OpenAI agrees to give Apple forensic access to employees' devices in trade secrets dispute
October 15, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
OpenAI has agreed to give Apple forensic access to its employees' devices, emails and messages known to contain Apple's confidential information, avoiding a court order in a contentious trade secrets dispute i... (more story)
OpenAI sued by eight US states on claims ChatGPT 'coached' harmful acts
October 15, 2026
| Mike Swift
OpenAI was sued by the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and West Virginia over consumer protection allegations that the maker of ChatGPT misrepresented the chatbot as a safe ... (more story)
US states say consumer protections must be part of any Character.AI sale
October 14, 2026
| Emma Whitford
Any court-approved sale of Character Technologies' business or assets must include explicit “terms of protection” for children and other Character.AI users, a coalition of state attorneys general led by Colora... (more story)
Frontier AI needs 'cyberdefender' policing, Google DeepMind's Hassabis says
October 14, 2026
| Masha Borak
The AI industry needs international standards and certification processes to assess frontier AI risks, Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis said. He called for secure testing environments and early access... (more story)
UK probe of X's Grok chatbot narrowed to focus on illegal content
October 14, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo and Imogen Howse
A UK online safety probe into Elon Musk's X will now focus on illegal content after the platform made changes to how users can access pornography, regulator Ofcom said. The probe began in January after reports... (more story)
Ireland to establish AI labor forum with employers and unions
October 14, 2026
| Masha Borak
Ireland is establishing a government forum with employers and trade unions to address AI’s impact on the labor market, Prime Minister Micheál Martin announced at the International AI Summit. Speaking at the ev... (more story)
UK AI laws and security institute powers remain undecided, govt official says
October 14, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
The prospect of dedicated AI regulation in the UK remains up in the air, as is the question of whether the country's AI Security Institute should be given statutory powers for safety testing, a government offi... (more story)
Meta faces Dutch summary proceedings over smart glasses’ privacy safeguards
October 14, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Meta Platforms faces two separate sets of summary proceedings in the Netherlands after consumer and advocacy groups said it failed to address privacy concerns over its smart glasses. Dutch consumer group Consu... (more story)