"France Fines Google $270M for Misusing News Publishers' Data in Gemini"

France's competition authority has fined Google €250 million for breaching commitments with news publishers and using their content to train its generative AI model Bard/Gemini without notifying the copyright holders. This comes after Google was previously fined $592 million for breaching negotiations with local publishers. Google has agreed not to contest the latest findings and will make a monetary payment, but maintains that the fine is disproportionate. The authority also found Google failed to provide necessary information to ensure fair bargaining of remuneration for publishers and imposed discriminatory practices.