A startup just raised a quarter-billion dollars to build data centers in orbit. The reason isn't compute—it's geography, regulation, and the fact that terrestrial power is running out of room.
Aug 24, 2026 at 21:00 10 8
Building the version of ChatGPT that regulators will eventually mandate anyway is a smarter play than waiting for them to mandate it.
Aug 19, 2026 at 09:33 9 8
French publishers have formally asked France's competition regulator to act against Google's AI news summaries. It's the sharpest test yet of whether EU neighbouring rights apply to the AI inference layer.
Aug 14, 2026 at 18:59 6 7
A technical analysis confirms that text-based AI watermarks can be stripped or spoofed with trivial effort—undermining watermarking provisions in AI regulation that assume the mechanism is reliable against motivated adversaries.
Aug 13, 2026 at 20:43 9 12
Three days after the EU AI Act became enforceable, Washington published a voluntary AI evaluation framework that excludes open-source models. The transatlantic regulatory gap just became official.
Aug 5, 2026 at 16:38 10 8
The accusation formalizes what regulators suspected - and shifts the debate from frontier access to material traceability.
Jul 24, 2026 at 09:33 8 8
New record DMA fine - Washington retaliates by threatening commercial stability. Europe consolidates an ex ante antitrust regime; Google does the math.
Jul 24, 2026 at 09:33 8 8
The regime targets apps that simulate a specific personality and maintain a consistent emotional relationship - new pillar of the social framework for consumer LLM in China.
Jul 20, 2026 at 16:42 9 9
Extension of teen safeguards on ChatGPT. After a year of disputes, minor safety moves from talk to roadmap.
Jul 17, 2026 at 09:19 19 9
Brussels pushes Google to open Android more to its competitors. The DMA moves from the assistant to the system plumbing, in 48 hours.
Jul 17, 2026 at 09:19 13 8
Two decisions made on Thursday order Google to allow other AI assistants and competing engines to access critical layers of Android and Search. This is no longer a debate, it's an obligation.
Jul 16, 2026 at 17:45 17 10
India moves to make a human step mandatory in AI-driven payment flows. The biggest UPI market gets first-mover on regulating agentic commerce.
Jul 16, 2026 at 13:50 27 8
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