Europe aims to triple its share of global computing capacity by 2030. The harder question is whether public money and private capital can meet that ambition.

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Sep 14, 2026Policy

Policy

Trump Rejects New AI Guardrails, Saying Existing U.S. Authority Is Enough

The president cast new AI restrictions as a threat to U.S. competitiveness with China, setting up a direct clash with technology leaders seeking more government oversight.

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Sep 14, 2026Policy

Policy

Microsoft Publishes Draft AI Code Barring Dangerous Assistance and Self-Set Goals

The proposed rules would govern both what future Microsoft AI models may help users do and how those models pursue tasks. Outside feedback will shape an updated version intended to guide development from 2027.

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Sep 14, 2026Policy

Regulation Policy

UK Rights Committee Calls for AI Law and Regulator With Enforcement Powers

The proposal aims to address fragmented oversight with risk-based duties, lifecycle transparency and limits on AI uses deemed incompatible with human rights.

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Sep 14, 2026Policy

Policy

OPEIU President Urges Unions to Back an AI Data-Center Moratorium

Tyler Turner argues that temporary construction work cannot settle labor’s larger dispute over AI-driven job displacement, public subsidies and energy demand.

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Sep 14, 2026Policy

Policy

Former DeepMind Employee Calls for International Limits on AI Training Compute

Alex Turner’s new essay argues that voluntary pledges cannot restrain a race toward more capable AI, and urges governments to track and limit the computing power used to train it.

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Sep 14, 2026Policy

Government action Policy

China Rebukes Anthropic CEO’s Call to Restrict AI Chip Sales

The exchange sharpens a core contradiction in AI policy: Anthropic’s chief wants tighter limits on China’s computing access while Beijing says global AI governance requires cooperation.

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Sep 14, 2026Policy

Policy

Google Will Infer Users’ Ages in Canada to Apply Teen Safety Settings

The system will use existing Google account signals to decide when to change settings across YouTube, Maps, ads and Google Play. Adults who believe it made the wrong call can submit an ID photo or selfie.

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Sep 13, 2026Policy

Government action Policy

Trump Rejects AI Slowdown Call, Framing the Race With China as the Priority

The president’s response leaves a safety proposal backed by leading labs facing its central obstacle: the government sees speed in AI development as a national-security advantage.

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Sep 13, 2026Policy

Regulation Policy

Altman Says OpenAI Adds Safety Cases Before Major AI Training Runs

The OpenAI chief wants common federal rules, but says labs should absorb the cost of slowing development before legislation arrives.

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Sep 13, 2026Policy

Lawsuit Policy

Joonko Founder Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud Over $27 Million Raise

The plea follows allegations that the AI recruiting startup’s fundraising claims were supported by fabricated business records. Sentencing and a parallel SEC case remain ahead.

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Sep 13, 2026Policy

Policy

Cohere’s Gomez Challenges Lab-Led AI Safety Rules

The Cohere CEO supports outside testing of powerful AI systems, but argues that the companies being assessed should not control the standards or the route to compliance.

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Sep 13, 2026Policy

Regulation Policy

House Democrats Urge Johnson to Delay Recess for AI Safeguards

The request puts Congress’s planned break at the center of a dispute over whether AI protections need immediate action or more time to avoid constraining U.S. innovation.

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Sep 13, 2026Policy

Regulation Policy

Obama Urges Democrats to Put AI Safety at the Center of a Public Agenda

His reported fundraiser remarks frame oversight as a route to AI’s benefits, but offer Democrats no detailed policy blueprint.

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Sep 13, 2026Policy

Policy

Amodei Says China Is the Hardest Problem for His AI Slowdown Plan

Anthropic’s CEO says the military and competitive rewards of advancing AI make collective restraint difficult, even as several industry leaders endorse the direction of his proposal.

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Sep 13, 2026Policy

Government action Policy

UK Funds Preston AI Bootcamp for Young People Outside Work or Education

The three-week pilot pairs practical AI training with employer pathways, but it also tests whether a short course can improve prospects in a non-graduate job market whose AI exposure remains uncertain.

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Sep 12, 2026Policy

Lawsuit Policy

Perplexity Seeks Dismissal of Amazon AI-Agent Suit After Appeals Court Ruling

Perplexity says its Comet assistant acts for the user who directs it, not for the company. The argument tests how far a narrow appellate ruling can reach in a fight over AI agents visiting websites.

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