Supermicro consultant pleads guilty in US to role in AI server diversion scheme
October 09, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
A third-party consultant to tech company Supermicro pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme to divert billions of dollars’ worth of servers integrated with Nvidia artificial intelligence technology to China, ac... (more story)
MultiPlan to answer for disappearing iPhone texts in US antitrust case, judge says
October 09, 2026
| Clayton Vickers
MultiPlan will have to answer interrogatories over whether specific executives chose to enable disappearing messages on their iPhones after being served a litigation hold in a case involving US antitrust claim... (more story)
Data centers’ energy cost coverage is incomplete, US senators say
October 09, 2026
| Emma Whitford
US data center companies’ commitments to pay for their energy needs do not translate to comprehensive cost coverage, according to an investigation by Democratic senators into Big Tech companies including Amazo... (more story)
EU must avoid 'risky dependencies' in critical technologies, digital chief says
October 09, 2026
| Matthew Newman and Masha Borak
Ensuring that the EU doesn’t have risky dependencies in critical technologies — AI, quantum computing, semiconductors, space and cyber security — is one of the top goals for Henna Virkkunen, the European Commi... (more story)
OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta asked by EU about AI law compliance, tech chief says
October 09, 2026
| Masha Borak
OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta Platforms are among more than 30 companies that were asked by the European Commission about their compliance with the EU's landmark AI law, the bloc's technology chief Henna Virkkune... (more story)
Focus on EU Kids Act to avoid tangle of national rules, Virkkunen urges govts
October 09, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
EU governments should prioritize agreement on the proposed Kids Act to avoid a fragmented series of national rules around protecting children online, the EU’s digital chief Henna Virkkunen told MLex, adding th... (more story)
China proposes tighter algorithm controls to protect platform workers
October 09, 2026
| MLex Staff
China is proposing tighter controls on algorithms used to manage platform workers, seeking greater transparency and human oversight of decisions affecting their livelihoods as part of broader labor protections... (more story)
Australian data-center obligations risk deterring investment, industry warns
October 09, 2026
| Sean Maguire
Australian data-center operators warn that regulatory complexity, renewable-energy delays and growing financial obligations could deter investment. An industry group said it supports proposed renewable-energy ... (more story)