US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said AI in FAA airspace modernization will be only an auxiliary tool while preserving controller jobs. Implementation will proceed "slowly," with one of the first scenarios being weather route management.
Senator Richard Blumenthal told CNBC that new AI products should undergo "objective review" before release, but regulation should be targeted and not undermine US competitiveness. He compared the approach to FDA drug regulation and warned that control over AI is nearly lost.
A new report accuses Meta, Google and Microsoft of building ties with far-right MEPs to weaken regulation of AI, data and online platforms. The report cites the Digital Omnibus package and possible revisions to the AI Act and GDPR.
At the UN General Assembly, countries are discussing regulation of autonomous weapons. António Guterres said the world is “dangerously close to crossing a moral red line.”
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit against Netflix on September 9, 2026, in the St. Johns County Circuit Court. The suit alleges Netflix secretly collected behavioral data, including from children’s profiles, since 2022 and used it in its ad business launched in November 2022. The state seeks billions in fines, data deletion and an injunction.
A federal judge overseeing Elon Musk’s companies’ antitrust lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI ordered disclosure of any settlement agreements. The request followed OpenAI’s bid for information about an alleged arrangement.
Four Democratic congressmen urged Speaker Mike Johnson to shorten or cancel the upcoming congressional recess starting September 17 to pass AI regulation laws, citing voter demand and calls from AI developers to slow development.
Senator Bernie Sanders and Congressman Mark Takano reintroduced the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act, which would lower the federal overtime threshold from 40 to 32 hours per week over four years. The bill cites 90% productivity growth since 1979 and proposes directing AI benefits to workers as free time.
Pentagon CTO Emil Michael said the Trump administration should not nationalize AI companies or take government stakes in them. He also opposed tightening AI regulation, admitting he doesn't know what rules would have prevented the recent Hugging Face hack.
Indian authorities doubt Meta remains a 'mere intermediary' as recommendation algorithms amplify content, including CSAM and deepfakes. Losing protection under Section 79 of the IT Act would increase the company's legal liability for content on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
US Vice President JD Vance called AI companies' calls for regulation 'strange' and like a 'Trojan horse'. Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind supported the idea of slowing the frontier but did not name a single model whose release they would delay.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said countries need to coordinate efforts to regulate artificial intelligence. He backed calls for closer oversight of the technology after warnings from leaders of major AI companies.
India and Uzbekistan agreed to accept UPI: tourists, businesspeople, and students can pay via Uzbekistan's UZQR QR code through UPI-enabled apps, with funds debited from Indian bank accounts. The agreement was approved by both countries' central banks, involving NIPL and Uzbekistan's NIPC (HUMO system). This is UPI's first expansion into Central Asia.
Independent AI risk evaluators proposed by Anthropic and OpenAI would get access to internal systems but not the right to stop development or model releases. Banking regulation experts note that without the power to shut down an organization, the analogy to banking supervision does not hold.
In her State of the EU address on September 16, 2026, Ursula von der Leyen said new AI models will let hackers attack at unprecedented levels, citing the Hugging Face incident. She proposed a Kids Act banning social media under 13, personal accounts under 15, and a one-hour daily limit for teens 15-18.
Meta India executives appeared before NCPCR over ads with child sexual exploitation material. Meta admitted an error and agreed to report such cases to India's I4C portal. Authorities question Meta's intermediary status due to its algorithms.
A study led by UC Irvine law professor Veena Dubal found 'surveillance wages': employers in healthcare, logistics, retail, and customer service buy tools that use payday loan data, card debt, and social media posts to calculate the minimum a worker will accept. By 2022, about 70% of large companies used employee monitoring software. Colorado proposed a bill to ban such algorithmic wage pricing.
Subcontractor management platform inGo will become a launch partner for Germany's digital wallet d-you and integrate with the European EUDI Wallet framework. The wallet launch is scheduled for January 2, 2027, and will offer about 40 services from business and government.
In her State of the Union address, Ursula von der Leyen proposed an Emergency Security Protocol modeled on NATO's Article 4: one member state could convene all 27 governments to coordinate a response to cyberattacks, sabotage and drone incursions. A European Security Council and a strategic capabilities instrument were also announced.
The UAE's TDRA selected Avalanche for the blockchain layer of the Digital Vault in UAE Pass, the national digital identity platform. The system now runs on a dedicated Avalanche L1, improving scalability and infrastructure control. The platform serves over 12.5 million users and 15,000 services from 350 organizations.
Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada adopted a law introducing separate criminal liability for phone fraud, personal data theft, and operating scam call centers. Organizers face 7 to 12 years in prison; the law awaits Zelensky's signature. The move follows a corruption scandal involving prosecutors protecting such schemes.
According to the Washington Post, groups like ControlAI have held hundreds of meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Activists funded by billionaires have built allies over years, and now both parties are discussing AI extinction risks.
The Scottish Government has required mandatory environmental impact assessments for new data centers over 50 MW. The measure comes ahead of a Holyrood vote on a moratorium on hyperscale projects, which the authorities did not support.
Former US President Barack Obama said he is neither an AI 'accelerationist' nor a 'doomer' and urged US authorities to proactively draft laws and regulation. He said voluntary standards from a few tech companies are not enough.
A study by the GREAT centre at Swansea University found that 86% of UK-licensed online gambling sites violate the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The work is published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior Reports.
US Vice President JD Vance rejected global regulation of AI risks at an AI summit in Los Angeles, telling companies: 'If you're building Frankenstein, stop.' He addressed Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei, who had proposed coordination on AI control, including with China.
Ahead of US-China talks on AI, the Trump administration faces strategic constraints in curbing Chinese progress, including reluctance to impose restrictions on rare earth metals. Trump criticizes Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for calling to slow AI development, but both agree on the need to prevent China from catching up to the US.
Self-driving cars like the Tesla Cybercab, which has no steering wheel or pedals, have prompted NHTSA to study passenger safety in reclined positions. Current standards and crash test dummies assume upright seating, so the regulator plans new research and rule updates that could take years.
Ursula von der Leyen announced plans to ban social media for children under 13 and personal accounts for all under 15. Teens aged 13–14 would need parental consent and have limited features. Details will be presented in the EU Kids Act on Thursday; violators face fines up to 6% of annual revenue.
VodafoneThree's report Lost Sites, Lost Signal estimates London's outdated planning rules cost the economy £2.7 billion annually (£7.4 million per day). Operators lose sites due to Notices to Quit (NTQ), and deploying a new base station in London takes about five years on average.
