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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)

Japan's actors push ambitious AI voice rules beyond existing legal protections October 16, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Japan’s actors are seeking destruction of unauthorized AI voice models and restrictions on synthetic performances after death, setting out demands on questions the government has yet to resolve in its legislative discussions.

Japan lawmaker seeks stronger AI data safeguards under amended privacy law October 16, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Japan's data protection regulator will face pressure to strengthen safeguards for personal data used in artificial intelligence development as it prepares implementing rules for the country's amended privacy l... (more story)

Australia's competition watchdog tells inquiry agentic AI a key focus October 16, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Australia’s competition watchdog told a parliamentary inquiry on Friday that artificial intelligence agents shopping and transacting for consumers are a key focus, warning of risks including collusion and entr... (more story)

Surveillance pricing poised to become major focus for US state AGs in 2027 October 15, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Surveillance pricing will likely be a major focus for US state attorneys general heading into 2027, even as regulators are still figuring out how to identify potential enforcement targets.

AI model access for security checks would be required under EU law amendments October 15, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Providers of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk offered in the EU would have to give the bloc’s cybersecurity agency access for security evaluations under joint amendments to a planned cyber law prop... (more story)

Social media sites face German age curbs despite EU fragmentation concerns October 15, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Social media platforms face interim German rules generally barring under-13s and restricting access for older minors until an EU-wide minimum age is established, according to a government position paper adopte... (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)