Regulations

In a leap towards reinforcing data security and AI governance, LightBeam.ai has raised $17.8M in an oversubscribed Series A.

Apple unveils extensive updates to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in compliance with the EU's Digital Markets Act, introducing over 600 new APIs, advanced security measures, and more.

OpenAI is aiming to integrate governance ideas derived from the public to align its AI models to human values.

The European Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have made a provisional agreement on a proposal for a comprehensive regulatory environment for AI in the European Union (EU).

In a bid to ensure efficient management of generative AI, IBM has introduced watsonx.governance.

Google announces revisions to its Play Store regulations in an attempt to enhance the Android app ecosystem's quality and safety.

In a bid to strengthen AI systems, OpenAI unveils the OpenAI Red Teaming Network, a consortium of experts contracted to improve the company’s AI model risk management and mitigation strategies.

The U.S. federal Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has unveiled a keystone plan to reinforce the security of open-source software.

In response to the new European Union Digital Markets Act, WhatsApp has initiated efforts towards facilitating cross-platform messaging.

Apple, with its longstanding tradition of prioritizing user privacy in the App Store, unveils new rules.

In a push for user trust, Google Play aims to enhance its privacy and transparency.

Chinese entrepreneur Wang Xiaochuan pushes forth his vision to give China its own OpenAI, as his startup, Baichuan Intelligence, introduces an advanced large language model, Baichuan-13B.

OpenAI successfully lobbied the European Union to dilute certain AI legislation, specifically avoiding the classification of their general-purpose AI systems as 'high risk.' The approved EU AI Act imposes greater transparency requirements on 'foundation models,' which may impact major tech companies.

Nasdaq confirms its $10.5 billion acquisition of Adenza, a financial services software firm providing risk-management and regulatory solutions. The deal is expected to expand Nasdaq's serviceable addressable market by $10 billion, strengthening its position in regulatory technology, compliance, and risk management.

Sentra, a cloud data security company, announced the launch of ChatDLP Anonymizer, a feature that removes Personal Identifiable Information (PII) from ChatGPT and Google Bard prompts. This offers privacy guardrails for companies, ensuring compliance with privacy frameworks such as CCPA and GDPR.

Following the ongoing WWDC event, Apple has revised its App Store Review Guidelines to further combat app clones and copycats.

In response to growing privacy concerns, Zoom announced new features and services, including the support for localized data storage in the European Economic Area for its premium customers. The company is also introducing global audit log tracking and an enhanced privacy dashboard to address data subject access requests.

Multiple subreddits and moderators have joined forces to protest Reddit’s API pricing changes, fearing negative consequences for their communities.

Block Party, a popular anti-harassment tool on Twitter, goes on hiatus due to the API paywall set by the platform under Elon Musk's ownership.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sheds insight on the exciting future of artificial intelligence, discusses the challenges of overregulation, and shares his optimism on technology's potential to transform education and productivity.

OpenAI has announced a grant program that will award ten $100,000 grants to fund experiments for developing a democratic process to decide the rules for AI systems.

OpenAI founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, along with Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever, propose the creation of an international regulatory body, similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency, to oversee the rapid development of artificial intelligence and address its potential threats.

Meta has been hit with a record €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) fine from European privacy regulators over the transfer of EU user data to the US, highlighting the ongoing challenges surrounding data protection and privacy.

After capturing the world's attention with its generative art, Midjourney announces its expansion into China, the largest internet market.