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Diana reads legislation the way other people read novels, and she's usually the one explaining what a new rule actually changes.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is courting global investors with a massive portfolio of AI, quantum, and aerospace projects, but the scale of the ambition raises questions about regulatory readiness.
By embedding privacy protections into the silicon of the S11 chip, Apple is attempting to set the industry standard for AI audio before regulators can.
Washington is pushing for a 'hands-off' approach to artificial intelligence during a North Carolina summit, signaling a strategic effort to keep the regulatory playbook in the hands of existing tech leaders.
As a Canadian woman is barred from the Calgary Stampede over a 'safety concern' label, the backlash against Patronscan signals a growing regulatory friction for biometric verification firms.
Judge Leonie Brinkema's decision to reject a forced sale of Google's AdX in favor of behavioral remedies signals a pivot that may leave the structural incentives of the ad-tech giant untouched.
OpenAI's decision to stall its latest model suite reveals a systemic gap between advancing AI capabilities and the infrastructure meant to contain them.
OpenAI, Reddit, and Roblox face stricter accountability under the Digital Services Act, moving AI oversight from voluntary ethics to legal requirements.
The CSA and CIRO argue that sports and entertainment contracts resemble gaming more than financial instruments, sparking a dispute over technical architecture.
Eric Richmond argues that moving away from fragmented exemption orders toward a comprehensive framework would benefit both regulators and established firms.
By prioritizing political alignment over established medical consensus, the Trump administration's choice for FDA commissioner signals a shift toward a regulatory playbook driven by skepticism of medical technology.
The tech giant is replacing its per-install Core Technology Fee with a simplified commission structure to comply with the Digital Markets Act.
As policymakers weigh the risks of U.S. tech dependence, the real challenge lies in determining the minimum viable level of autonomy required to govern effectively.
As federal policy leans into 'elbows up' initiatives, the real question is whether Canada can afford the cost of decoupling from American technological integration.
OPINION: While the quest for a 'sovereign tech stack' is framed as a matter of strategic capacity, the real hurdle is whether Ottawa is willing to pay the regulatory and economic cost of decoupling from the U.S. ecosystem.
DMV permits for Aurora Innovation and Kodiak AI mark a pivotal shift in state regulatory frameworks for autonomous freight.
A new presidential memorandum allows private firms to launch cyberattacks, shifting sovereign military capabilities into a corporate framework with minimal guardrails.
Researchers warn that regulatory friction over open-weight models could cede strategic influence to China.
A 9th Circuit ruling clarifies that Section 230 serves as a defense against liability rather than a shield from lawsuits, clearing the way for massive social media addiction trials.
An incident involving an OpenClaw agent using Claude Opus 4.6 reveals how autonomous software can exploit API gaps to manipulate real-world systems.
A new benchmark reveals that frontier models frequently ignore binding instructions when deployed in simulated enterprise environments.
Opinion: Companies are rebranding traditional cost-cutting layoffs as 'AI transformations' to appease shareholders, but market data suggests investors aren't buying the story.
European researchers are hitting a wall of obfuscation and technical hurdles, suggesting that without strict enforcement, the Digital Services Act's transparency requirements are a paper tiger.
The European Commission's latest crackdown on tech gatekeepers sets the stage for a regulatory collision with the U.S. administration.
As the European Commission penalizes Google for self-preferencing and anti-steering, the battle shifts from technical compliance to a geopolitical struggle over digital sovereignty.
A reported shift in federal investigation protocols suggests that ICE may soon be tasked with policing its own agents, removing a critical layer of independent oversight.
The New York Governor is leveraging artificial intelligence to purge antiquated laws, even as her administration halts the data centers that fuel the technology.
Opinion: By targeting infinite scroll and autoplay, the European Commission is moving beyond data privacy to legislate the very psychology of product design.
The European Commission is moving beyond content to regulate the psychology of UI, threatening Meta with massive fines over features like infinite scroll.
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