US House committee unanimously advances bill to shield consumers from AI energy costs
July 21, 2026
| Emma Whitford
The US House Committee on Energy and Commerce voted 52-0 Tuesday morning to advance legislation aimed at shielding consumers from data center-induced energy bill hikes, though several Democrats said Congress m... (more story)
UK's AI strategy gains prominence with minister now at center of government
July 21, 2026
| Imogen Howse and Patricia Figueiredo
AI policy has been moved closer to the center of the UK government in a ministerial reshuffle confirmed on Tuesday, with Kanishka Narayan retained as minister for AI. But his role will now sit within both the ... (more story)
Singapore pushes PETs for trusted ASEAN data sharing
July 21, 2026
| James Konstantin Galvez
Singapore is seeking to position privacy-enhancing technologies, or PETs, as an important tool for trusted cross-border data sharing across ASEAN as AI drives demand for secure access to sensitive data. The In... (more story)
China broadens child online safety campaign beyond content
July 21, 2026
| MLex Staff
China's cyberspace regulator has launched a four-month nationwide campaign to strengthen online protections for minors, broadening oversight from policing harmful content to governing the technological infrast... (more story)
Anthropic's $1.5 billion US copyright settlement wins final approval
July 20, 2026
| Amy Miller
Anthropic’s $1.5 billion class action settlement with book authors whose works were downloaded from “shadow” libraries to train its chatbot Claude was granted final approval Monday after US Judge Araceli Martí... (more story)
US AI standards director Chris Fall departs after brief tenure
July 20, 2026
| Emma Whitford
The Center for AI Standards and Innovation, a non-regulatory artificial intelligence-focused team within the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is seeking a new leader following the departure of b... (more story)
AI labels won’t decide copyright protection or infringement, EU says
July 20, 2026
| Inbar Preiss
EU guidance says AI labels will not determine whether content is protected by copyright or infringes creators’ rights. It gives creative works flexibility over deepfake disclosures while requiring providers to... (more story)
Singapore flags privacy questions over growing use of AI wearables, biometrics
July 20, 2026
| James Konstantin Galvez
Singapore's personal-data protection regulator says the growing use of AI-powered wearables and biometric technologies is raising new privacy and governance questions as such devices become more widely used by... (more story)