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Australia's online-safety watchdog flags regulatory gaps in AI October 20, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Australia’s online-safety watchdog said regulatory gaps limit its ability to remove harmful nonsexual AI deepfakes unless they meet the high threshold for serious adult cyber abuse. The proposed digital duty-o... (more story)

Former Google engineer Ding’s company sanctioned over US AI trade-secret theft October 19, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The US State Department sanctioned the business network of a former Google software engineer who is appealing his conviction for stealing the tech giant’s artificial intelligence technology trade secrets.

AI providers urged to warn on financial advice as UK watchdog keeps existing remit (update*) October 19, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

AI providers face no immediate move to widen the UK financial regulator’s remit, despite growing use of chatbots for financial advice. The Financial Conduct Authority is focusing on clarifying how existing rul... (more story)

China's proposed tech export curbs tighten scrutiny of IP transfers, foreign control October 19, 2026 | MLex Staff

China is moving to tighten its grip on strategically important technologies by bringing cross-border intellectual property transfers and changes in foreign control under immediate regulatory scrutiny, even as ... (more story)

China's proposed export curbs add urgency to South Korea's AI push, official says October 19, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

China’s plans to restrict exports of 40 advanced technologies underscore the need for South Korea to accelerate its “full-stack sovereign AI” strategy, Ha Jung-woo, vice chair of the Presidential Council on Na... (more story)

Japan's app-server attacks may involve AI automation, government agency says October 19, 2026 | Genta Nakanishi

Cyberattacks targeting Japanese companies through vulnerabilities in mobile-app backend servers may involve artificial intelligence-driven automation, Japan's government research agency told MLex. Cybersecurit... (more story)

SpaceXAI’s belated testimony to NYC Council light on safety specifics October 16, 2026 | Emma Whitford

Questions about SpaceXAI’s level of dedicated safety staff and the company's view of the resignation of whistleblower engineer Devin Kim went unanswered at a tense New York City Council hearing Friday, which t... (more story)

Philippines' IP office clarifies copyright rules for AI-assisted works October 16, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

The Philippines’ intellectual property office aims to issue guidelines by the end of the year clarifying how human creative contributions to artificial intelligence-assisted works will be assessed for copyrigh... (more story)

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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)