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US judge allows Minnesota nude deepfake ban to take effect, delaying xAI challenge July 31, 2026 | Mike Swift

Minnesota’s ban on nonconsensual AI-generated nude deepfakes will take effect Saturday, after a federal judge rejected xAI’s last-minute request to block it, finding no immediate harm from the ban going into f... (more story)

UK data-law exemptions for AI could bring significant benefits, regulator says July 31, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

A proposed UK regulatory sandbox allowing companies to test AI uses with time-limited exemptions from selected data protection rules could bring significant benefits despite limited demand, the Information Com... (more story)

Luxembourg privacy watchdog sees delay in AI enforcement powers July 31, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Luxembourg's privacy watchdog may be unable to fully carry out its new AI Act powers when new obligations take effect on Aug. 2 because lawmakers have yet to pass a national AI law. Luxembourg's legislative de... (more story)

AI giants get compliance warning as key EU AI Act enforcement starts on Aug. 2 July 31, 2026 | Masha Borak

AI providers including OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are gearing up for a step change in EU enforcement. From Aug. 2, the EU AI Office will be able to undertake a number of investigative steps, including access... (more story)

China targets AI infrastructure bottlenecks, pushes AI law under new 5-year plan July 31, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s top economic planner pledged to reduce resource waste and improve efficiency in the buildout of computing infrastructure while advancing artificial intelligence legislation and other initiatives to pro... (more story)

Delhi High Court to test India's approach to AI-assisted patents July 31, 2026 | Freny Patel

The Delhi High Court is set to consider whether India's patent regime should recognize inventions involving artificial intelligence, in a case that could test whether the country adopts a more flexible approac... (more story)

Trump administration hasn't justified blacklisting Anthropic, US judge says July 30, 2026 | Amy Miller

The Trump administration has not presented enough evidence to justify designating Anthropic a supply chain risk and banning federal agencies from using the company's technology, a federal judge in San Francisc... (more story)

US AI bill on horizon with Senate leader as cosponsor, Senator Klobuchar says July 30, 2026 | Emma Whitford

US Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota said she and Senate Majority Leader John Thune will advance a bill to address AI risks "immediately" after Congress' August recess. She spoke at a hearing about... (more story)

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Reddit’s US claims against Perplexity AI, scraper survive under DMCA reading July 31, 2026 | Emma Whitford

Reddit can pursue US Digital Millennium Copyright Act claims against answer engine Perplexity AI and web scraper SerpApi, as it continues to fight a data scraping practice useful in artificial intelligence mod... (more story)

US Third Circuit charts antitrust path for AI pricing algorithms July 31, 2026 | Alex Wilts and Clayton Vickers

A US appellate court’s revival of an algorithmic price-fixing lawsuit against Atlantic City casino-hotels and Cendyn Group offers one of the most detailed judicial discussions yet of how existing federal antit... (more story)

Australia's data-center ambitions collide with clean-energy constraints July 31, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Australia’s data-center boom is outpacing the country’s ability to build the renewable generation, storage and transmission needed to support it, according to energy experts. Proposed national standards would ... (more story)

Why South Korea's AI ambitions should extend beyond dominating chips July 31, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

South Korea’s dominance in high-bandwidth memory chips has strengthened its position in the global artificial intelligence supply chain, but industry experts warn that hardware leadership alone may prove unsus... (more story)

AI fuels demand for trade secret insurance as legal risks grow July 30, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Trade secret disputes are emerging as a key growth area for the intellectual property insurance market as companies expand their use of artificial intelligence, insurers told MLex.

US Senate, House take different paths for social media as clock runs down July 30, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

The possible inclusion of a duty-of-care for social media companies will likely prevent US congressional action to craft new regulations this year governing social media, as the Senate and House are working on... (more story)

As EU's AI content labeling regime kicks in, its aim for clarity remains divisive July 30, 2026 | Masha Borak and Inbar Preiss

On Sunday, new EU requirements kick in under the AI Act for clear labeling of AI-generated or manipulated content. Reaction is divided: Companies say the rules risk sweeping routine AI material into the same l... (more story)

Amid US community pushback on data centers, developers fight back in court July 29, 2026 | Amy Miller

As communities across the country move to slow the rapid expansion of data centers, developers are increasingly fighting back in court. A growing wave of lawsuits argues that local governments can't reverse co... (more story)