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Google never harmed competitive process in US DOJ search case, court told October 20, 2026 | Chris May

Google prevailed in markets for search and search advertising “fair and square,” the company said while asking a US appeals court to overturn the landmark antitrust victory achieved by a US Department of Justi... (more story)

OpenAI seeks to transfer negligence suit to Canada; US judge urges talks October 20, 2026 | Mike Swift

A US judge in San Francisco urged settlement talks in British Columbia's highly unusual lawsuit accusing OpenAI of negligence in failing to alert Canadian police to the Tumbler Ridge shooter's alarming ChatGPT... (more story)

NYC rule would provide ‘easy off-ramp’ to consumers talking to automated systems October 20, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Businesses in New York City would have to disclose when consumers are talking to automated systems, including AI chatbots, and give residents the option to talk to a human customer service agent instead of bei... (more story)

UK regulator weighed urgent court action over Grok deepfakes; bar was too high October 20, 2026 | Imogen Howse

The UK online regulator considered seeking an urgent court order over sexualized AI deepfakes generated using X's chatbot Grok, but the legal threshold prevented immediate intervention, the CEO of Ofcom told l... (more story)

UK online safety regulator says lawsuits won’t curb enforcement; weighs legal risks October 20, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Legal challenges from Meta Platforms, X and TikTok aren’t weakening the UK online safety regulator’s appetite for enforcement, its chief executive told lawmakers on Tuesday. Melanie Dawes said Ofcom would robu... (more story)

UK cyber bill changes toughen essential-service providers' AI incident scrutiny October 20, 2026 | Imogen Howse and Patricia Figueiredo

UK providers of essential services could face government inspections and information demands over incidents involving AI agents operating outside human oversight or control, under new amendments to the Cyber S... (more story)

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.

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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)