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Australia’s parliament passed the News Bargaining Incentive, requiring major platforms to face the law even if they choose not to carry news. Meta, Google, TikTok, and LinkedIn are among the affected companies.
The US Department of Justice has intervened in support of xAI's challenge to a Minnesota law banning AI nudification tools. A federal judge heard arguments and said a ruling on xAI's request for a preliminary injunction would come soon.
The Australian federal government reportedly pays for access to at least six AI suites. Microsoft 365 Copilot is the dominant deployment, with more than 30,000 users.
The US Trade Representative’s reference to “digital trade alignment” in talks with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is raising concerns in Canada. Critics worry the agreement could limit Canada’s ability to independently regulate technology companies and AI.
Anthropic announced that Claude would add invisible watermarks to AI-generated content to comply with new EU rules. Within hours, coders online began sharing purported methods to override or bypass them.
China’s first national standard focused on coordination between human and intelligent customer service will take effect on September 1. The standard aims to address issues such as repetitive AI replies and difficulty reaching human agents.
London’s centuries-old black-cab industry is confronting potential competition from autonomous taxis, with Waymo, Wayve, and Baidu testing vehicles in the city. Drivers and unions argue that local knowledge, judgment, and human interaction remain difficult for autonomous systems to replicate.
Two US senators have demanded that TikTok explain an experiment that disabled a safety feature for roughly 15 million American users. The company has until 1 September to answer 13 questions about the test.
Former Meta safety executive Arturo Béjar testified that the company’s safety failures were rooted in the culture established by Mark Zuckerberg. His testimony opened a trial brought by four state attorneys general over Meta’s handling of platform safety issues.
Apple announced changes to its EU App Store charging rules, prompting a rapid backlash from long-time rival Epic Games. Epic argues that the revisions remain inadequate and continue to impose excessive costs on developers.