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UK 'working with the community' on AI regulation, says govt official January 09, 2026 | Frank Hersey

The UK government is working with the community to develop approaches to regulating AI, and one bill is likely unsuitable, a government official said. The government has recently postponed its plans to consult... (more story)

Meta sticks with AI chatbot ban, with carveout for Italy January 09, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

Meta has told market participants it will continue allowing AI chatbots such as OpenAI, Poke.com and Luzia to interact with Italian phone numbers, while blocking the services outside Italy, MLex has learned.

UK govt presses Ofcom on X’s Grok; vows to criminalize intimate image abuse January 09, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK government has said it will criminalize the creation of intimate images without consent “in the coming weeks,” criticized X’s decision to restrict Grok’s image editing tools to paying users, and pressed... (more story)

UK can be best place to pilot contentious AI with regulatory help, says advisor January 09, 2026 | Frank Hersey

The UK can become the best place in the world for companies to develop and trial “contentious” AI capabilities via its regulatory landscape, said Matt Clifford, the architect of the UK AI Action Plan. 

Japan proposes looser data privacy law to support AI, puts class action on hold January 09, 2026 | Jeyup S Kwaak

Tokyo’s data privacy watchdog said Friday that it has finalized the triennial amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act, a landmark draft bill that will loosen several restrictions to allow artifici... (more story)

X limits Grok image editing, generation to paying users as global pressure mounts January 09, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

X has limited image generation and editing on its Grok AI chatbot to paying subscribers, according to posts from the tool’s official account on the platform, which means only users who provide full account and... (more story)

China highlights content moderation, AI misuse in new livestream e-commerce rules January 09, 2026 | MLex Staff

Chinese authorities will tighten content management on e-commerce platforms and regulate the use of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. following the rollout of new measures governing livest... (more story)

Industry standards critical to AI adoption, White House's Klein says January 08, 2026 | Xu Yuan

Industry standards and regulatory frameworks are of great importance to boost the adoption of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies in improving US competitiveness, a White House official said.

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Can X be captured by European online safety rules for intimate deepfake scandal? January 09, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Patricia Figueiredo

Elon Musk’s platform X has moved to restrict Grok's image generation and editing tools to paying users following weeks of regulatory and political backlash over the creation of intimate deepfakes. The change h... (more story)

Character AI, Google avoid risks by settling US case over chatbot safety January 09, 2026 | Amy Miller

Character.AI and Google chose a different path than social media companies when facing a wave of lawsuits alleging their chatbots contribute to suicides and mental health issues for children and teenagers — th... (more story)

ECJ’s Szpunar on EU law’s AI challenge and ‘banalizing’ fundamental rights January 08, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

The boom in AI and the platform economy is posing challenges to Europe’s legal order and will raise questions over the approach to copyright, contracts and transparency, according to Maciej Szpunar, one of the... (more story)

AI companies face trans-Atlantic regulatory ‘sandwich’ January 08, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi and Amy Miller

The European Union and several US states, most notably California, have passed laws regulating AI technologies, creating a complex international landscape for global AI companies to navigate. California’s legi... (more story)

Japan doubles down on high-risk AI infrastructure bets amid long odds January 08, 2026 | Jeyup S Kwaak

The US and China may be enjoying an early lead in artificial intelligence, but Tokyo’s recently approved draft budget for the 2026 fiscal year shows Japan continues to dream of a future where it plays a major ... (more story)

US Senator Blackburn's AI proposal tees up 2026 federal policy debates January 07, 2026 | Emma Whitford and Nick Robertson

A sweeping US federal legislative proposal from Tennessee Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn to regulate artificial intelligence is the opening salvo in what could be a year of substantive debate on Capitol H... (more story)

China's data policy pulled between security, growth and public backlash January 07, 2026 | MLex Staff

Companies operating in China face diverging pressures in 2026 as data privacy and cybersecurity policy pull in several directions at once. Public unease over data misuse, rising geopolitical friction with the ... (more story)

New state AI laws take effect in US as pushback from tech industry begins January 06, 2026 | Amy Miller

Artificial intelligence companies face growing compliance costs and litigation risk as a wide range of new state laws take effect this year across the US, and a major player is already pushing back in court. N... (more story)