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US judge takes up Anthropic's fair use defense in music copyright dispute October 22, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

Whether Anthropic's Claude spits out song lyrics verbatim, creates derivative works or generates new songs, Anthropic’s use of those lyrics isn't transformative, lawyers for music publishers argued Wednesday a... (more story)

Meta says youth-related legal costs drove 68% expense growth; more trials loom October 22, 2026 | Mike Swift

Legal costs were again a key element of the 68 percent jump in expenses Meta Platforms recorded in the third quarter of 2026, it said Wednesday. The social media giant recorded a $9.9 billion expense as part o... (more story)

UK AI regulation mustn't risk access to models or clog cyber bill, ministers say October 21, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Broader AI regulation must preserve the UK's access to frontier models needed for security testing and should not be added to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, ministers told lawmakers this week. Cyber m... (more story)

Google never harmed competitive process in US DOJ search case, court told October 20, 2026 | Chris May

Google prevailed in markets for search and search advertising “fair and square,” the company said while asking a US appeals court to overturn the landmark antitrust victory achieved by a US Department of Justi... (more story)

OpenAI seeks to transfer negligence suit to Canada; US judge urges talks October 20, 2026 | Mike Swift

A US judge in San Francisco urged settlement talks in British Columbia's highly unusual lawsuit accusing OpenAI of negligence in failing to alert Canadian police to the Tumbler Ridge shooter's alarming ChatGPT... (more story)

NYC rule would provide ‘easy off-ramp’ to consumers talking to automated systems October 20, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Businesses in New York City would have to disclose when consumers are talking to automated systems, including AI chatbots, and give residents the option to talk to a human customer service agent instead of bei... (more story)

UK regulator weighed urgent court action over Grok deepfakes; bar was too high October 20, 2026 | Imogen Howse

The UK online regulator considered seeking an urgent court order over sexualized AI deepfakes generated using X's chatbot Grok, but the legal threshold prevented immediate intervention, the CEO of Ofcom told l... (more story)

UK online safety regulator says lawsuits won’t curb enforcement; weighs legal risks October 20, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Legal challenges from Meta Platforms, X and TikTok aren’t weakening the UK online safety regulator’s appetite for enforcement, its chief executive told lawmakers on Tuesday. Melanie Dawes said Ofcom would robu... (more story)

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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)

Character.AI bankruptcy showcases high stakes of competition in AI markets October 21, 2026 | Alex Wilts, Chris May and Emma Whitford

Character.AI’s recent bankruptcy filing illustrates how compute costs, competition for talent, regulatory scrutiny and funding needs can challenge smaller artificial intelligence companies’ ability to compete ... (more story)

PHP incident shows AI exposing longstanding cyber vulnerabilities October 21, 2026 | Emma Whitford

The revelation Wednesday that two major security vulnerabilities exist in programming language PHP highlights a significant challenge of the artificial intelligence age: AI can help hackers quickly find and ex... (more story)

Meta’s EU fight over AI access spotlights new case law on platform pricing October 21, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Meta Platforms’ tussle with EU enforcers over rival AI assistants' access to WhatsApp is testing the pricing implications of a 2025 EU court judgment that curtails tech platforms’ ability to refuse access to o... (more story)

Getty’s financial turmoil highlights fight to preserve copyright value October 16, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Getty Images’ financial distress highlights how AI-generated alternatives could squeeze licensing income and creators’ negotiating leverage, experts say. As judges weigh whether the use of copyrighted content ... (more story)

US FTC subpoenas show White House’s regulatory response to AI risks October 15, 2026 | Emma Whitford

The US Federal Trade Commission’s issuance of civil subpoenas to OpenAI and Anthropic this week is the latest indicator of a solidifying White House response to the risks posed by advanced artificial intellige... (more story)

‘Super intelligence’ rebrand could create trademark filing rush October 15, 2026 | Nick Robertson

The shift from “artificial intelligence” to “super intelligence” could trigger a wave of trademark applications as companies adopt the government’s preferred terminology, practitioners tell MLex. Rebranding co... (more story)

In new OpenAI, SpaceX suits, privacy emerges as growing US AI litigation risk October 14, 2026 | Mike Swift

Privacy litigation filed against the likes of OpenAI, SpaceXSI and Suno in US courts is accelerating, with new lawsuits testing whether traditional laws governing children's privacy, biometrics and wiretapping... (more story)