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New Jersey judge set to decide if TikTok violated state money transmission law November 11, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Internal company documents show TikTok likely faced "significant regulatory and legal" issues with its TikTok coin, a lawyer representing New Jersey said in court Tuesday.

Nvidia scandal sparks renewed push for AI chip export controls by US Democrats November 10, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Zack Budryk, Samuel Rubenfeld and Emma Whitford

Democratic lawmakers called for renewed oversight of US semiconductor exports following allegations that Nvidia cofounder Jensen Huang had an intimate relationship with a businesswoman who US intelligence agencies say was ...(read more)

Platforms urged to test algorithms, bolster AI safeguards for EU elections November 10, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Big tech companies are urged to test how their recommender systems affect elections and publish daily lists of their most-viewed public posts under updated draft European Commission guidelines. The regulator also recommend...(read more)

EU court must stay efficient amid pileup of complex new laws, Papasavvas says November 10, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

The "cumulative effect" of increasingly complex EU laws poses fresh challenges for the EU’s lower-tier General Court, its new president, Savvas Papasavvas, said. He stressed that the judiciary was keeping pace with expandi...(read more)

India extends telecom interconnection price controls, adds penalties come Jan 1 November 10, 2026 | Freny Patel

India will cap annual port charges for IP-based telecom interconnection from January 2027, limiting operators’ pricing discretion while allowing lower negotiated rates and introducing financial penalties for specified regu...(read more)

Australia's eSafety chief seeks clearer duty-of-care obligations to aid enforcement November 10, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Australia’s proposed digital duty-of-care law could include clearer obligations and definitions of harm to make enforcement easier for the online safety regulator, a top official said. Appearing at a Senate inquiry into th...(read more)

US judge puts Apple, DOJ, plaintiffs on notice over discovery in antitrust suit November 09, 2026 | Khushita Vasant and Clayton Vickers

Apple and the US Department of Justice, as well as several state attorneys general and private plaintiffs suing the iPhone maker over alleged antitrust violations, were put on notice over discovery delays by a US magistrat...(read more)

UK defends online safety in US trade talks, sidesteps pledge on AI regulation November 09, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Online safety protections aren’t up for negotiation in trade talks with the US, the UK government said in a statement on Monday, while stopping short of pledging to preserve its freedom to regulate AI. It pointed instead t...(read more)

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Game makers look to face stricter in-game currency rules under EU consumer law November 10, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Video game companies would likely have to show the real-money value of items bought with paid virtual currencies under the EU's forthcoming Digital Fairness Act, a leaked draft suggests, supporting a key demand from consum...(read more)

Biodiversity COP leaves business uncertain on harmful subsidies, nature credits November 09, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Agricultural, energy and biotech companies face uncertainty over future subsidy reforms and biodiversity-related payments in the wake of last month's UN biodiversity summit. Countries called for faster reductions in subsid...(read more)

TikTok case signals EU challenge to social media’s engagement-driven systems November 06, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

TikTok’s latest EU case on "rabbit holes" could have implications for other social media platforms using engagement-driven recommender systems. The European Commission’s preliminary findings — published on Friday — indicat...(read more)

OpenAI facing first US age-code suit; case reflects 'drive' by young people November 03, 2026 | Mike Swift

When eight states sued OpenAI recently over safety and privacy claims, Nebraska’s complaint stood out because it was the first time a state had attempted to enforce an Age-Appropriate Design Code — laws passed by a half-do...(read more)

Anthropic says privacy concerns a pervasive regulator risk as IPO looms October 31, 2026 | Mike Swift

Anthropic called out a plethora of privacy risks in this week's S-1 filing ahead of its initial public stock offering, including the admission that two of the biggest concerns about frontier AI — privacy and safety — may o...(read more)

Brazil’s Meta controversy raises wider, global questions about elections October 29, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Tech regulation took center stage in Brazil's elections, with Meta squarely under the spotlight, but questions around the company's moderation systems, and how government and regulators handle allegations of platform inter...(read more)

US faces questions as Chinese EVs pressure global markets October 29, 2026 | Bradley Dress

The US is facing increasing questions on its strategy to combat Chinese electric and hybrid cars surging across the world and pressuring neighboring markets, including in Europe and Canada. The cheap and reliable Chinese e...(read more)

Meta's pleas leave French judges unmoved in press neighboring-rights dispute October 29, 2026 | Jean Comte

Meta Platforms saw its arguments against two French antitrust injunctions comprehensively rejected on Thursday, with appeal court judges upholding the orders to negotiate "in good faith" a remuneration system with press pu...(read more)