UN dialogue puts child safety at center of AI debate
September 22, 2026
| Masha Borak
Leaders from EU, France, Spain, Kenya and Australia convened at a UN dialogue to urge governments to move faster on AI child safety, citing the delayed response to social-media harms. The discussion came as th... (more story)
US FTC can police AI companies via existing consumer protection laws, chair says
September 22, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
Artificial intelligence tools are consumer products, and the Federal Trade Commission is going to play an important role in making sure AI companies adhere to US consumer protection laws without the need for p... (more story)
US rejects any 'globalist' effort to control AI, Trump tells UN
September 22, 2026
| Emma Whitford
The US “totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme” to control artificial intelligence, President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly, striking a different tone than Assembly... (more story)
Brazil's Lula calls for Big Tech regulation, criticizes trade tariffs at UN
September 22, 2026
| Henrique Santiago
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday criticized the concentration of technology in the hands of a few players. Speaking at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, he also t... (more story)
Lawmakers press EU executive to revive AI liability rules
September 22, 2026
| Matthew Newman
EU lawmakers have asked the European Commission to propose an AI Liability Act to address harm caused during the development and testing of AI systems. In a letter to the EU executive, four EU lawmakers said t... (more story)
Role of AI in UK's cybersecurity to come under review, telecom watchdog says
September 22, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
The role of AI in cybersecurity across UK critical communications networks and services is to be examined by regulator Ofcom in closed discussions with industry and technical experts over coming months. The co... (more story)
AI companions set for deeper scrutiny under EU's AI Act, official says
September 22, 2026
| Matthew Newman
The European Commission’s AI Office is analyzing whether there are any signs that AI companions allow illegal child sexual-abuse material or non-intentional intimate images, a commission official has said. Und... (more story)
Egos not antitrust are AI hurdle for humanity, former EU commissioners say
September 22, 2026
| Lewis Crofts
The EU's antitrust rules won't stop big AI companies collaborating to pause work and avoid the risk to humanity of their most advanced models, but the egos of the chief executives involved might, former EU com... (more story)