Singapore weighs stronger AI safeguards as government runs agentic trials
October 08, 2026
| James Konstantin Galvez
Singapore is running trials of AI agents and studying stronger safeguards for higher-risk uses as the systems become more autonomous. Senior Minister of State Tan Kiat How said existing risk-management and inc... (more story)
TP-Link hit with US state lawsuits, FCC letter over security, China concerns
October 08, 2026
| Xu Yuan and Mike Swift
TP-Link Systems, a router manufacturer with Chinese origins, was hit with separate lawsuits by four US states, as well as a multistate joint letter to the Federal Communications Commission raising concerns ove... (more story)
US jury hears Huawei finance chief's bank fraud admission at company's trial
October 07, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
Huawei Technologies finance chief Meng Wanzhou's admission of defrauding the company's international banks was read aloud to a US jury on Wednesday in the Chinese telecoms giant's racketeering trial. A stateme... (more story)
BTC-e operator’s relationship with ex-colleague should be trial evidence, US says
October 07, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld and Mike Swift
Details of the relationship between an alleged operator of the BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange and his longtime colleague, who was sent home to Russia in a US prisoner swap, should be admitted into evidence at h... (more story)
EU govts' Digital Omnibus deal stalls over trade secrets, more talks on Sunday
October 07, 2026
| Júlia Tar
EU governments failed to agree on a negotiating position on the digital simplification package on Wednesday amid demands led by Germany for stricter trade secrets protections, MLex understands. National ambass... (more story)
Asos notifies UK privacy regulator of potential breach after app notification
October 07, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
Asos has notified the UK privacy regulator of a potential data breach, the Information Commission’s Office said on Wednesday, one day after the fashion retailer's app sent customers a message apparently writte... (more story)
EU digital simplification deal threatened by Germany's trade secrets objection
October 07, 2026
| Júlia Tar
Germany is trying to block agreement on EU governments’ negotiating position on the digital simplification package, or Digital Omnibus, over its trade secrets provisions, MLex understands. National ambassadors... (more story)
EU lawmakers to present report on EU's Cloud and AI Development Act in December
October 07, 2026
| Masha Borak and Oscar Pandiello
A European Parliament committee is expected to present its joint draft report on the Cloud and AI Development Act in December, with a vote planned for mid-March, according to a provisional timetable seen by ML... (more story)