Hong Kong lawmakers push AI strategy to boost economy, address workforce concerns
May 07, 2026
| Yonnex Li
Hong Kong lawmakers have passed a non-binding motion urging the government to accelerate AI adoption across all industries to align with China's national strategy. Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Indu... (more story)
China court orders halt to AI agent in landmark unfair competition case
May 07, 2026
| MLex Staff
A Chinese court has ordered a developer to stop the operations of an artificial intelligence agent in a closely watched unfair competition dispute that could shape how Chinese law governs autonomous AI softwar... (more story)
AI developers, users see EU agreement on AI Act changes
May 07, 2026
| Matthew Newman
EU lawmakers agreed on amendments to the bloc’s flagship AI law, including a new ban on AI-generated intimate content, a delay in applying rules to AI systems with high-risk use cases, and changes to how the r... (more story)
Mother of Musk’s children testifies about OpenAI origins at US trial
May 07, 2026
| Amy Miller
Shivon Zilis, a Neuralink executive and mother to four of Elon Musk’s children, testified in his blockbuster trial against OpenAI, giving a behind-the-scenes account of the artificial intelligence company’s ea... (more story)
OpenAI violated Canada privacy laws in ChatGPT initial training, regulators say
May 06, 2026
| Mike Swift
As OpenAI rushed to get ChatGPT to market in late 2022, the company violated Canada's federal and provincial privacy laws, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and provincial privacy regulators fro... (more story)
China broadens AI cleanup campaign to target new security risks
May 06, 2026
| MLex Staff
China’s top internet regulator has renewed its crackdown on what it called “chaos” in artificial intelligence applications, expanding scrutiny of the fast-growing sector to include emerging risks such as AI da... (more story)
India's watchdog to hold boards responsible for algorithmic collusion powered by AI
May 06, 2026
| Freny Patel
Businesses will be held responsible for the artificial intelligence tools they use, the head of India's antitrust watchdog said on Wednesday. Competition Commission of India chair Ravneet Kaur said companies c... (more story)
Singapore regulator says companies liable for AI antitrust harms
May 06, 2026
| James Konstantin Galvez
The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore said companies should remain responsible for foreseeable antitrust harms caused by artificial intelligence algorithms, regardless of whether they develop th... (more story)