Maryland law spotlights momentum — and limits — of US state surveillance pricing bans
April 29, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
Maryland has become the first state to restrict “surveillance pricing,” as lawmakers across the US seek to curb the use of personal data to tailor prices, though advocates warn many proposals include loopholes... (more story)
Diverging US Senate bills show bipartisan momentum to rein in chatbots
April 28, 2026
| Emma Whitford
US senators are pitching diverging approaches to chatbot regulation this week, with one bill that combines parental controls with app design standards and another that would bar youth from the platforms altoge... (more story)
UK privacy watchdog faces questions over late disclosure of chief stepping away
April 27, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
The UK's chief privacy regulator said on Saturday that he was stepping back amid an HR investigation, but it emerged almost immediately that John Edwards actually stepped back two months ago. Legal experts say... (more story)
Musk, OpenAI go to trial Monday in US battle over unconventional AI creation story
April 24, 2026
| Mike Swift and Amy Miller
Tech companies frequently face legal trouble for alleged violations of antitrust or privacy laws, but rarely has a tech giant faced allegations that it breached its charitable trust to nonprofit donors. As a h... (more story)
US push to create AI, tech supply chains faces big hurdles
April 24, 2026
| Bradley Dress
The Trump administration is pushing forward with a major new initiative to create an alternative system for emerging technologies and an export program for artificial intelligence materials, but both efforts w... (more story)
Protectionists, China hawks urge firmer hand on US chip export controls
April 23, 2026
| Zack Budryk
The US government’s approach to export controls on AI chips has drawn bipartisan concern from China hawks and protectionists, who argue it is insufficient to address Chinese diversion of such technology.
Japan's draft AI code pits transparency demands against innovation concerns
April 23, 2026
| Toko Sekiguchi
Japan’s draft code on generative AI transparency and intellectual property has exposed a clear divide between rights holders seeking enforceable safeguards and AI developers warning of impractical disclosure o... (more story)
Criminal probe of OpenAI ramps up pressure on chatbot developers in US
April 21, 2026
| Emma Whitford
An initial review of an accused school shooter’s conversations with ChatGPT has provided Florida with the basis to launch a criminal investigation into OpenAI and its chatbot — uncharted legal territory that r... (more story)