Updates

1 Jul 2026

South Korea and Japan expand AI and defence cooperation

Joint naval search and rescue exercises between South Korea and Japan resume after a nine-year pause.

1 Jul 2026

AUSTRAC warns AI is reshaping financial crime

AI and virtual assets are increasing the scale of financial crime threats, AUSTRAC says.

1 Jul 2026

Canada’s CSE expands cyber defence amid growing threats

AI and post-quantum cryptography are now central to Canada’s national cyber defence investments.

1 Jul 2026

Google says AI power users drive UK productivity gains

A widening skills divide in AI use risks leaving most of the UK workforce behind despite rapidly increasing adoption rates.

1 Jul 2026

South Korea boosts AI funding to strengthen global competitiveness

The government is offering up to 2 billion won annually to attract top global AI researchers.

1 Jul 2026

Japan backs domestic AI model for robotics

Backed by leading tech firms, Japan’s AI initiative targets industrial transformation through smarter automation and improved robotic intelligence.

1 Jul 2026

Noyb says US Supreme Court ruling puts EU-US data deal under pressure

noyb is calling on the European Commission to begin an orderly withdrawal from the US data deal.

1 Jul 2026

India launches WhatsApp chatbot for public health services

Beneficiaries of India’s Ayushman Bharat national health insurance scheme can now access key services through the Ayushman Sarathi WhatsApp chatbot.

30 Jun 2026

EU approves simplified AI rules under Omnibus VII

The officials say streamlined AI rules will improve legal clarity, support innovation and ensure more consistent enforcement across member states.

30 Jun 2026

AI could reorganise 27% of EU jobs, OpenAI says

A diverse labour future is emerging, where automation, augmentation and job redesign occur simultaneously across different sectors of the EU economy.