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OpenAI agrees to give Apple forensic access to employees' devices in trade secrets dispute October 15, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

OpenAI has agreed to give Apple forensic access to its employees' devices, emails and messages known to contain Apple's confidential information, avoiding a court order in a contentious trade secrets dispute i... (more story)

OpenAI sued by eight US states on claims ChatGPT 'coached' harmful acts October 15, 2026 | Mike Swift

OpenAI was sued by the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and West Virginia over consumer protection allegations that the maker of ChatGPT misrepresented the chatbot as a safe ... (more story)

US states say consumer protections must be part of any Character.AI sale October 14, 2026 | Emma Whitford

Any court-approved sale of Character Technologies' business or assets must include explicit “terms of protection” for children and other Character.AI users, a coalition of state attorneys general led by Colora... (more story)

Frontier AI needs 'cyberdefender' policing, Google DeepMind's Hassabis says October 14, 2026 | Masha Borak

The AI industry needs international standards and certification processes to assess frontier AI risks, Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis said. He called for secure testing environments and early access... (more story)

UK probe of X's Grok chatbot narrowed to focus on illegal content October 14, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo and Imogen Howse

A UK online safety probe into Elon Musk's X will now focus on illegal content after the platform made changes to how users can access pornography, regulator Ofcom said. The probe began in January after reports... (more story)

Ireland to establish AI labor forum with employers and unions October 14, 2026 | Masha Borak

Ireland is establishing a government forum with employers and trade unions to address AI’s impact on the labor market, Prime Minister Micheál Martin announced at the International AI Summit. Speaking at the ev... (more story)

UK AI laws and security institute powers remain undecided, govt official says October 14, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The prospect of dedicated AI regulation in the UK remains up in the air, as is the question of whether the country's AI Security Institute should be given statutory powers for safety testing, a government offi... (more story)

Meta faces Dutch summary proceedings over smart glasses’ privacy safeguards October 14, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Meta Platforms faces two separate sets of summary proceedings in the Netherlands after consumer and advocacy groups said it failed to address privacy concerns over its smart glasses. Dutch consumer group Consu... (more story)

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In new OpenAI, SpaceX suits, privacy emerges as growing US AI litigation risk October 14, 2026 | Mike Swift

Privacy litigation filed against the likes of OpenAI, SpaceXSI and Suno in US courts is accelerating, with new lawsuits testing whether traditional laws governing children's privacy, biometrics and wiretapping... (more story)

Trade secrets could constrain US legislative push to open data center deals October 14, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

A bipartisan US bill would curb data center developers’ use of nondisclosure agreements with public officials, leaving them more reliant on existing legal protections. The No Secrets for Data Centers Act follo... (more story)

UK debate on how to regulate AI has widened, but question of how much remains October 09, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

The UK’s AI regulation debate is broadening beyond calls for standalone legislation, with product liability reform, international principles and a privacy-focused statutory code offering ways to fill governanc... (more story)

AI standard setters say they're 'not late to the party’ in reining in risk October 09, 2026 | Masha Borak

Technical standards can help rein in AI risks, but the big developers are less involved than they should be, an ETSI official said — something that may need to change to help bring standard setters fully into ... (more story)

Austrian social media curbs test EU tolerance for patchwork of national laws October 08, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Social media and other online platforms will soon get an early indication of whether EU countries can continue to adopt a patchwork of differing age restrictions and child safety measures in advance of the EU-... (more story)

NYC mayor proposes private right of action for unfair business conduct October 07, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

New York City residents and organizations may soon have expanded authority to sue for unfair business practices — which has been particularly successful against tech companies this year — under a proposal spea... (more story)

US content makers poised to test startup’s fair use loss for generative AI October 07, 2026 | Emma Whitford

The first US appellate court to deem artificial intelligence training a copyright violation took pains to clarify that the legal research technology before it was “not a generative AI.” But creators and publis... (more story)

Japan's AI voice ruling puts recognition ahead of enforcement October 05, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

A recognizable voice can earn money for a stranger without the human behind it speaking a word. Japan’s latest AI ruling gives performers grounds to challenge that exploitation, but leaves the decisions that w... (more story)