Connecticut moving to forefront of US privacy, AI regulation
September 23, 2026
| Mike Swift
The relatively small State of Connecticut will build on its history of leadership in US data protection regulation when a new AI law that will initially regulate chatbots' interaction with children and how emp... (more story)
OpenAI's bid to end Musk's Texas antitrust case tests Apple chatbot deal
September 23, 2026
| Alex Wilts and Mike Swift
OpenAI’s attempts to fend off legal attacks by Elon Musk entered a new chapter in a Texas federal court late Tuesday as the company moved for summary judgment, arguing that no reasonable jury could find that i... (more story)
States are calling on US to regulate AI. But they won't wait around.
September 22, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
As federal AI legislation makes only limited progress, state governors are increasingly moving on their own while continuing to push Congress for a national framework.
EU’s Ribera escalates war of words with US FTC over Big Tech rules
September 22, 2026
| Nicholas Hirst and Khushita Vasant
The EU’s competition boss Teresa Ribera went to the US with a message of cooperation. But in an interview with MLex she voiced her frustration at having to explain the Digital Markets Act “once and again” to U... (more story)
Frontier AI capabilities for US, China loom over Trump-Xi Washington summit
September 21, 2026
| Emma Whitford
Artificial intelligence is expected to be a major talking point at a summit in Washington this week between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, as Americans’ anxieties about frontier AI... (more story)
Meta bets on personal AI, with privacy baggage in tow
September 18, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
Meta Platforms is placing a major bet on its foray into personal AI agents, hoping people will trust Muse to autonomously manage the most intimate details of their personal lives. No company may be better posi... (more story)
OpenAI’s failed UK trademark challenge deepens doubts over ‘GPT’ protectability
September 18, 2026
| Melissa Ritti
The UK Intellectual Property Office recently invalidated UK trademark rights in “GPT” and “ChatGPT” while rejecting OpenAI’s bid to block ChainGPT LLC from registering its name there. The decision gives UK app... (more story)
New Microsoft, OpenAI docs show knowledge of AI copying costs to US news firms
September 18, 2026
| Emma Whitford and Mike Swift
Newly unsealed filings quote OpenAI and Microsoft employees and executives acknowledging that the unlicensed use of millions of news articles published by the New York Times and other news organizations to tra... (more story)