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Google CEO says company's agentic AI safety will be 'huge differentiator'

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei

Anthropic securities filing warns safety advocacy comes with risk exposure

SpaceX's xAI may face Virginia action over Grok creation of sexualized images

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Social media ban in Austria faces EU commission objections pending Kids Act (update*) October 29, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Austria’s proposed social media restrictions for under-14s face European Commission objections while the EU negotiates its Kids Act, the commission said on Thursday. The response signals how the EU executive c... (more story)

Vietnam's AI healthcare market offers opportunities for foreign investors, expert says October 29, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Vietnam’s AI-powered healthcare market is becoming a promising destination for foreign investment as rising incomes, expanding electronic medical records and legislative support accelerate its digital transfor... (more story)

Beijing court rules insurer's dismissal of worker over AI use unlawful October 29, 2026 | MLex Staff

A Beijing court ruled that an insurer unlawfully dismissed an employee for uploading work materials to an artificial intelligence platform, clarifying the boundary between permissible AI use and breaches of wo... (more story)

South Korean trade group seeks 19 amendments to AI Basic Act October 29, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

South Korea’s AI Basic Act should be amended to clarify which companies and activities are regulated and distinguish the obligations of artificial-intelligence developers from those of service providers, the F... (more story)

Google CEO says company's agentic AI safety will be 'huge differentiator' October 29, 2026 | Mike Swift

As tech leaders double down on safety around AI agents in the face of regulatory risk and consumer worries, Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai told Wall Street analysts Wednesday that the company's history o... (more story)

OpenAI triggers revelation of British Columbia privacy probe as it aims to block it October 28, 2026 | Mike Swift

OpenAI is asking British Columbia’s Supreme Court to quash a privacy investigation by the Canadian province's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner into ChatGPT’s interactions with a teen involved... (more story)

US FTC targets airlines, retailers, gig platforms in personalized pricing inquiry October 28, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Nine companies spanning the airline, retail, ride-sharing and food-delivery industries were hit with demands from the US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to explain how they use personal data to set indiv... (more story)

Anthropic risks warrant greater scrutiny’ before IPO, US Sen. Warren says October 28, 2026 | Neil Roland

US Senator Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, wrote to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to sound alarms about the artificial intelligence giant’s pre-IPO disclosures this week and to... (more story)

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NAACP-xAI clash tests government power to block citizens' air pollution suits October 28, 2026 | Amy Miller

The Trump administration is mounting a series of legal maneuvers to shut down the NAACP’s lawsuit accusing Elon Musk’s xAI of illegally operating gas-fired turbines at its Mississippi data center. The Departme... (more story)

Anthropic IPO reveals IP pressures on AI model development and deployment October 28, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A Monday S-1 by Anthropic acknowledges intellectual property unknowns that go well beyond potential copyright damage awards, including the continued use of revenue-producing models and even its ability to fund... (more story)

US criticism of India's IP regime faces policy-choice test October 28, 2026 | Freny Patel

US criticism of India’s intellectual-property regime raises questions over whether legitimate concerns about enforcement and investment uncertainty justify demands for stronger patent and copyright protections... (more story)

Anthropic securities filing warns safety advocacy comes with risk exposure October 26, 2026 | Emma Whitford and Chris May

Anthropic's newly released S-1 securities filing details a wide range of regulatory and litigation risks, and lays out what the company sees as its unique exposure to government scrutiny and public backlash as... (more story)

EU's sovereign cloud and AI law could be simplified, lead lawmaker Solier says October 26, 2026 | Masha Borak

The EU’s proposed Cloud and AI Development Act could have its tech sovereignty requirements eased during legislative scrutiny, a lead EU lawmaker on the file, Diego Solier, told MLex in an interview. Lawmakers... (more story)

AI ‘vibe-coding’ exposes limits of software IP protection October 26, 2026 | Nick Robertson

AI tools are making it easier to recreate established software products, raising questions about how developers can protect their competitive advantage. Practitioners say patents and contractual restrictions c... (more story)

China's proposed export curbs balance AI edge with global reach October 22, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s proposed technology-export restrictions expose a tension in the country's ambitions as a technology power: Beijing wants to retain control over innovations underpinning its industrial strength while pr... (more story)

South Korea's state-led AI push faces reckoning over strategy, motives October 22, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

South Korea’s ambition to become a leading artificial intelligence power faces growing scrutiny as critics question how the government selects projects, allocates funding and measures success, with plans for a... (more story)

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Indonesia seeks US AI investment, industry input on digital rules October 29, 2026
Thailand proposes tiered oversight framework for data centers October 29, 2026
China pledges support for foreign companies, urges more US investment October 29, 2026
Trade group for top South Korean firms calls for amendments to AI Basic Act October 29, 2026
New York bars chatbots from playing friend or romantic partner to kids October 28, 2026
OpenAI faces British Columbia privacy probe over Tumbler Ridge shooting October 28, 2026
Major AI companies questioned about incidents by US House Democrats October 28, 2026
UK consults on planning criteria for nationally significant data centers October 28, 2026
Google shouldn't be allowed to pay for default placement, OpenAI tells US court October 28, 2026
We'll cut UK business regulation and innovation barriers, finance minister says October 28, 2026
Use privacy controls to delete data when using AI agents, Spanish watchdog says October 28, 2026
Meta sued by Norwegian media publishers over AI scraping October 28, 2026
Plaintiffs say SpaceXAI must face US antitrust claims in court October 28, 2026