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Plaintiffs in MultiPlan antitrust case can pursue new discovery, US judge says January 21, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

A US judge allowed plaintiffs suing Multiplan over an alleged price-fixing conspiracy to seek new discovery concerning its Medical Audit and Review Solutions service, pursuant to a motion-to-compel which claim... (more story)

Children’s online privacy enforcement remains top priority, US FTC’s Wiseman says January 21, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Children’s online privacy is going to remain a top priority for the US Federal Trade Commission as it prepares to enforce new Children's Online Privacy Protection Act rules and the Take It Down Act in the comi... (more story)

Meta appeals CADE’s WhatsApp AI ban; case assigned to councilor Gomes January 21, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Meta has filed a "voluntary appeal" against the preventive measure imposed by Brazil's competition authority in the administrative inquiry examining WhatsApp’s updated Business Solution Terms and their effects... (more story)

EU’s guidelines for risky AI systems to see finalization delay January 21, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

The European Commission will miss the Feb. 2 legal deadline to finalize AI Act guidelines on classifying high-risk AI systems, opting instead to publish a draft for public consultation later in the month. Fina... (more story)

China urges breakthroughs in AI chip, computing power as government sharpens policy January 21, 2026 | MLex Staff

China must accelerate breakthroughs in AI training chips and heterogeneous computing while expanding AI applications, a senior industry official said, outlining priorities for the next phase of the country’s A... (more story)

AI tools, DeepSeek R1 deployed by market regulators in China's Anhui January 21, 2026 | MLex Staff

China's Anhui provincial market regulator has deployed an AI-assisted tool to support fair-competition reviews across provincial government departments and city-level market regulators, saying the system can m... (more story)

South Korea becomes second after EU to fully implement comprehensive AI law January 21, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

South Korea confirmed Wednesday that its landmark AI Basic Act will enter into force Thursday, alongside enforcement decrees and sub-rules aimed at operationalizing the law. The framework positions South Korea... (more story)

Google data center technology extremely valuable, not public, US jury told January 21, 2026 | Amy Miller

Google technology that powers supercomputing data centers is extremely valuable to competitors and not publicly available, the US government's expert witness testified as the second week began in the trial of ... (more story)

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India bets big on existing laws to regulate AI January 21, 2026 | Freny Patel

In rejecting a standalone AI Act in favor of a light-touch, piecemeal approach, India is gambling on existing laws and compulsory licensing to foster growth while balancing emerging risks and citizen safety as... (more story)

Why South Korea's AI Basic Act looks unfinished on day one January 21, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

South Korea’s AI Basic Act goes into full force on Thursday after a rushed legislative process inspired partly by the EU AI Act, but it is already facing questions over its relevance, authority and credibility... (more story)

Diary of OpenAI co-founder threatens trouble in looming US trial against Musk January 20, 2026 | Mike Swift

The emergence of OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman's diary and sworn deposition about the diary into public court filings in recent days illuminates what appears likely to be a major problem for OpenAI, Microsof... (more story)

UK’s Grok response suggests specific AI legislation remains a distant prospect January 19, 2026 | Frank Hersey and Patricia Figueiredo

The UK's response to the outcry over the use of X's Grok artificial intelligence chatbot to create sexualized images of people without their permission has been focused on strengthening online safety laws and ... (more story)

X’s Grok deepfake controversy exposes fragmented global online safety enforcement January 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo, Henrique Santiago and Sara Brandstätter

The outcry over the use of X’s Grok chatbot to create sexualized deepfakes has provided a global stress-test of online safety laws and highlighted how national legal frameworks are shaping different approaches... (more story)

AI to stay top of mind for copyright holders, practitioners worldwide in 2026 January 15, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

The parameters of permissible copyright use in AI training slowly came into focus in 2025 but how rightsholders are gaining the much-needed clarity differ vastly by region. In the new year look to countries l... (more story)

Probe of X's Grok tests UK online safety enforcement pace, reliance on risk assessments January 13, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Frank Hersey

The pressure is on for a quick turnaround from UK regulator Ofcom in its investigation into non-consensual images on X. But the Online Safety Act’s emphasis on risk assessments — paired with its own lack of tr... (more story)

WhatsApp’s AI changes in Italy give EU injunction headache January 13, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Meta Platforms' move to allow only Italian users to continue using rival AI chatbots on its WhatsApp platform — such as Poke.com and Perplexity — poses a headache for EU enforcers over pursuing their own inter... (more story)