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Google faces third EU copyright referral over Gemini training, publisher opt-outs October 12, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Google faces a third EU copyright referral over Gemini, as Hungarian judges seek clarity on whether AI training and chatbot responses fall under the same rules, how far copyright exceptions extend and whether ... (more story)

UK to resume frontier AI testing after US talks, minister says October 12, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK will resume testing of frontier AI models following recent negotiations with the US, AI minister Kanishka Narayan said Monday, as he outlined government plans to strengthen the country's cyber defenses ... (more story)

Google’s Gemini copyright case back on EU top court calendar October 12, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

An EU court adviser will deliver an opinion on Nov. 3 in a closely watched Google Gemini copyright case, after an earlier date was dropped. The ruling to follow could clarify AI training and publishers’ rights... (more story)

China plans job safeguards as AI adoption accelerates October 12, 2026 | MLex Staff

China is seeking to cushion workers from the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs while accelerating the technology’s adoption across the economy, highlighting the tension between Beijing’s drive for prod... (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)

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)

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)

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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)

NYC mayor proposes private right of action for unfair business conduct October 07, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

New York City residents and organizations may soon have expanded authority to sue for unfair business practices — which has been particularly successful against tech companies this year — under a proposal spea... (more story)

US content makers poised to test startup’s fair use loss for generative AI October 07, 2026 | Emma Whitford

The first US appellate court to deem artificial intelligence training a copyright violation took pains to clarify that the legal research technology before it was “not a generative AI.” But creators and publis... (more story)

Japan's AI voice ruling puts recognition ahead of enforcement October 05, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

A recognizable voice can earn money for a stranger without the human behind it speaking a word. Japan’s latest AI ruling gives performers grounds to challenge that exploitation, but leaves the decisions that w... (more story)

Suno's AI music training faces novel US challenge by musicians Isbell, Lowery October 02, 2026 | Mike Swift

Suno is facing a novel lawsuit from musicians David Lowery and Jason Isbell alleging the AI music service unlawfully indexed and exploited artists' identities and voices. Rather than copyright claims, the suit... (more story)

UK AI startups’ tilt against non-compete clauses pits innovation against IP October 02, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

UK artificial intelligence startups are holding the government's feet to the fire over the competition impact of tech companies' employment clamps, stepping into the debate this week over an ongoing consultati... (more story)