The Digital Watch weekly
Published every Friday, the Digital Watch weekly newsletter brings you the latest in digital policy from around the world.
Weekly #263 Russia–China Summit signals deepening cooperation across AI, industry, and digital economy
Plus, platforms continue to face pressure over youth safety online; Australia is introducing a national digital health standards framework; the OECD highlights growth and regulatory challenges in ASEAN digital trade; a recap of last week’s global AI discussions, and a look back at broader policy debates in Geneva. (See more)
Weekly #262 The age of tech exceptionalism is ending
Plus, the Trump–Xi summit, the EU’s extension of its cyber sanctions framework, Thales confirming a data breach, Pakistan enacting a crypto law, and a look back at last week’s discussions in Geneva. (See more)
Weekly #261 Pulling at the threads of AI governance
Plus, Meta on trial(s), Dutch court backs DigiD contract despite US data access fears, end-to-end encrypted messaging on Instagram ends as wider encryption battles grow, and a look back at discussions in Geneva last week. (See more)
Weekly #260 Mission, money, and the future of OpenAI
Plus, the EU-USA critical minerals alliance for the technological future, Europe’s growing age-verification push for platform use, Australia reshaping news bargaining rules, the latest in AI governance and a look at the week ahead in Geneva. (See more)
Weekly #259 The ‘Technological Republic’ tech oligarchs imagine
Plus, the EU’s defence cloud reliance raises ‘kill switch’ fears, France vs X - a transatlantic showdown, Microsoft bets A$25 billions on Australia’s AI future, and this week in AI governance. (See more)
Weekly #258 European firms build a digital ‘backup generator’
Plus, EU develops age verification app, UK threatens jail for tech executives over non-consensual sex images removal, EU blocks Meta’s WhatsApp third-party AI access changes with interim antitrust measures, and this week in AI governance. (See more)
Weekly #257 AI meets cybersecurity as project Glasswing takes flight
Plus, CISA warns of attacks on US critical infrastructure, US Supreme Court narrows ISP liability, Greece sets digital age of majority, Brazil launches national centre for assistive technology, and the latest in AI governance. (See more)
Weekly #256 UN kicks off Global Mechanism on ICT security, road ahead murky
Plus, Anthropic wins a temporary victory against the US government, China launches the World Data Organization, the e-commerce duties moratorium lapses after MC14 in Yaoundé, and efforts continue to rein in social media for minors. (See more)
Weekly #255 From content to design: Juries signal new era of accountability for tech giants
Plus: USA’s new AI policy framework, Russia’s proposal to ban foreign AI, measures to limit children’s use of social media, the potential for an interim trade deal at the WTO ministerial in Yaoundé, and a preview of the week ahead. (See more)
Weekly #254 Pay to think: Intelligence on a meter
Plus, countries and companies pledge to fight global fraud, actors in cyberspace go on the defensive, China's five year plan to lead in tech, and Brazil's DCA entering into force. (See more)
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