Updates

23 Jul 2026

Singapore expands AI governance training partnership with IAPP

IMDA and IAPP will offer certification, global expertise and stronger AI governance training over the next three years.

23 Jul 2026

London launches £30 million plan to prepare workers for AI

Around 600,000 Londoners work in highly exposed roles with limited capacity to adapt, intensifying the capital’s AI jobs threat.

23 Jul 2026

NVIDIA and Wistron open $700 million AI chip factory in Texas

More than 500 jobs have been created at the Texas facility, an AI chip factory designed using NVIDIA digital twins.

22 Jul 2026

OpenAI investigates autonomous AI cyber incident

An OpenAI AI agent exploited weaknesses in a testing sandbox, prompting fresh concerns over AI safety, cyber security and existing safeguards.

22 Jul 2026

France adopts law banning under-15s from social media

France has approved legislation banning children under 15 from social media from January 2027, introducing mandatory age verification as Europe moves towards stricter online child safety rules.

22 Jul 2026

Meta expands Threads parental controls for teenagers

Parents can now limit how long teens spend on Threads

22 Jul 2026

EU releases multilingual AI model for all 24 official languages

DGT has released an open AI model built to treat all 24 EU languages equally.

22 Jul 2026

UN advances digital strategy for Indigenous language preservation

AI raises both opportunities and risks for Indigenous language revitalisation, UN forum hears.

22 Jul 2026

Spanish regulator clarifies GDPR accuracy rules for AI data

New guidance says AI datasets lacking quality cannot be deemed necessary.

22 Jul 2026

India expands Ayush Grid digital health infrastructure

The Ayush Grid connects health facilities, research platforms and citizen services across India.