RegulationAI Reshapes Political Alliances: Cross-Party Pacts and Intra-Party Splits Ahead of MidtermsDebate over artificial intelligence is redrawing political lines ahead of the midterm elections, producing unlikely alliances across parties and tensions within them.4 min read
RegulationApple proposes 15% commission on purchases made via external links in iOS appsApple filed a proposal on August 13, 2026, asking a U.S.3 min read
RegulationRomanian media regulator pressured TikTok to remove AI-manipulated kidnapping hoaxesRomania’s National Audiovisual Council (CNA) urged TikTok to delete posts spreading false claims about a “black ambulance” abducting children; the platform removed 90 related videos and posts.2 min read
RegulationMeta says it removed over 750,000 presumed under‑16 Australian accounts after national teen banMeta reports it has deactivated more than 750,000 Australian accounts it believes belonged to users under 16 on Instagram and Facebook since Australia’s ban on under‑16s took effect on 10 December 2024.2 min read
RegulationProgressive lawmakers propose multi-pronged AI and Big Tech regulatory agendaHouse progressives, led by Progressive Caucus Chair Rep.2 min read
RegulationChina’s leaders convene scientists to fast-track AI self-reliance amid economic slowdownChinese leaders held their annual summer retreat with dozens of scientists and tech experts to accelerate efforts toward domestic AI supply-chain control and technological self-reliance by 2030.2 min read
RegulationEU’s digital omnibus streamlines market entry for AI-driven robots while keeping high-risk rules intactThe EU’s digital omnibus regulation, effective July 27, 2026, reduces overlapping compliance requirements for AI-driven robots and other physical AI systems by aligning high‑risk AI checks with sectoral product‑safety rules.4 min read
RegulationHungarian ministry proposes adding ecological farming, biotechnology and AI engineering to higher education listThe Oktatási és Gyermekügyi Minisztérium has published a draft regulation to expand the official higher education qualification register with new programmes including ecological farming, biotechnology, reedukáció (remedial education) and an Artificial Intelligence Engineering master's.2 min read
RegulationIFP publishes 23 policy proposals to manage risks from automated AI researchThe Institute for Progress (IFP) released 23 specific policy recommendations across seven categories aimed at helping policymakers address risks that arise as AI research itself becomes more automated.3 min read
RegulationSenator Sanders Urges Top AI CEOs to Pause Development, Warns of Senate ActionSenator Bernie Sanders urged CEOs Sam Altman, Dario Amodei and Mark Zuckerberg to pause AI development, saying lawmakers will intervene if tech leaders do not act.2 min read
RegulationHistorian Jill Lepore: Tech Firms Taking on State Functions Threatens DemocracyHarvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore argues in her forthcoming book The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State that private technology companies are increasingly performing roles traditionally held by democratic governments, a shift she sees as dangerous for democratic equality.6 min read
RegulationHungary launches government website for AI information and deepfake complaintsThe Hungarian government has launched a new website, mihivatal.gov.hu, to answer public questions about artificial intelligence and to accept complaints related to AI and deepfake content, Science and Technology Minister Zoltán Tanács announced.2 min read
