RegulationMinnesota upholds ban on AI-generated non-consensual nude 'deepfakes' after xAI's injunction deniedA Minnesota judge denied xAI’s request for a temporary injunction, allowing a state law that bans AI-generated realistic nude images of identifiable people without consent to take effect on August 1.2 min read
RegulationNew York City Restricts Student-Facing AI Across Public SchoolsNew York City has imposed wide-ranging limits on generative AI use in its public schools, affecting nearly 600,000 students.2 min read
RegulationUkraine’s battlefield drone data spawns an unregulated marketUkraine has opened millions of drone-generated data points from tens of thousands of flights to defense contractors and commercial firms, with more than 100 companies and the UK government gaining access.4 min read
RegulationEU tech chief: U.S. is converging on similar AI guardrails despite different approachEuropean Commission tech chief Henna Virkkunen told Axios at a G20 innovation summit that although the United States prefers a less centralized path to AI rules, many of the same safety concerns are being addressed through state laws, court cases and voluntary federal steps.3 min read
RegulationHungary Nears Rejoining Horizon Europe and Erasmus After Legal Changes, Minister SaysHungary's Science and Technology Minister Zoltán Tanács said legal obstacles to EU research funding have been removed after changes to university governance, potentially allowing the country to rejoin Horizon Europe and Erasmus+.2 min read
RegulationU.S. Safety Regulator Opens Probe into Tesla’s Wheel- and Pedal‑Free CybercabThe U.S.3 min read
RegulationHungary’s innovation strategy: funding boosts, HUN-REN overhaul and reviews from space projects to 4iG contractsThe Hungarian government outlined a dynamic innovation strategy that includes multi‑billion‑forint packages for water‑retention and university infrastructure, changes to the national research network (HUN‑REN) and targeted reviews of major projects and contractors.7 min read
RegulationBoE's Andrew Bailey warns advanced AI poses direct risks to global financial stabilityAndrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England and Chair of the Financial Stability Board, warned in a letter to G20 leaders and central banks that the most advanced AI models create direct risks for the global financial system.2 min read
RegulationPentagon still flags Anthropic as supply‑chain risk despite Commerce secretary's backingA Pentagon official reiterated that Anthropic remains a designated supply‑chain risk even after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the company has returned to the "right side." The split highlights continuing disagreement within the Trump administration over how the military should interact with leading AI labs, and Anthropic still faces a separate legal fight over a Pentagon designation in the D.C.2 min read
RegulationEU classifies ChatGPT as a very large online search engine under DSA, but many chatbot risks remain unregulatedThe European Commission has categorized OpenAI’s ChatGPT as a ‘very large online search engine’ under the Digital Services Act (DSA), triggering transparency and risk-mitigation obligations that apply to services with over 45 million monthly users.3 min read
RegulationU.S. DOJ Tells Court AI Training Outweighs Copyright, Citing National SecurityThe U.S.2 min read
RegulationSam Altman urges closer government engagement as OpenAI prepares Astra releaseOpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the Trump administration’s voluntary review of the company’s upcoming Astra model was a “productive process” and urged closer cooperation with safety institutions worldwide as models grow more capable.3 min read
