Seeking to boost AI data centers, NTIA preparing report on regulatory obstacles
June 18, 2026
| Mike Swift
The construction of data centers that will power US leadership in artificial intelligence is turning out to be the key infrastructure bottleneck, the chief of the National Telecommunications and Information Ad... (more story)
Nvidia defeat would be 'huge headache' for merger call-ins, Irish official says
June 18, 2026
| Andrew Boyce
A court defeat for EU regulators over their scrutiny of Nvidia’s takeover of Run:ai would create a “huge headache” for reviews of deals that fall below notification thresholds, according to a senior Irish offi... (more story)
Google, Apple need to preserve AI assistant choice, senior EU official says
June 18, 2026
| Lewis Crofts
Google and Apple's claims that the European Commission is overreaching when intervening in the market for AI assistants have been met with opposition from a senior EU official, who has said consumer choice nee... (more story)
Legal risks in AI training data drove LG to build data-governance system for Exaone
June 18, 2026
| Wooyoung Lee
Many open-source datasets used to train artificial intelligence foundation models may contain licensing inconsistencies, histories of data infringement and regulatory scrutiny that could expose developers to l... (more story)
Anthropic India fights impleadment in Anthropic PBC trademark dispute
June 18, 2026
| Freny Patel
Anthropic India, the domestic subsidiary of the US-headquartered artificial intelligence giant, has argued that it is a separate legal entity and should not be included in a trademark lawsuit between Anthropic... (more story)
China white paper stresses AI cooperation, trade in global governance
June 18, 2026
| MLex Staff
China has released a global-governance white paper emphasizing artificial intelligence cooperation and a more multilateral rule-making system, as Beijing steps up preparations for a World Artificial Intelligen... (more story)
Trump AI plan will leave limited room for state regulation, US Sen. Blackburn says
June 17, 2026
| Mike Swift
The specifics of a “Trump America AI Act” could emerge as soon as next week, and would allow for states to continue to regulate artificial intelligence in many areas, US Senator Marsha Blackburn said Wednesday... (more story)
ETSI chief eyes larger AI role as EU grapples with standards gap
June 17, 2026
| Inbar Preiss and Matthew Newman
Europe’s AI rules will only succeed if they're translated into practical standards that companies can use to build and test products, according to Jan Ellsberger, who heads a major European standards body. Whi... (more story)