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AI data center developers sue cities that banned construction
Infrastructure companies take US towns to court over moratoriums and prohibitions on new data centers, arguing abuse of authority and violation of legal guarantees.
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Your app leaks location and you never switched it on
An analytics SDK inside Android apps collects coordinates by default and hands them to advertisers. The developer configured nothing and answers for everything.
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Meta deleted face recognition from its glasses. The code comes back on request
The feature was called Name Tag and was removed after the backlash. Deleted code isn't destroyed code.
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August 2026
Issue 15
August 4–9, 2026When the agent breaks in by itself, who answers? Nobody knowsExperts asked about the autonomous attacks point at the same void: the law was written assuming somebody had intent.Issue 14
July 27 – August 2, 2026German court rules that training AI on protected music requires a licenceGEMA beat Suno in Munich. The ruling reaches both the training and what the model produces afterwards.Issue 14
July 27 – August 2, 2026The EU AI Act takes effect and asks for the list of what trained the modelProviders of general-purpose models must now document, maintain a copyright policy and publish a summary of the content used in training.
August 4–9, 2026When the agent breaks in by itself, who answers? Nobody knowsExperts asked about the autonomous attacks point at the same void: the law was written assuming somebody had intent.Issue 14
July 27 – August 2, 2026German court rules that training AI on protected music requires a licenceGEMA beat Suno in Munich. The ruling reaches both the training and what the model produces afterwards.Issue 14
July 27 – August 2, 2026The EU AI Act takes effect and asks for the list of what trained the modelProviders of general-purpose models must now document, maintain a copyright policy and publish a summary of the content used in training.
July 2026
Issue 13
July 20–26, 2026White House negotiates voluntary standards for frontier model releasesTalks cover benchmarks, testing timelines and access rules. Voluntary, with the three largest at the table.Issue 11
July 6–12, 2026Apple pauses smart glasses over privacy concernsThe decision appeared in the same period a competitor removed face recognition from its own device.Issue 11
July 6–12, 2026Europe and China advance rules while the market runsRegulators on both sides discussed new requirements in the same month production accelerated.Issue 10
June 29 – July 5, 2026Pre-release review leaves the page and enters the product calendarThe process created by executive order began determining when a model reaches the public.
July 20–26, 2026White House negotiates voluntary standards for frontier model releasesTalks cover benchmarks, testing timelines and access rules. Voluntary, with the three largest at the table.Issue 11
July 6–12, 2026Apple pauses smart glasses over privacy concernsThe decision appeared in the same period a competitor removed face recognition from its own device.Issue 11
July 6–12, 2026Europe and China advance rules while the market runsRegulators on both sides discussed new requirements in the same month production accelerated.Issue 10
June 29 – July 5, 2026Pre-release review leaves the page and enters the product calendarThe process created by executive order began determining when a model reaches the public.
June 2026
Issue 09
June 22–28, 2026Pre-release review was already shaping behaviour before its first caseSigned on June 2, the process defined who could launch and when, weeks before the first public case.Issue 08
June 15–21, 2026State attorneys general open investigations into OpenAIThe inquiries add to federal review processes and arrive ahead of a public offering.Issue 08
June 15–21, 2026Pre-release review, European requirements and state inquiries on one operationRegulatory cost at the frontier now runs on three simultaneous fronts.Issue 07
June 8–14, 2026Pentagon tests replacing an AI model in classified systemsThe evaluation involves models from two vendors as a possible swap for use in classified environments.Issue 07
June 8–14, 2026A national security memorandum mandates accelerating AI adoptionThe June 5 text requires adoption at scale with guaranteed reliability and resilience.Issue 07
June 8–14, 2026The European law's enforcement deadline enters its final countdownFifty-five days remained before requirements to document and publish a training-material summary.Issue 06
June 1–7, 2026Executive order creates pre-release review for advanced AI systemsThe June 2 text argues advanced capability strengthens the country while carrying national security risk.Issue 06
June 1–7, 2026The week that shaped the rest of the semester in regulationThe June 2 order created the structure that produced model removals, pre-release review and a public petition.
June 22–28, 2026Pre-release review was already shaping behaviour before its first caseSigned on June 2, the process defined who could launch and when, weeks before the first public case.Issue 08
June 15–21, 2026State attorneys general open investigations into OpenAIThe inquiries add to federal review processes and arrive ahead of a public offering.Issue 08
June 15–21, 2026Pre-release review, European requirements and state inquiries on one operationRegulatory cost at the frontier now runs on three simultaneous fronts.Issue 07
June 8–14, 2026Pentagon tests replacing an AI model in classified systemsThe evaluation involves models from two vendors as a possible swap for use in classified environments.Issue 07
June 8–14, 2026A national security memorandum mandates accelerating AI adoptionThe June 5 text requires adoption at scale with guaranteed reliability and resilience.Issue 07
June 8–14, 2026The European law's enforcement deadline enters its final countdownFifty-five days remained before requirements to document and publish a training-material summary.Issue 06
June 1–7, 2026Executive order creates pre-release review for advanced AI systemsThe June 2 text argues advanced capability strengthens the country while carrying national security risk.Issue 06
June 1–7, 2026The week that shaped the rest of the semester in regulationThe June 2 order created the structure that produced model removals, pre-release review and a public petition.
May 2026
April 2026
Issue 01
April 20–26, 2026Nobel laureate compares AI to a fast car with no steering wheel at a UN conferenceThe argument is that capability is outpacing the governance meant to accompany it.Issue 01
April 20–26, 2026State criminal investigation into a chatbot's role in a serious caseThe inquiry changes the type of legal risk model companies face.
April 20–26, 2026Nobel laureate compares AI to a fast car with no steering wheel at a UN conferenceThe argument is that capability is outpacing the governance meant to accompany it.Issue 01
April 20–26, 2026State criminal investigation into a chatbot's role in a serious caseThe inquiry changes the type of legal risk model companies face.