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Tencent is in talks to acquire Manus, an AI agent startup, after Chinese regulators blocked Meta's deal, giving Tencent access to valuable agentic technology as it ramps up its own AI offerings.

The FCC has approved testing of a space mirror intended to light the night sky, despite public outcry.

De Nederlandse toezichthouders roepen op tot meer digitale autonomie en minder afhankelijkheid van Amerikaanse IT-dienstverleners. Diverse rapporten en initiatieven benadrukken de noodzaak voor samenwerking en coördinatie.

OpenCode's CEO secretly tested version 5.6 during a government regulatory blackout, and reportedly more upset about losing that than losing Fable 5.

ByteDance and Alibaba are disabling custom AI companion features in Doubao and Qwen due to new Chinese rules targeting humanlike emotional interaction in AI services, with user backlash highlighting the emotional attachment these products had fostered.

Getty Images has terminated its $3.7 billion merger agreement with Shutterstock after UK regulators imposed conditions requiring the sale of Shutterstock's editorial business, despite US antitrust clearance.

Anthropic accused Alibaba of orchestrating the largest known AI model distillation attack, involving 25,000 fraudulent accounts to illicitly extract capabilities from its models, and called for coordinated government-industry action.

Apple built an Extensions framework for third-party AI in Siri but deliberately omitted it from WWDC 2026, likely due to EU regulatory disputes, potential legal action from OpenAI, and messaging strategy around its own rebuilt Siri.

OpenAI is facing a multi-state investigation by US attorneys general seeking records on safety, advertising, and user impact, adding to legal pressure as the company prepares for a potential IPO.

Manus is seeking $1 billion in funding to unwind its acquisition by Meta after Chinese regulators ordered the reversal, a highly unusual move for a completed deal.

This article argues that the accountability infrastructure developed for automated financial trading over decades provides a blueprint for governing AI agents, drawing on specific regulatory mechanisms like FINRA Rule 5310 and SEC Rule 17a-4.

The article discusses how companies can integrate EU AI Act compliance into their product development from the design phase, highlighting transparency, guardrails, and human oversight as key architectural changes.

This article provides an overview of the current landscape of AI-enabled medical devices that have received FDA approval, highlighting trends and regulatory progress in healthcare technology.

OpenAI and Allied for Startups released the Hacktivate AI report featuring 20 policy proposals to accelerate AI adoption across Europe, ahead of the European Commission's Apply AI Strategy launch. The initiative brought together 65 participants from EU institutions, governments, enterprises, and startups to design practical solutions for broader AI uptake and competitiveness.