-Training Copyright Fight Adds No New Facts
The Tech Buzz published a headline-only item on August 23, 2026 titled "AI Training on Copyrighted Books Sparks Legal Gray…
Anthropic’s $1.5B Book Deal Sets AI’s ‘Buy, Don’t Pirate’ Rule
A TechCrunch explainer published August 23, 2026 maps the fair-use case law emerging after Anthropic's $1.5 billion piracy settlement —…
Claim Check: Is Anthropic’s $1.5B Deal Really AI’s Copyright ‘Rulebook’?
Startup Fortune calls Judge Alsup's Anthropic ruling the framework every AI lawyer now follows, but the underlying facts show something…
Hugging Face $13B Sale Report: One Anonymous Sourcing Chain, No Confirmation
Business Insider reported Aug. 23, 2026 that Hugging Face is working with a bank to gauge buyer interest at a…
AI Data Labelers Earn A$6/Day to A$800/Hour, Melbourne Study Finds
A University of Melbourne researcher's ongoing interviews with ten data workers in China and Australia show pay ranging from roughly…
Tracsis Pays £48M for FirstGroup’s Mistral Data, Betting on Rail Data Consolidation
Tracsis has completed a £48 million enterprise-value acquisition of Mistral Data from FirstGroup plc, closing weeks ahead of its own…
GLG Adds AI-Moderated Expert Calls in 10 Languages, No Scheduling
GLG announced on August 6, 2026 an enhanced AI Moderator that runs autonomous expert interviews across 10 languages without calendar…
Uber’s €825M Dutch GDPR Fine: Record Penalty, But Not at the 4% Cap
The Dutch DPA hit Uber with a €824.9 million ($966 million) fine on August 21, 2026, for using fully automated…
Tracsis Says It Closed £48M Mistral Data Deal, Claims £85.5M FY26 Revenue
Kalkine Media reported on August 24, 2026 that UK data-and-technology firm Tracsis plc has finalized a £48 million acquisition of…