Indonesia's AI rules to target risks from autonomous systems
August 07, 2026
| Roffie Kurniawan
Indonesia's forthcoming artificial intelligence regulation will focus on the growing risks posed by increasingly autonomous AI systems, while continuing to promote AI as a driver of domestic industrial develop... (more story)
US judge spares Microsoft expanded AI infringement claims by newspapers
August 06, 2026
| Emma Whitford
The New York Times and a group of regional newspapers cannot allege deeper involvement by Microsoft in OpenAI’s artificial intelligence model training, US District Judge Sidney Stein ruled. The plaintiffs fail... (more story)
China wants AI, power infrastructure planned together under new grid blueprint
August 06, 2026
| MLex Staff
China is seeking to bind the expansion of artificial intelligence more closely to its energy transition, planning electricity and computing infrastructure as an integrated system so that power can move toward ... (more story)
Indonesia ties ASEAN digital pact to data center, AI strategy
August 06, 2026
| Roffie Kurniawan
Indonesia sees ASEAN's Digital Economy Framework Agreement as one pillar of its broader strategy to develop artificial intelligence, data centers and digital infrastructure. As ASEAN moves toward signing the a... (more story)
China's chipmaking push 'truly chilling,' South Korean minister says
August 06, 2026
| Choonsik Yoo
South Korea’s industry minister warned that China’s rapid progress in localizing key technologies and equipment for manufacturing high-end artificial intelligence memory chips is “truly chilling,” arguing that... (more story)
Australian government challenges states over national data-center rules
August 06, 2026
| Sean Maguire
A senior minister says Australia plans to legislate national standards requiring new data centers to fully offset their electricity use with additional renewable generation, despite opposition from Queensland ... (more story)
Kids Online Safety Act advances in US Senate with duty-of-care provision
August 05, 2026
| Madeline Hughes and Emma Whitford
The US Senate Commerce Committee unanimously advanced its version of the Kids Online Safety Act, which has been pending for years, by a voice vote Wednesday, as senators hope to build a broader kids online saf... (more story)
Australian AI data center growth needs binding safeguards, climate groups say
August 05, 2026
| Saloni Sinha
Climate advocates are calling on the Australian government to impose mandatory sustainability requirements on the country's rapidly expanding artificial intelligence data center sector, warning a surge in elec... (more story)