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Experts to advise on AI-automated contract templates sought by EU Commission April 08, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

The European Commission has opened a call to set up an expert group to assist the development of model contract terms and guidance on AI-driven automated contracts. The group will address legal validity, risks... (more story)

Public procurement critical for the ‘survival’ of European tech, Mistral CEO says April 08, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch urged Europe to use public procurement to support domestic tech companies, warning that might become a critical factor for the survival of European technology. He argued that redir... (more story)

China rolls out first comprehensive AI ethics framework with review rules April 08, 2026 | MLex Staff

China rolled out trial administrative measures to establish the country's first comprehensive framework for the ethical review of artificial intelligence, as Beijing seeks to ensure the sector develops in a fa... (more story)

US energy regulator should allow data center moratorium, civil society group says April 07, 2026 | Emma Whitford

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should affirm that the country’s largest grid operator can impose a moratorium on new data centers if it lacks the energy to serve them amid the country’s artificial... (more story)

Brazil’s CADE queries WhatsApp clients over API access, AI chatbot distribution April 07, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil’s competition authority demanded information from major users of Meta’s WhatsApp Business API as part of an ongoing administrative inquiry into the company’s practices. The probe focuses on whether chan... (more story)

Federal workers can log back in to Anthropic's Claude following US injunction April 06, 2026 | Mike Swift

US federal workers are being told they can log back into Anthropic's Claude for Government service in the wake of a ruling by a California federal judge who granted an injunction blocking the Defense Departmen... (more story)

Washington state rolls back sales tax carveouts for data centers April 06, 2026 | Amy Miller

Washington state is rolling back a sales tax carveout for replacing data center equipment after Governor Bob Ferguson signed SB 6231 into law last week. Washington is just one of several US states this year re... (more story)

Chinese actors' body pushes against unauthorized AI use of likeness, voice April 03, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s actors are pushing for tighter controls on unauthorized AI use of likeness and voice data, as an industry body warned on Thursday that such practices are infringing legal rights and urged platforms and... (more story)

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Unclear legal landscape for AI spawns licensing as US sees 100 copyright cases April 08, 2026 | Nick Robertson and Emma Whitford

A group of YouTube creators sued Apple, OpenAI and Amazon late last week, bringing the number of copyright lawsuits over artificial intelligence in the US to 100. With the central question of fair use for AI t... (more story)

Meta's chatbot pricing solution fails Brazil CADE's test April 02, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Meta’s attempt to square regulatory pressure by introducing fees for AI‑powered chatbots on WhatsApp may have looked like a pragmatic compromise. In Brazil, however, the strategy has run into firm resistance. ... (more story)

IAPP Global Summit puts focus on technology’s human cost April 02, 2026 | Madeline Hughes, Maria Dinzeo, Amy Miller and Emma Whitford

When privacy professionals descended on Washington, DC, this week, they knew they were walking into a conference focused equally on privacy and artificial intelligence. But they may not have anticipated a loom... (more story)

Canadian privacy commissioner eyes fines, consent changes in Facebook case April 01, 2026 | Mike Swift

Philippe Dufresne, who heads the Office of the Privacy Commission of Canada, sat down with MLex on the sidelines of an international privacy conference for an exclusive interview on his view of possible next s... (more story)

US FTC could be headed away from data-deletion remedies March 30, 2026 | Madeline Hughes and Emma Whitford

The deletion of data and algorithms as an US Federal Trade Commission remedy for unfair or deceptive data privacy practices could go by the wayside. These “are viewed as the more extreme measures,” US Federal ... (more story)

Agentic AI cyber attacks growing, along with regulatory risk March 30, 2026 | Amy Miller

Anthropic, Amazon and Meta Platforms have all learned the hard way that the cybersecurity risks posed by AI agents are no longer theoretical. Along with other companies, they've recently reported security brea... (more story)

Anthropic battle against Defense Department designation moves to DC Circuit March 30, 2026 | Mike Swift

Anthropic is pivoting its legal battle against the Trump Administration toward a federal appeals court in Washington DC. in the wake of a federal court case in which the judge used strikingly blunt language an... (more story)

Why UK lawmakers' push for social media under-16 ban may soon run out of steam March 27, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Major online platforms saw UK lawmakers leave a growing standoff over child safety unresolved as they began their Easter break. The House of Lords this week renewed a push for an under-16 ban on social media, ... (more story)