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AI giants’ IP, contracts risk entrenching market power, WIPO hears November 10, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Major artificial intelligence companies risk using intellectual property and contracts to insulate themselves from competition, a prominent US copyright scholar warned Tuesday. Speaking alongside him at the World Intellect...(read more)

Democratic AGs press US Senate to strengthen safeguards in permitting overhaul November 10, 2026 | Amy Miller

A coalition of Democratic attorneys general is pressing US Senate leaders to amend permitting overhaul legislation, warning it would weaken environmental protections and undermine state and tribal authority. Supporters say...(read more)

Brazil's digital agenda reached turning point in 2026, official says November 10, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil's digital regulatory framework underwent a fundamental transformation in 2026, as authorities introduced new rules governing platform design, content moderation and digital advertising that significantly expanded ob...(read more)

Nvidia scandal sparks renewed push for AI chip export controls by US Democrats November 10, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Zack Budryk, Samuel Rubenfeld and Emma Whitford

Democratic lawmakers called for renewed oversight of US semiconductor exports following allegations that Nvidia cofounder Jensen Huang had an intimate relationship with a businesswoman who US intelligence agencies say was ...(read more)

Platforms urged to test algorithms, bolster AI safeguards for EU elections November 10, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Big tech companies are urged to test how their recommender systems affect elections and publish daily lists of their most-viewed public posts under updated draft European Commission guidelines. The regulator also recommend...(read more)

Standards for AI safety, reliability testing the priority for new UK center November 10, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

International standards for AI safety and reliability testing will be a core focus of a new UK research center launched Tuesday and tasked with using scientific evidence to improve AI testing and monitoring. At the Centre ...(read more)

EU court must stay efficient amid pileup of complex new laws, Papasavvas says November 10, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

The "cumulative effect" of increasingly complex EU laws poses fresh challenges for the EU’s lower-tier General Court, its new president, Savvas Papasavvas, said. He stressed that the judiciary was keeping pace with expandi...(read more)

New UK biometrics watchdog should also cover private sector, group says November 10, 2026 | Imogen Howse

UK businesses using facial recognition should also be overseen by the government's planned biometrics regulator and face a legal duty to abide by its private-sector code, the Ada Lovelace Institute, an influential research...(read more)

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Game makers look to face stricter in-game currency rules under EU consumer law November 10, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Video game companies would likely have to show the real-money value of items bought with paid virtual currencies under the EU's forthcoming Digital Fairness Act, a leaked draft suggests, supporting a key demand from consum...(read more)

US states poised to rewrite rules for data-center development November 10, 2026 | Amy Miller

Incoming Democratic governors are preparing to turn campaign promises to pause data centers into rules protecting utility customers, water supplies and local communities. Proposals in Texas, Georgia and other states could ...(read more)

Google faces new front in US child safety litigation over AI November 07, 2026 | Amy Miller

Google is facing a new lawsuit that could expand child safety litigation and test whether tech companies can be held liable for embedding conversational AI into school-issued devices without warning parents of the risks. N...(read more)

Independent audits promise oversight, but not certainty about AI safety November 07, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo, Amy Miller

California is building a framework for independent AI audits as lawmakers look for stronger oversight of frontier models, but researchers and evaluators say the science of testing those systems remains unsettled and can't ...(read more)

TikTok case signals EU challenge to social media’s engagement-driven systems November 06, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

TikTok’s latest EU case on "rabbit holes" could have implications for other social media platforms using engagement-driven recommender systems. The European Commission’s preliminary findings — published on Friday — indicat...(read more)

Midterm blue wave poised to shift US tech regulation debate November 04, 2026 | Emma Whitford, Amy Miller, Mike Swift and Madeline Hughes

Sweeping Democratic victories in Tuesday's US midterm elections may foreshadow a shift in Congress's debate over regulating AI and the technology industry more broadly, from if it should be done to how it should be done. B...(read more)

OpenAI facing first US age-code suit; case reflects 'drive' by young people November 03, 2026 | Mike Swift

When eight states sued OpenAI recently over safety and privacy claims, Nebraska’s complaint stood out because it was the first time a state had attempted to enforce an Age-Appropriate Design Code — laws passed by a half-do...(read more)

xAI ruling deals blow to US efforts to block citizen enforcement of clean air law November 02, 2026 | Amy Miller

The NAACP's lawsuit against xAI over alleged pollution from its data center power plant will go on after a Mississippi federal judge upheld citizen enforcement of the Clean Air Act, dealing a blow to the company’s argument...(read more)