The Digital Watch weekly
Published every Friday, the Digital Watch weekly newsletter brings you the latest in digital policy from around the world.
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)
Weekly #253 Measuring hate’s footprint
Plus, Meta reopens WhatsApp to third-party AI Chatbots amid EU pressure, UK MPs rejects social media ban, and actors in cyberspace going on the offensive. (See more)
Weekly #252 When AI ethics collide with national security: The Anthropic-Pentagon standoff
Plus, measures to strengthen child safety measures continue, cyber operations intensify in the USA-Israel-Iran conflict, and Google cuts Play Store fees after Epic Games settlement. (See more)
Weekly #251 AI Summit in Geneva: Ten ways Switzerland can contribute to AI and humanity
Plus, Child safety backlash against tech intensifies, US diplomats to push back on global data sovereignty laws, Argentina debates cognitive sovereignty, and more. (See more)
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