Court Allows Antitrust Case Against Live Nation

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A U.S. federal judge has rejected Live Nation Entertainment’s request to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the company of attempting to dominate the live concert market.

The decision allows the antitrust case, brought by the Department of Justice along with multiple states, to move toward trial. Jury selection is expected to begin in early March.

Authorities allege that Live Nation has used its influence across ticketing, venues and promotions to limit competition and potentially harm both performers and audiences. The lawsuit follows long-standing concerns about the company’s market position, particularly after its 2010 acquisition of Ticketmaster.

The judge ruled that there is sufficient dispute over whether Live Nation leveraged its market power in ways that restricted competition, allowing key claims to proceed.

However, some allegations related to concert promotion and booking services were dismissed.

Live Nation has denied any misuse of market dominance and maintains that its practices did not negatively affect consumers.

The case marks a significant step in ongoing scrutiny of competition within the live entertainment sector.

UK Introduces 48-Hour Rule for Image Removal

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The United Kingdom is set to require technology platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate images within 48 hours of being reported or face significant financial penalties.

Under proposed legal changes, companies that fail to act within the deadline could be fined up to 10 percent of their eligible global revenue and may even risk having their services restricted.

The move comes as part of broader efforts to strengthen online protections, particularly in response to growing concerns about digital abuse and the misuse of artificial intelligence to create explicit content.

While sharing such material is already illegal in the UK, victims have often struggled to ensure its permanent removal. The new rules aim to simplify the process by allowing individuals to report content once, after which platforms must prevent its reappearance across their services.

Media regulator Ofcom is also considering new technical requirements, including the use of hash-matching systems to detect and block illegal material before it spreads.

The initiative forms part of a wider debate around online safety, including discussions on potential limits for younger users on social media platforms.

Global Tech Giants Pledge Billions to India AI

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Major technology firms and industrial groups have announced large-scale investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure during the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.

Reliance Industries and its telecom arm Jio revealed plans to invest nearly $110 billion over the next seven years to build AI and data infrastructure. Meanwhile, the Adani Group committed $100 billion toward renewable energy-powered AI data centres by 2035, with expectations of stimulating an additional $150 billion across related sectors.

Microsoft reaffirmed its broader initiative to invest up to $50 billion by the end of the decade to expand AI capabilities across developing regions, with India playing a central role.

Data centre operator Yotta also pledged more than $2 billion to develop one of Asia’s largest AI computing hubs using advanced Nvidia technology.

Further collaboration includes Tata Consultancy Services securing OpenAI as its first client for a new data centre initiative, while Larsen & Toubro announced a partnership with Nvidia to build large-scale AI-ready infrastructure.

These commitments collectively signal a major acceleration in India’s ambition to establish itself as a global hub for artificial intelligence development.