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)
OpenAI, Microsoft amici clash over creativity, competition in US copyright fight
November 02, 2026
| Emma Whitford, Melissa Ritti and Chris May
Double-digit amicus briefs filed in coordinated lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft in New York federal court show two camps championing human creativity — each accusing the other of undermining the statutory purpose of ...(read more)
Anthropic says privacy concerns a pervasive regulator risk as IPO looms
October 31, 2026
| Mike Swift
Anthropic called out a plethora of privacy risks in this week's S-1 filing ahead of its initial public stock offering, including the admission that two of the biggest concerns about frontier AI — privacy and safety — may o...(read more)
Data center backlash gives Democrats new weapon in US midterm battles
October 30, 2026
| Amy Miller
Data centers have become an unexpected political flashpoint ahead of the US midterm elections, with Democrats spending millions of dollars attacking Republicans over rising electricity bills, corporate tax breaks and the e...(read more)
OpenAI bugging a physical security ‘wakeup call’ for trade secret owners
October 30, 2026
| Melissa Ritti
The alleged bugging of an OpenAI executive conference room underscores why companies protecting trade secrets need safeguards beyond cybersecurity, experts told MLex.
WIPO focuses AI, patent debate on proof, prior art and obviousness
October 30, 2026
| Melissa Ritti
A recent report by the World Intellectual Property Organization Secretariat laid out options for documenting artificial intelligence use in the inventive process, assessing AI-generated material as prior art and how AI too...(read more)