Musk turns to antitrust claims over OpenAI-Microsoft alliance after charity trial loss
July 10, 2026
| Mike Swift and Alex Wilts
Hardly a stranger to using the legal system to benefit his AI ambitions, Elon Musk won an order from a California federal judge that could lead to his antitrust claims against OpenAI and Microsoft getting cons... (more story)
Transparency concerns plague AI assessment work in US
July 08, 2026
| Emma Whitford
Recent moves by the US influencing how frontier AI models are released to the public have technology companies and policy groups concerned about a lack of transparency from their government. An apparent lack o... (more story)
AI likely to fuel boom in intangible assets as investment gap grows
July 08, 2026
| Steve Scherer
Investment in intangible assets is outpacing spending on physical assets by an ever-wider margin, and artificial intelligence is expected to speed the shift, the World Intellectual Property Organization said on Wednesday.
Malaysia, Singapore recast sovereign AI around policy choices
July 08, 2026
| James Konstantin Galvez
Malaysia’s and Singapore's national strategies suggest that, for smaller economies, sovereign AI is becoming less about technological self-sufficiency than about combining targeted domestic capabilities with g... (more story)
Illinois AI oversight law enacted, but questions loom over implementation
July 07, 2026
| Amy Miller
Illinois has enacted the first state law in the US requiring third-party audits for large, frontier AI developers, setting what could become a baseline national standard. But lobbyists for the tech industry sa... (more story)
South Korea's trillion-dollar AI bet raises questions over politics, not technology
July 03, 2026
| Choonsik Yoo
South Korea has unveiled a $974 billion long-term investment plan to expand AI memory-chip production, robotics and data centers, with companies such as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Naver set to lead the ... (more story)
US FTC proposal to preempt state AI laws raises First Amendment concerns
July 02, 2026
| Amy Miller and Emma Whitford
Part of the Trump administration's long-awaited plan to block state laws regulating artificial intelligence is already facing pushback, with even supporters of preemption saying the government's latest proposa... (more story)
US Supreme Court ruling may have energy market, AI ripple effects
July 01, 2026
| Emma Whitford
Amid warnings that regulatory independence is crucial for stable energy markets, the US Supreme Court has endorsed the president’s authority to fire independent agency commissioners. The move could have a long... (more story)