Munich’s Regional Court found Google directly liable for false AI Overview statements, ruling the summaries are Google’s own speech and not protected search-result listings.
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Coinbase lays out the next phase of its Everything Exchange vision
Coinbase detailed plans on June 16 for a unified account spanning crypto, stocks, ETFs, perpetual futures, lending and AI trading agents, as COIN shares gained 2.6%.
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Bank of Japan lifts rates to 1%, highest since the mid-1990s
The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark rate to 1% in a 7-1 vote on Monday, the highest since September 1995, as Iran war energy costs push Japan’s inflation above target.
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Britain, France and Germany push Trump on Ukraine peacekeeping at G7 Évian
European heavyweights are pressing Trump at the G7 Évian summit to back a ceasefire along current front lines and authorise a NATO peacekeeping force on Ukrainian soil.
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Swiss voters reject ten-million population cap
Switzerland voted 54.8% against capping its population at ten million on June 14, preserving free movement agreements with the EU and averting a damaging bilateral rupture.
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Nvidia declines Senate hearing as Warren sets June 18 deadline on chip diversion probe
Senator Elizabeth Warren has set a June 18 deadline for Nvidia to explain its export control compliance after CEO Jensen Huang declined a Senate hearing invitation and DOJ alleged $510 million in diverted AI chips.
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Japan’s lower house cuts crypto gains tax from 55% to a flat 20%
Japan’s National Diet approved legislation on June 11 reclassifying digital assets as financial instruments under the FIEA, slashing the top crypto tax rate from 55% to a flat 20% effective 2028.
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The Iran deal’s oil shock reversal tests central banks on both sides of the Pacific
With the US-Iran ceasefire removing the energy shock that has driven global inflation since February, the Bank of Japan and the US Federal Reserve face their pivotal June decisions in a changed landscape.
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Trump declares Iran deal complete as Hormuz shipping prepares to resume
President Trump announced on June 14 that the US-Iran ceasefire deal is now complete, with the Strait of Hormuz set to reopen and a formal signing ceremony scheduled for June 19 in Switzerland.
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G7 leaders gather in Évian as Iran deal reshapes the summit’s agenda
The 52nd G7 summit opened in Évian-les-Bains, France, on Monday with world leaders gathering just hours after the US-Iran ceasefire deal was declared complete.