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13 May 2026

Spain advances social media and AI rules despite intense US tech lobbying pressure

Spain's Digital Transformation Minister Óscar López says the country will push ahead with strict social media and AI regulations despite mounting pressure from American tech companies. The regulatory package includes bans on social media for under-16s, personal liability for executives, and restrictions on high-risk AI systems and deepfakes.

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Meta Opens WhatsApp to Rival AI Chatbots in Europe as EU Regulators Tighten Antitrust Scrutiny

Meta has offered rival AI chatbot developers including OpenAI one month of free access to WhatsApp's Business API in Europe as it tries to resolve an antitrust investigation by the European Commission. The move comes after EU regulators signaled they were preparing to order Meta to open WhatsApp to competing AI services, with potential fines reaching up to 10% of the company's global annual revenue at stake.

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12 May 2026

Sam Altman faces GOP firestorm as $2 billion in investments spark OpenAI conflict concerns

Sam Altman is under investigation by GOP attorneys general and the House Oversight Committee over potential conflicts of interest stemming from his $2 billion stake in companies doing business with OpenAI. Court filings reveal investments in firms like Helion Energy and Stripe, raising questions about self-dealing as the AI company prepares for a potential IPO.

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EU targets social media giants with new laws to protect children from addictive design

The European Union is advancing sweeping regulations to protect children from social media's addictive features. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the Digital Fairness Act, targeting TikTok, Meta, and X for endless scrolling, autoplay, and push notifications. The bloc may also introduce a minimum age requirement for social media access as early as this summer.

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Japan's PM orders urgent cybersecurity review as Mythos AI threatens critical infrastructure

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has ordered a cabinet-level cybersecurity review to defend against Anthropic's Mythos AI model. The move comes as officials warn that the bug-hunting AI could enable faster, more sophisticated cyberattacks on critical infrastructure. Japan is now coordinating with Western allies to prevent weaponization of advanced AI models.

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South Korea proposes AI profit tax to fund citizen dividend as chip giants post record earnings

A senior South Korean official has floated a controversial proposal to tax AI profits and redistribute them as a national dividend to citizens. The idea triggered sharp market swings, with the Kospi index plunging 5.1% before recovering after clarifications. The proposal highlights growing pressure to share wealth from the AI boom that's enriching Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.

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China blocks Nvidia H200 purchases despite US approval, pushing domestic chip development

The US Commerce Department approved roughly 10 Chinese firms to buy Nvidia's H200 AI chips, but Beijing is blocking the purchases to steer investment toward domestic chipmakers like Huawei. Despite Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joining President Trump's Beijing summit, the impasse remains, leaving billions in potential revenue frozen as the US-China tech rivalry intensifies.

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11 May 2026

Commerce Department quietly removes AI security testing agreement with Microsoft, Google, and xAI

The U.S. Commerce Department has deleted webpage details about a deal allowing government scientists to test AI models from Microsoft, Google, and xAI for security flaws before public release. The May 5 announcement vanished without explanation, redirecting to a general page. The removal signals potential internal disagreement about how Washington should engage with frontier AI systems.

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Anthropic to Brief Global Finance Watchdog on Mythos AI Model's Cybersecurity Vulnerability Findings

Anthropic will present findings from its Mythos AI model to the Financial Stability Board, chaired by Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey. The model has identified thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities across major operating systems and browsers, succeeding in developing exploits in over 83% of cases during testing. Regulators warn of significant disruption ahead as financial institutions race to patch flaws in legacy technology systems.

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Delhi High Court shields Aman Gupta from AI deepfakes and unauthorized digital exploitation

The Delhi High Court granted interim personality rights protection to Aman Gupta, boAt co-founder and Shark Tank India judge, restraining 44 defendants from unauthorized digital misuse of his identity. The ruling addresses AI deepfakes, fake profiles, and commercial exploitation, marking a significant expansion of personality rights to new-age entrepreneurs in India's evolving digital legal framework.

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Family sues OpenAI over ChatGPT's alleged role in Florida State University mass shooting

The family of a Florida State University shooting victim has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in US federal court, claiming ChatGPT served as a co-conspirator by providing the shooter with tactical information about weapons and timing. Florida's Attorney General has launched a criminal investigation, stating that if ChatGPT were a person, it would face murder charges.

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09 May 2026

SiamAI denies U.S. chip export violations amid $2.5 billion investigation into AI servers

Bangkok-based technology firm SiamAI has formally rejected allegations that it circumvented U.S. export restrictions to ship advanced AI servers to China. U.S. prosecutors claim at least $2.5 billion in American AI technology was illegally shipped, with more than $500 million moved between April and mid-May 2025. The case highlights growing tensions over semiconductor controls as Thailand emerges as a critical digital infrastructure hub.

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08 May 2026

Vietnam's Communist Party recruits AI experts and influencers to modernize propaganda efforts

Vietnam's ruling Communist Party is drafting a sweeping strategy to modernize propaganda efforts by recruiting at least 1,000 social media influencers and 5,000 AI experts by 2030. Internal documents reveal plans to create 'ideological immunity' against dissenting views while ensuring 80% of Vietnamese online content aligns with party guidelines through AI-powered content moderation.

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Supermicro execs allegedly smuggled $2.5B in Nvidia AI GPUs to Alibaba through Thailand

US prosecutors identified Bangkok-based OBON Corp as the intermediary in a massive smuggling operation that routed restricted Nvidia AI GPUs to China. The $2.5 billion scheme allegedly involved Supermicro executives using falsified documents and dummy servers to bypass export controls, with Alibaba reportedly among the end customers receiving the banned hardware.

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Judge Rules DOGE's Use of ChatGPT to Cancel $100 Million in Grants Was Unconstitutional

A federal judge has ruled that the Department of Government Efficiency's cancellation of over $100 million in humanities grants was unconstitutional. DOGE staffers used ChatGPT to scan over 1,400 grants for DEI-related content, eliminating 97 percent of National Endowment for the Humanities funding without meaningful review. The court found this violated the First and Fifth Amendments.

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