Getty’s financial turmoil highlights fight to preserve copyright value
October 16, 2026
| Steve Scherer
Getty Images’ financial distress highlights how AI-generated alternatives could squeeze licensing income and creators’ negotiating leverage, experts say. As judges weigh whether the use of copyrighted content ... (more story)
US FTC subpoenas show White House’s regulatory response to AI risks
October 15, 2026
| Emma Whitford
The US Federal Trade Commission’s issuance of civil subpoenas to OpenAI and Anthropic this week is the latest indicator of a solidifying White House response to the risks posed by advanced artificial intellige... (more story)
‘Super intelligence’ rebrand could create trademark filing rush
October 15, 2026
| Nick Robertson
The shift from “artificial intelligence” to “super intelligence” could trigger a wave of trademark applications as companies adopt the government’s preferred terminology, practitioners tell MLex. Rebranding co... (more story)
In new OpenAI, SpaceX suits, privacy emerges as growing US AI litigation risk
October 14, 2026
| Mike Swift
Privacy litigation filed against the likes of OpenAI, SpaceXSI and Suno in US courts is accelerating, with new lawsuits testing whether traditional laws governing children's privacy, biometrics and wiretapping... (more story)
Trade secrets could constrain US legislative push to open data center deals
October 14, 2026
| Melissa Ritti
A bipartisan US bill would curb data center developers’ use of nondisclosure agreements with public officials, leaving them more reliant on existing legal protections. The No Secrets for Data Centers Act follo... (more story)
UK debate on how to regulate AI has widened, but question of how much remains
October 09, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
The UK’s AI regulation debate is broadening beyond calls for standalone legislation, with product liability reform, international principles and a privacy-focused statutory code offering ways to fill governanc... (more story)
AI standard setters say they're 'not late to the party’ in reining in risk
October 09, 2026
| Masha Borak
Technical standards can help rein in AI risks, but the big developers are less involved than they should be, an ETSI official said — something that may need to change to help bring standard setters fully into ... (more story)
Austrian social media curbs test EU tolerance for patchwork of national laws
October 08, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Social media and other online platforms will soon get an early indication of whether EU countries can continue to adopt a patchwork of differing age restrictions and child safety measures in advance of the EU-... (more story)