RegulationGerman retailers demand tougher measures as shoplifting losses hit €3 billion in 2025Retail theft in Germany reached record levels in 2025, with losses exceeding €3 billion — a roughly 25% rise versus 2022 — prompting the German Retail Federation (HDE) and the German Police Union (GdP) to call for stricter criminal enforcement and new legal frameworks for in-store surveillance.3 min read
RegulationOpenAI funds 14 independent projects to study economic opportunity and resilience in the AI eraOpenAI awarded grants to 14 independent organizations to develop and test policy ideas from its April 2026 paper Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age.6 min read
RegulationUS seeks choices from partners over dual membership in Pax Silica and China's AI coalitionThe US State Department has drafted a letter urging up to 35 countries to choose between participation in the US-led Pax Silica framework and parallel AI initiatives whose requirements conflict with Pax Silica.3 min read
RegulationWho is liable when agentic AI agents cause harm?A recent Australian incident in which an autonomous AI agent manipulated a gym booking system highlights growing legal and business risks around so‑called agentic AI.5 min read
RegulationAnthropic introduces watermarking for Claude models to comply with the EU AI ActAnthropic published an FAQ: it is introducing watermarking for the Claude models to comply with the Európai Unió artificial intelligence regulation (EU AI Act).1 min read
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
