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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)

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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)

HSBC, StanChart kept Huawei as client after it denied Iran reports, US jury told October 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Two of Huawei Technologies' largest international banks kept the company on as a client after it denied media reports linking the Chinese telecommunications equipment giant to sales of surveillance equipment i... (more story)

Huawei, telecom operators may see EU legal clarity on national security bans October 06, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Huawei Technologies and other telecom equipment providers could get clearer legal guidance in the coming months on the limits of national security restrictions, as courts consider two legal challenges to those... (more story)

EU cybersecurity standards curbs should be targeted, standards group head says October 06, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Restrictions on participation in cybersecurity standards work should be targeted and assessed case-by-case, ETSI Director-General Jan Ellsberger told MLex, warning that broad limits could remove useful experti... (more story)

Suno's AI music training faces novel US challenge by musicians Isbell, Lowery October 02, 2026 | Mike Swift

Suno is facing a novel lawsuit from musicians David Lowery and Jason Isbell alleging the AI music service unlawfully indexed and exploited artists' identities and voices. Rather than copyright claims, the suit... (more story)

Brazil’s ANPD plans to finish Grok, Tools for Humanity probes in 2026 October 02, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Brazil’s data privacy agency aims to conclude two major investigations under the country’s General Data Protection Law in the final quarter of this year. Grok’s deepfake scandal was the watchdog’s highest-prof... (more story)

Brazil's ANPD holds firm on barring Discord's broadcast features September 30, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Discord's broadcast and video features have been suspended in Brazil since August due to the company's inability to demonstrate to the National Data Protection Agency that it implemented sufficient safeguards ... (more story)

UK privacy watchdog’s hopes of fresh start blighted by staff action on day one September 30, 2026 | Imogen Howse

The UK data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office, was formally replaced on Wednesday by an expanded, board-led Information Commission. But hopes for a fresh start have already been knock... (more story)