Australian energy ministers mull national data-center rules
May 11, 2026
| Sean Maguire
Australian energy ministers are set to consider changes to national energy policy in response to a rapid growth of data centers. The Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council met Friday and planned to disc... (more story)
Amazon's battle to block Perplexity AI testing reach of computer-access laws
May 08, 2026
| Amy Miller
Amazon’s lawsuit seeking to keep Perplexity AI’s artificial intelligence-powered shopping tool from purchasing items on its store is testing the reach of longstanding computer-access laws when “agents” act on ... (more story)
Connecticut's goal of setting national AI policy faces challenges
May 07, 2026
| Amy Miller
Connecticut is bucking a trend among US states this year by sending a sprawling artificial intelligence safety bill to the governor’s desk for approval, hoping to become a model for other state legislatures. B... (more story)
Deal over EU's AI omnibus package represents political victory for business
May 07, 2026
| Matthew Newman
The EU’s flagship AI Act was meant to be an example of the "Brussels effect," pioneering law that would inspire the word, but it ended up a target of the bloc’s simplification agenda to realize the goal of gre... (more story)
US relationship with frontier AI developers takes the spotlight
May 06, 2026
| Emma Whitford
As artificial intelligence models become more capable, the question of how President Donald Trump might exert pressure on frontier developers is front and center. For now, his administration is using federal c... (more story)
Chegg, Penske lean on Yelp case in bid to keep Google antitrust lawsuits alive
May 04, 2026
| Alex Wilts
Online learning company Chegg and news publisher Penske Media are seeking to ensure their antitrust lawsuits don’t suffer the same fate as other publishers’ claims against Google, pointing to Yelp’s case in Ca... (more story)
As CISA cuts loom, companies need to step up cyber defenses
May 01, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
Companies need to step up as the federal cybersecurity infrastructure in the US faces budget cuts, just as artificial intelligence-fueled attacks are on the rise.
South Korea tests 'sovereign AI' as domestic NPUs enter real-world deployment
April 30, 2026
| Wooyoung Lee
As South Korea doubles down on its sovereign AI ambitions, it has begun testing whether its long-running push for domestic AI semiconductors can translate into real-world deployment. The Ministry of Science an... (more story)