AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAI & the Web Fight: Google’s AI is drawing fresh scrutiny as regulators and publishers push back on how Googlebot crawls and feeds content into AI answers, while Cloudflare argues the web is splitting into two separate “webs.” Search, Privacy & Courts: India’s courts reaffirm the “right to be forgotten,” ordering name-masking and de-indexing in some cases—raising the bigger question of how the internet “doesn’t forget.” Cybersecurity & Endpoints: Israeli startups Glow and Bold raise major rounds to tackle AI-era endpoint security, as more employees use AI tools on corporate devices. Platform Disruptions: WhatsApp is reported down for photo/video sending, adding to the week’s string of connectivity headaches. Regulation & Surveillance: A Missouri/US debate over Flock license-plate cameras spotlights privacy and security risks. Local Tech & Infrastructure: Taiwan’s war games include throttling mobile internet, while California’s Lake Tahoe projects continue with pavement rehab and broadband work. Scam Watch: Hyderabad Police warn of a “Rent Boyfriend” dating scam targeting women via social media. Culture & Virality: Tom Holland and Zendaya’s “Spider-Man noodles” boost a tiny Shanghai bistro’s global buzz.
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