Game makers look to face stricter in-game currency rules under EU consumer law
November 10, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Video game companies would likely have to show the real-money value of items bought with paid virtual currencies under the EU's forthcoming Digital Fairness Act, a leaked draft suggests, supporting a key demand from consum...(read more)
US states poised to rewrite rules for data-center development
November 10, 2026
| Amy Miller
Incoming Democratic governors are preparing to turn campaign promises to pause data centers into rules protecting utility customers, water supplies and local communities. Proposals in Texas, Georgia and other states could ...(read more)
Google faces new front in US child safety litigation over AI
November 07, 2026
| Amy Miller
Google is facing a new lawsuit that could expand child safety litigation and test whether tech companies can be held liable for embedding conversational AI into school-issued devices without warning parents of the risks. N...(read more)
Independent audits promise oversight, but not certainty about AI safety
November 07, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo, Amy Miller
California is building a framework for independent AI audits as lawmakers look for stronger oversight of frontier models, but researchers and evaluators say the science of testing those systems remains unsettled and can't ...(read more)
TikTok case signals EU challenge to social media’s engagement-driven systems
November 06, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
TikTok’s latest EU case on "rabbit holes" could have implications for other social media platforms using engagement-driven recommender systems. The European Commission’s preliminary findings — published on Friday — indicat...(read more)
Midterm blue wave poised to shift US tech regulation debate
November 04, 2026
| Emma Whitford, Amy Miller, Mike Swift and Madeline Hughes
Sweeping Democratic victories in Tuesday's US midterm elections may foreshadow a shift in Congress's debate over regulating AI and the technology industry more broadly, from if it should be done to how it should be done. B...(read more)
OpenAI facing first US age-code suit; case reflects 'drive' by young people
November 03, 2026
| Mike Swift
When eight states sued OpenAI recently over safety and privacy claims, Nebraska’s complaint stood out because it was the first time a state had attempted to enforce an Age-Appropriate Design Code — laws passed by a half-do...(read more)
xAI ruling deals blow to US efforts to block citizen enforcement of clean air law
November 02, 2026
| Amy Miller
The NAACP's lawsuit against xAI over alleged pollution from its data center power plant will go on after a Mississippi federal judge upheld citizen enforcement of the Clean Air Act, dealing a blow to the company’s argument...(read more)