NHTSA issued a Special Order on September 10: Tesla must explain under oath by September 30 how the Cybercab without steering wheel, pedals, or mirrors complies with federal safety standards. A false response could bring fines up to $139 million and up to 15 years in prison.
Joint efforts by leading AI companies and US authorities on AI safety standards could make competition harder for smaller players, Bloomberg reports, citing startup executives and industry analysts.
Microsoft agreed with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) on AI privacy and safety standards in schools: student and teacher data will not be used to train models, sold, or used in advertising. The agreement is mandatory for all Microsoft school clients from November 1 and includes independent audits. OpenAI and Anthropic are in similar talks, Google has not responded.
Norway's security police and National Criminal Investigation Service opened separate investigations into Telenor over data transfers to Myanmar's military junta in 2021-2022 and sanctions violations in the sale of its Myanmar unit. Telenor's Oslo office was searched.
Apple filed a Supreme Court appeal to overturn a civil contempt ruling that stripped it of commissions on purchases via external payment links in App Store apps. The Court agreed on June 30 to hear the case, limited to whether violating the 'spirit' of an injunction is punishable when its text does not prohibit the specific action.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said new AI safety laws are unnecessary, arguing market forces will push companies to innovate safely. The remark adds to the debate over AI regulation.
King Charles III will host a meeting at Dumfries House in Scotland with leaders from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Anthropic and Nvidia, plus officials and NGOs. They will discuss a voluntary charter on responsible AI development prepared by the Ditchley Foundation.
Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders and right-wing activist Steve Bannon will speak at the Pro-Human Assembly event in Washington, calling for stronger AI oversight. This comes amid Trump's statements that fears around AI are a hoax.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed HB 251, which starting October 6, 2026, requires a warrant for drone surveillance of home interiors and allows nine exceptions for warrantless flights. Starting in 2030, state agencies will be banned from buying and using drones from 'adversary' countries.
The US Department of Justice filed a statement in a New York court in support of OpenAI, arguing that training LLMs on copyrighted texts falls under fair use. The agency claims that restricting training would harm US competitiveness and national security.
Australia published the Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026, imposing a duty of care for social media, search engines, app stores and AI services. Platforms must offer a choice between algorithmic and chronological feeds, and disable recommendations, likes and stories for users under 16. Fines reach A$109.2 million, with a 12-month transition period.
KISA, under the Ministry of Science and ICT, is developing version 2.0 of its AI Security Guide covering autonomous AI agents in software, networks and physical systems. The document assigns responsibility: developers limit agent tool access and keep secure decision logs, providers ensure emergency shutdown, and companies set permissions and require human approval for risky actions.
India's National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has again summoned Meta India's head for a hearing on September 16 as part of a probe into ads for child sexual abuse material on Instagram. Meta began directly reporting such cases to the I4C of India's Ministry of Home Affairs. A Capgemini vice president was separately summoned over alleged abuse at a Bangalore kindergarten.
US President Donald Trump in a series of Truth Social posts called concerns about AI's impact a 'HOAX' and questioned why industry leaders ask for regulation. He also said China will not hinder AI development and criticized Google's plans to build data centers in Finland.
SpaceXAI and X Corp withdrew their claims against Apple in a lawsuit alleging collusion with OpenAI, declining to refile. Claims against OpenAI remain active. Apple had said the suit was based on speculation.
On May 4, 2026, the European Commission reiterated its recommendation to exclude Huawei and ZTE from critical infrastructure, and the January edition of the Cybersecurity Act (CSA2) will make this mandatory for 18 sectors with a 36-month phase-out period. Cost estimates vary by 3–4 times: EC — €10–13 billion, GSMA — €30–40 billion.
ECB President Christine Lagarde said Europe's dependence on foreign AI could become leverage in tariff and digital tax negotiations. She noted the US created 59 significant AI models, China 35, and France and the UK one each; the US accounts for three-quarters of global AI compute, Europe 5%.
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark told the BBC that legislators may make AI kill switches mandatory and third-party verifiable. Anthropic has already agreed to allow external auditors, including METR, within weeks.
Universal Music Group is suing DistroKid, the largest music distributor by volume. The label claims the service distributes AI tracks under the guise of releases by real artists and knowingly facilitates copyright infringement.
Telus filed a 228-page appeal dated September 14 in Canada's Federal Court of Appeal, challenging the CRTC investigation into its $15 SIM and eSIM fee. The regulator is examining whether the charge violates new consumer protection rules.
India's CCPA intensified scrutiny of Apple's warranty terms in an investigation into the iOS 18 update, which was complained to degrade iPhone performance and force users to pay for repairs. Apple said it mainly sells hardware and does not provide software warranty, and found no issues with iOS 18 in India.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Productivity Mega Deduction tax incentive: businesses can immediately write off the full cost of most new capital investments. The share of covered assets rises from 15% to 65%, including software, computer hardware, fiber optics, and patents. The goal is to cut the effective tax rate on investment from 13% to 6.4% and attract $1 trillion over five years.
Senator Maria Cantwell spoke in the Senate calling for urgent federal safety standards and independent testing of frontier AI models. She cited incidents in which networked AI agents spontaneously formed 'swarms' for cyberattacks. She is promoting the Future of AI Innovation Act, TEST AI Act, and VET AI Act.
Aboard Air Force One, Trump endorsed the Flock Safety network of AI-powered license plate recognition cameras, calling them useful for law enforcement. Public opposition to the technology reaches 47%, including Republican critics in Congress.
Apple is asking a court to compel OpenAI to provide access to a hardware device under development as part of a trade secrets lawsuit. OpenAI has hired about 400 former Apple employees, including lead designers, and Apple argues confidentiality cannot be restored after the product launches.
CEOs of Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telenor and 13 other operators demanded changes to the draft Digital Networks Act and Cybersecurity Act. They said world-class networks require €475 billion, while CSA rules on replacing Huawei equipment could cost the industry up to €40 billion.
The UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights published a report urging a comprehensive AI law covering the entire supply chain and system lifecycle, with an independent regulator. Over 70 MPs and peers supported a ban on developing and operating superintelligence. OpenAI backed mandatory safety requirements for frontier labs.
South Africa's State IT Agency (SITA) has issued a tender to equip police with body and vehicle cameras featuring facial and license plate recognition. The contract is for three years and includes training and maintenance; bids are open until September 29, 2026.
Indian regulator TRAI will examine complaints from Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel accusing Vodafone Idea of improper methods to poach subscribers through special offers during MNP. TRAI head A.K. Lahoti confirmed the agency will review the complaints and question all three operators.
India's DoT decided to delicense the 6 GHz spectrum. After the iOS 27 update, users in India gained full Wi-Fi 7 support in 160 and 320 MHz channels, previously limited due to regulatory norms.
