Trump AI plan will leave limited room for state regulation, US Sen. Blackburn says
June 17, 2026
| Mike Swift
The specifics of a “Trump America AI Act” could emerge as soon as next week, and would allow for states to continue to regulate artificial intelligence in many areas, US Senator Marsha Blackburn said Wednesday... (more story)
ETSI chief eyes larger AI role as EU grapples with standards gap
June 17, 2026
| Inbar Preiss and Matthew Newman
Europe’s AI rules will only succeed if they're translated into practical standards that companies can use to build and test products, according to Jan Ellsberger, who heads a major European standards body. Whi... (more story)
Former Google engineer's economic espionage conviction debated again by US judge
June 17, 2026
| Amy Miller
A federal judge in San Francisco continued to debate whether to throw out the economic espionage conviction of a former Google engineer convicted earlier this year of stealing advanced artificial intelligence ... (more story)
Calif. child-safety bills advance as lawmakers target platform, chatbot design
June 16, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
A trio of children’s online safety bills is moving forward in California following a hearing in the state Senate, where lawmakers signaled strong support for measures they believe will hold online platforms an... (more story)
Meta’s chatbot revenue in Brazil tops CADE fine in WhatsApp API dispute
June 16, 2026
| Maria Júlia Baumert
Meta may be generating enough revenue from chatbot pricing on WhatsApp in Brazil to offset potential fines imposed by the country’s competition authority, according to a report by the country’s competition aut... (more story)
EU governments remain divided over plans to simplify digital rules
June 16, 2026
| Matthew Newman and Julia Tar
EU member states remain divided over plans to simplify the bloc's digital rules after all-day talks on Monday, with several countries saying the latest draft of the proposals doesn't go far enough in reducing ... (more story)
Workday argues Calif. law can't regulate AI hiring tools nationwide
June 16, 2026
| Amy Miller
Workday pushed back on a US judge's tentative ruling that a California employment and housing discrimination law governs use of the company's artificial intelligence-powered human resource tools across the US.... (more story)
OpenAI beats xAI trade secret suit as US judge calls amending claims 'futile'
June 15, 2026
| Mike Swift
A federal judge in San Francisco dismissed without leave to amend xAI’s trade-secret misappropriation suit against OpenAI. US District Judge Rita Lin dismissed xAI's trade secret claims against OpenAI for a se... (more story)