South Korea seeks reform of privacy framework to adapt to AI
August 10, 2026
| Wooyoung Lee
South Korea is seeking an overhaul of the country's privacy framework, particularly the consent-based approach, which the country's privacy regulator says is becoming increasingly ill-suited to artificial inte... (more story)
South Korea's Daedong shifts from tractors to AI-powered farming platform
August 10, 2026
| Choonsik Yoo
South Korean agricultural machinery maker Daedong is accelerating its transformation into an artificial intelligence-led farming platform company, supported by its selection to lead a 254.6 billion won ($179.5... (more story)
Lawyers call for AI safeguards in Hong Kong's first five-year plan
August 10, 2026
| Yonnex Li
Hong Kong's Law Society has called on the government to strengthen legal frameworks around artificial intelligence and deepfakes, including weighing a more coherent regime of personality, publicity or image ri... (more story)
Qantas, Coles turn to Accenture for AI push and offshore jobs
August 10, 2026
| Sean Maguire
Coles has joined a series of major Australian companies partnering with Accenture to strengthen technology and digital capabilities, while Telstra, Qantas and Officeworks have pursued similar technology, artif... (more story)
With Samsung deal, Netlist positions itself for next wave of USITC litigation
August 07, 2026
| Melissa Ritti
A provision in Netlist's settlement with Samsung offers a glimpse at how patent owners might structure disputes in the emerging AI-memory licensing market, by pairing a commercial alliance with a cooperation a... (more story)
Google’s AI Overviews on course to trigger French antitrust action
August 07, 2026
| Jean Comte
Google is accused by French press publishers of violating its own commitments on related rights when deploying its AI Overviews feature in the country in late July. Publishers are considering filing a complain... (more story)
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)