Musk loses US court battle against OpenAI, Altman after three-week trial
May 18, 2026
| Mike Swift and Amy Miller
OpenAI and two co-founders aren't liable for breaching the company’s charitable trust because Elon Musk’s lawsuit over his $38 million donation was filed too late, a US jury in Oakland, California, found Monda... (more story)
Platforms, influencers, AI services need stricter EU media rules, Germany says
May 18, 2026
| Júlia Tar
Platforms, influencers and some AI services should be brought under stricter media obligations as part of an overhaul of the EU’s audiovisual media rules, while outdated restrictions on broadcasters should be ... (more story)
India eyes global IP leadership in AI, 6G and electronics
May 18, 2026
| Freny Patel
India’s patent and telecom leaders urged a shift toward design-led innovation, stronger intellectual property creation and commercialization, positioning artificial intelligence, 6G and indigenous technology o... (more story)
Amazon-Perplexity AI dispute over AI shopping agents gets trial date
May 15, 2026
| Amy Miller
Amazon's lawsuit seeking to block Perplexity AI's artificial intelligence-powered shopping agent from certain areas of its online store now has a trial date of Sept. 27, 2027 despite a pending appeal. US Distr... (more story)
Iran war poses greatest threat to US financial stability, US Fed survey shows
May 15, 2026
| Neil Roland
The Iran war poses the greatest immediate threat to US financial stability due to energy supply disruptions and the potential for prolonged higher inflation, a US Federal Reserve survey of policymakers and mar... (more story)
US, China agree on AI safeguards for advanced models during Trump state visit (update*)
May 15, 2026
| MLex Staff
China and the US agreed to establish shared guardrails for advanced AI models during US President Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing, marking a rare area of technology cooperation despite ongoing disputes o... (more story)
Japanese lawmakers clash over AI-related privacy risks in data-protection bill
May 15, 2026
| Sachiko Sakamaki
Japan’s proposed overhaul of its personal -nformation protection law sparked clashes in parliament, with opposition lawmakers warning that looser rules for statistical-data use could undermine privacy, while r... (more story)
South Korean court seeks to probe intent behind Coupang's algorithm design
May 15, 2026
| Wooyoung Lee
The presiding judge in a criminal case involving South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang and its alleged self-preferencing conduct underscored the need to understand the business intent and decision-making behin... (more story)