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CData Secures some $350m in Strategic Growth Funding

As CDPs become more closely integrated with corporate data architectures, we’re reminded that general purpose data management tools play in a much larger pond than specialist CDP vendors.  Case in point: CData, a provider of data connectivity solutions, has secured around $350 million in funding to accelerate its product roadmap. In addition to helping companies like Home Depot and FedEx with data connectivity, CData solutions are embedded in leading software platforms (Google, Salesforce) to enhance data integration.

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EU Commission notifies Meta “Pay or Consent” fails DMA

July 2, 2024

No and no. The European Commission has sent Meta results of its preliminary findings, and they are the company’s “Pay or Consent” ad model fails the Digital Markets Act (DMA) on two big counts. These are that “Pay or Consent” 1) does not allow users to opt for a service that uses less of their personal data, and 2) that the mechanism does not allow users to exercise their right to freely consent to the combination of their personal data, so they violate DMA Article 5(2).

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Disney and Universal Sue Midjourney for Copyright Infringement

June 12, 2025

There’s no shortage of lawsuits by publishers against genAI platforms for copyright infringement; now major studios are getting with the program. Walt Disney and Comcast’s Universal are accusing Midjourney of using some of their best known characters (think Darth Vader and the Minions) in its AI image generator — a “bottomless pit of plagiarism,” they say. No response yet from Midjourney.

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