India's top court proposes AI guardrails to keep humans in charge of justice
June 05, 2026
| Freny Patel
India's top court has proposed regulating the use of artificial intelligence in courts and prohibit AI from determining judicial outcomes. The Supreme Court of India's draft "Regulations for Use of Artificial ... (more story)
Calif. city votes to permanently ban data centers
June 05, 2026
| Amy Miller
Monterey Park, California, is poised to became the first town to approve a permanent ban on power-hungry data centers through a voter-approved ballot measure, and it likely won't be the last. Many US cities an... (more story)
Connecticut bans retailers from using personal data to set prices
June 05, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
Connecticut became the latest US state to restrict the use of personal data in setting consumer prices after its governor signed HB 5563 on Thursday, barring retailers and third-party delivery services from us... (more story)
US House framework would preempt state AI development laws for three years
June 04, 2026
| Emma Whitford
US states would be preempted from regulating the development of artificial intelligence models for three years under a new proposal from California Representative Jay Obernolte, a Republican, and Massachusetts... (more story)
Cyber risks sharpen as open-source AI closes gap with frontier models, UK AISI says
June 04, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
Open-source AI models could soon gain cyber capabilities similar to Anthropic’s Mythos and OpenAI’s GPT 5.5 Cyber, potentially complicating efforts by regulators and companies to respond to AI-powered cyber th... (more story)
UK lawmaker’s suit against xAI over Grok deepfakes ‘absolutely right,’ Starmer says
June 04, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
xAI’s Grok chatbot faces fresh pressure in the UK after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Thursday he supports a lawsuit over deepfake nudes generated using the tool. Labour lawmaker Jess Asato, who filed a Hig... (more story)
AI assistants face EU review for possible ‘gatekeeper’ designation
June 04, 2026
| Lewis Crofts
Large tech companies are providing EU enforcers with details on how many people use their AI assistants in a move that could lead to tighter regulation under digital gatekeeper rules, MLex has learned. Assista... (more story)
China distinguishes legitimate discounting from 'malicious' low-price conduct
June 04, 2026
| MLex Staff
China's campaign against destructive business rivalry is not aimed at low prices themselves, but at “low-quality, low-price” competition. That view was set out in a commentary that appeared in a publication li... (more story)