ChatGPT: OpenAI extends its protections for minors - teen safety becomes a product variable
Extension of teen safeguards on ChatGPT. After a year of disputes, minor safety moves from talk to roadmap.
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DMA descends to the OS level: new Brussels order to expand Android access to rivals
Brussels pushes Google to open Android more to its competitors. The DMA moves from the assistant to the system plumbing, in 48 hours.
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New York: First State Moratorium on Data Centers, the Grid Revolt Becomes Law
Governor Hochul signs the first US state moratorium on data centers > 50 MW for up to a year. The "data center backlash" moves beyond the municipal level - a new and lasting macro factor for AI infrastructure.
Jul 14, 2026 at 15:45 10 7
Age verification EU: the "wallet" requires Android or iOS - a political rail disguised as a spec
The EU wallet age verification spec de facto requires an official mobile OS. Cryptographic security versus interoperability - but the European identity rail is being set in concrete with a foreign OS duopoly as a dependency.
Jul 14, 2026 at 15:44 9 8
Regulators tighten the vise on Meta: EU feeds, AI glasses privacy, and the shape of platform accountability
The EU Commission preliminarily flagged Meta over addictive feed design; separately, a report says Meta is considering shipping its next AI glasses without a working privacy LED. Two front-page items, one direction of travel: platform accountability keeps hardening - and now it's touching hardware.
Jul 11, 2026 at 11:41 11 7