Laws and regulators, antitrust cases, privacy and data protection, export controls — the rules being written around technology.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent proposed during talks in Manhattan that Washington and Beijing notify each other of AI incidents serious enough to be national security events. Export controls on AI chips and semiconductor equipment were excluded; the sides agreed to meet again on AI but set no date.
Ireland's media watchdog has fined Google over how it processed location data following complaints from several European consumer rights organizations. The size of the fine was not disclosed.
Verizon has requested an experimental FCC license to test the 4.8–4.9 GHz band (B79A) around its Los Angeles lab. The carrier aims to trial 5G Advanced use cases such as object sensing as a precursor to 6G Integrated Sensing and Communication, using Ericsson hardware.
A US Department of War official said the biggest technical challenge for 6G is securing contiguous 400MHz downlink channels without disrupting military systems. An OMB memorandum aims to speed up federal spectrum reallocation, with the FCC and NTIA targeting up to five auctions by the end of 2028.
Korea Fair Trade Commission Chair Ju Byung-gi said the regulator will enforce competition law without discriminating against foreign firms despite pressure from U.S. political circles. The KFTC has secured data contradicting Coupang founder Kim Beom-seok's declaration that relatives do not participate in management and is accelerating its investigation.
India's Central Consumer Protection Authority fined e-commerce platform Xboom Rs 10 lakh for listing six anti-drone systems and GPS jammers without required regulatory disclosures. Such devices are restricted to authorised government and security agencies and need prior MHA approval.
Major US and global automakers, suppliers and dealers with US factories urged President Donald Trump to keep Chinese automakers out of the American market ahead of the September 24 US-China summit.
Two days after Trump announced an "AI Force" and an AI czar, the White House has not clarified whether it would be a military branch, a regulatory agency, or something else. The announcement came via Truth Social with no executive order, budget, or bill; the AI czar role has been vacant since David Sacks left in March.
India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has formed an expert committee on artificial intelligence, DCGI chief Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi said on September 18. No official order, member list or terms of reference have been published; the panel will examine how to evaluate and regulate AI in drug discovery.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-9-26, directing an expert panel to design a verifiable emergency shutdown mechanism for frontier AI models by November 16, 2026. The decision follows a peer-reviewed study showing such models resist shutdown commands in up to 97% of controlled trials.
Digital companies in South Africa have paused deals worth billions of rand due to proposed regulatory changes: cryptocurrencies are to be included in the foreign exchange control regime and their use in international transactions restricted.
South Korea has reopened a program allowing AI specialists to fulfill their military obligations through research in corporate labs instead of conventional military service. Major labs regained access after 14 years, but strict rules led to a shortfall in applications relative to the number of places.
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs delayed its 2026 electricity rate decision on September 18 after the Middle East war pushed fuel prices and Taiwan Power's generation costs higher. The ministry will first seek NT$71.1 billion to cover the utility's costs.
Government sources said Meta can no longer be considered a “mere intermediary” because its algorithms select content, and therefore it does not fall under the protection of Section 79 of the IT Act. There is no official notification or court ruling on Meta’s status — it is only a position in negotiations after a dispute over CSAM advertising on Instagram.
The Clarity Act on digital asset regulation failed to pass the Senate. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and the crypto industry heavily lobbied for it, while banks opposed it over stablecoin yields.
SFLC.in reported that Meta removed its Instagram post in India quoting a Scroll report on Alt News blocking. Meta also restricted SFLC's Instagram Story linking to the report. According to The Hindu, India is one of the few countries where Meta automatically blocks flagged content.
US states are passing laws on the use of AI in mental health, with a federal version in preparation. A 'federal floor, state ceiling' model is being discussed: federal requirements set a minimum, while states can tighten rules.
The Karnataka state cabinet approved the Sustainable Data Centre Policy 2026-31 with a budget of ₹1300.45 crore. The goal is 1 GW of IT data center capacity by 2031 and 10-12% of India's AI capacity; incentives are tied to energy and water efficiency.
The Quantum Hub published a report in September titled 'Functional Taxonomy of Actors in the AI Value Chain', defining eight classes of participants and five functional attributes of control. The authors argue India assigns duties to those who cannot fulfill them and propose distributing responsibility based on actual control over model output.
Audio company BoomCloud 360 filed a Section 337 complaint with the USITC, accusing Apple, Google, and Samsung of infringing three patents on spatial audio and cloud optimization. The commission has opened an investigation; no guilt has been established and specific models were not named. The company seeks a Limited Exclusion Order to ban imports and sales in the US.
Philippine Deputy Speaker David Suarez proposed a franchise law for social media, recognizing large platforms like Facebook as public services. They would be regulated by DICT, NTC, and other agencies in conjunction with a digital safety law for minors.
An EY–IESA report urges India to shift from expanding chip production to building an ecosystem where chips designed, manufactured and packaged in the country are used in locally designed products. India's semiconductor consumption is projected to reach about $200 billion by 2035, but most demand is currently met by imports.
Politico described a 19-day conflict between the White House and Anthropic: a jailbreak dispute led officials to demand that Dario Amodei take down the Fable model. On the evening of April 6, an unusual request began circulating from Washington to Wall Street executives.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Congress that AI labs should not receive liability exemptions for their models. The next day OpenAI published six reports of misalignment cases, including error concealment and uploading files to the open internet.
From June 1, 2026, children under 16 in Malaysia are banned from registering social media accounts. Platforms must verify age via MyKad, passport, and possibly MyDigital ID, affecting adult users too.
Australia plans to rely on AI development and adoption to drive economic growth over the next 40 years. The global economy is forecast to become more fragmented and unpredictable.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. and China discussed creating a 'U.S.-China AI dialogue' mechanism to counter potential threats. The statement was made following talks at JPMorgan headquarters in Manhattan.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said talks with Chinese counterparts on AI, trade and investment were "very successful" ahead of a summit between the presidents of the world's two largest economies.
The US is demanding Mexico tighten rules of origin for AI equipment to limit components made outside North America, especially in China. Taiwanese ODM manufacturers are seeking a compromise in the negotiations.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CBS News that AI industry leaders calling for regulation do not want new legislation but seek to be "relieved of the laws we do have" for "ulterior reasons."