The episode has also intensified a broader debate in Washington over the influx of Chinese open models.

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. could sanction Chinese open AI models over alleged IP theft, expanding the Trump administration's campaign to slow China's AI advances.

The new U.K. government scrapped a digital ID program that millions of British people opposed, in place of a tax cut to tackle the cost of living.

The director role for the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) has become a revolving door since David Sacks left his position as czar.

This isn’t the first time power outages have caused issues for Waymo.

Chinese company Moonshot AI released a new version of its Kimi model this week, prompting concern about "full AI communism."

The Department of Justice says that federal employees can now download TikTok on their government devices.

The states allege that the deal would harm movie theaters, basic cable distributors, and audiences.

Washington, D.C. has become a battleground for Uber and Waymo's competing views.

The tech giant is in breach of the Digital Services Act by focusing on features like infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and the highly personalized recommendation algorithms, the European Commission said.

Vivo's joint venture could become a template for Chinese smartphone makers in India.

News publishers say OpenAI hid tools and datasets that could identify copyrighted journalism in ChatGPT outputs, escalating their lawsuit with a new motion for sanctions.

"Exactly what that dialog looked like between the government and Anthropic and OpenAI is unclear."

State attorneys general said they found that Block misled users by falsely advertising that Cash App provided bank-like protections, including advanced fraud detection.

The caller ID company says users are increasingly ignoring and blocking calls from India's dedicated business number series.

The saga of Musk's tussle with the SEC over how he disclosed his growing stake in Twitter (now X) has come to an end.