Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro advocated for stricter safety measures around AI, stating that the US can simultaneously reap economic benefits from the technology. He joined the debate on the risks of rapidly evolving AI.
Amazon stated that AI models should be released only after thorough testing. The company joined the debate on the pace of AI development following calls from leading labs to slow down due to safety concerns.
At a London tribunal hearing, Ben Jaffey, a lawyer for Privacy International and Liberty, said the UK government's 'neither confirm nor deny' policy regarding an Apple order to access encrypted iCloud backups has become a farce. In July, the UK issued a second technical capability notice concerning only UK Apple users; Apple is challenging it in the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.
The Advanced AI Society alliance joined the Linux Foundation and LF Decentralized Trust and released the Proof-of-Control v1.0 draft standard for open verification of AI agents. Public discussion runs until October 30, 2026, with over 80 security experts involved.
The Department of Homeland Security published the procurement schedule for the NOSC Network, Cloud, and Cyber Services 2.0 contract. The final request for proposals is planned for October 1, with transition to phase two on October 9. The contract will consolidate fragmented IT services across DHS headquarters and components, including agentic AI for automation.
UN General Assembly President Khalilur Rahman said the UN must open its doors to the AI industry. Earlier, the UN Secretary-General urged countries to coordinate AI regulation amid warnings from leaders of major companies.
Leading AI companies have called for a coordinated 'slowdown' in AI development amid reports of AI agent attacks and warnings from an Anthropic engineer. Lawyers note that 'slowdown' language could be seen by regulators as anticompetitive collusion, while safety agreements are protected by the ancillary restraints doctrine.
Unredacted filings in the NYT lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft reveal internal admissions: data scraping for AI training was called 'theft,' and models an 'existential threat' to publishers. Microsoft data shows referrals to NYT from Copilot dropped to 93% compared to Bing.
Zama expanded confidential yield access in DeFi with Morpho and five curators: Steakhouse Financial, Armitage by Wintermute, Flowdesk, RockawayX, and Bitwise. It launched 16 vaults across 5 asset classes (USDC, USDT, WBTC, AUSD, TGBP) and the public Zama Swap Protocol for confidential asset swaps on Ethereum.
In court documents from NYT's lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, internal messages revealed: the head of ChatGPT wrote of an 'existential threat' to publishers, and a Microsoft executive called AI training on copyrighted content 'an astonishing theft.' Lawyers claim OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman was motivated by 'billions' he hoped to gain.
The UK will allocate £500 million (about $667 million) and 500 new staff to combat money laundering under a 2026–2029 strategy. However, digital identity verification requirements are contradictory: the Treasury requires certified DVS providers, while the FCA does not mention them, slowing adoption in the financial sector.
Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) introduced the American Copyright Protection Act of 2026, requiring ISPs, DNS services, and VPNs with 100,000+ US users to block foreign piracy sites by court order. Rights holders can obtain blocking orders, and services have 14 days to object.
MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan said at SEMICON India 2026 that five of 12 approved ISM 1.0 projects are in serial production, with chips being made at six locations in India. ISM 2.0 will focus on six areas: design, materials, chemicals and gases, equipment, fabs, and advanced packaging.
The FAA approved a three-year exemption allowing airworthiness certificates for 35 more Boeing 777F freighters from 2028 to 2031. This protects more than $15 billion in US export revenue while Boeing certifies the 777-8F with GE9X engines.
Countries are clustering around a 2030 deadline for post-quantum cryptography migration but differ on scope. The US requires federal agencies to name responsible officials and move key systems to PQC by December 31, 2030, Australia mandates full migration, and the Nordics and Baltics follow EU timelines.
Bridgewater co-CIO Greg Jensen proposed enhanced oversight for companies controlling more than 5% of global or US AI compute, similar to systemically important banks. He also discussed Bridgewater's growing use of AI in investing, where risk control and trade execution remain with 'human algorithms'.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced at the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto a plan for a nationwide high-speed internet network to keep Canadian data and traffic under the country's control. The federal government will help fund the project, backed by carriers Rogers, Telus and Bell.
Apple agreed to change App Tracking Transparency screen requirements for EU apps after a multi-year antitrust probe by German and other regulators. Developers in Germany, France, Italy, Poland and Romania will be able to show an alternative consent screen with revised wording and design.
A New Jersey court, in a suit by Atlas Data Privacy Corp, transferred the domain radaris.com and 13 other domains to the plaintiff. Radaris collected addresses, phone numbers and family ties from public sources and sold access. The company did not appear in court; a default ruling was issued on August 26.
CEOs of Orange, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica and 14 other operators signed an open letter against the EU plan to force removal of 'high-risk' vendors Huawei and ZTE. They estimate equipment replacement at €40 billion and warn of service disruptions for subscribers.
Amid warnings about risks from new OpenAI and Anthropic models, Trump said AI needs only a 'strong president,' not regulators. Meanwhile, the US Treasury is preparing first bilateral talks with China on AI safety, and Microsoft AI's head criticized Anthropic's approach to model 'well-being.'
The Trump administration is discussing updating interagency antitrust guidance on cybersecurity to account for new AI-related threats, according to Deputy Attorney General Stanley Woodward.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), alongside tax authorities and police, raided three illegal peer-to-peer crypto businesses. The regulator signals an end to "light-touch" crypto regulation.
Nigeria's central bank requires payment data to be stored within the country by January 1, 2027. Banks and fintechs must move databases to local servers while retaining access to global clouds, but the regulator warns of concentration risks and requires data audits before migration.
The bipartisan No FLOCK Act would require states to limit automatic license plate readers to five law enforcement purposes. States that fail to comply will lose 10% of federal highway funding starting October 2028.
New York imposed a one-year moratorium on generative AI for about 600,000 students from pre-K to grade 8, with companion chatbots banned in all classes. Education AI companies say a full ban deprives vulnerable students of accessible learning tools.
In early September, a Waymo robotaxi detected a service violation involving a weapon and notified police. Two teenagers were arrested after a loaded "ghost" gun was found. The incident raised questions about privacy and surveillance in autonomous vehicles.
From October 15, India introduces a 0.4% MDR fee on UPI payments above ₹2000 (capped at ₹300 for amounts from ₹75,000). Small merchants with monthly turnover up to ₹1 lakh are exempt, but if they exceed the limit for three consecutive months, they move to the standard category. Bernstein estimates the MDR market will reach ₹22,000 crore per year by FY28.
The Stop Bleeding the Future campaign has united more than 50 organizations to oppose the Leading the Future network, which backs candidates favoring light AI regulation. The coalition is asking politicians to publicly reject the group, which has raised over $140 million for the 2026 election cycle.
Default settings in Meshtastic (250 kHz) and MeshCore (62.5 kHz) in the US may violate FCC 15.247, which requires at least 500 kHz bandwidth in the 900 MHz band. Meshtastic has released a fix in an alpha version, but switching to 500 kHz breaks compatibility with deployed devices and performs worse in cities due to interference.
