Updates
Disney backs OpenAI with $1bn investment and licensing pact
A new agreement brings Disney characters to OpenAI’s Sora video platform.
Tiiny AI unveils the Pocket Lab supercomputer
TurboSparse and PowerInfer boost efficiency by distributing AI workloads across CPU and NPU.
Mercedes-Benz proposes new supervisory board members
The board gains expertise in global decarbonisation, AI, and data platforms, reflecting the company’s commitment to innovation and future technologies.
UNODC and INTERPOL announce Global Fraud Summit in 2026
The Summit will bring together senior representatives from governments, international organisations, law enforcement, the private sector, academia, and civil society to discuss trends, challenges, and cooperative approaches to addressing fraud, including its cross-border and digital dimensions.
YouTube offers creators payments in PayPal stablecoin
Tech firms increasingly adopt regulated stablecoins for faster settlement, joining moves by Stripe and Google to explore digital payment innovations.
International Criminal Court (ICC) issues policy on cyber-enabled crimes
The Policy does not expand the Court’s jurisdiction, but sets out how existing international crimes – genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, the crime of aggression, and offences against the administration of justice – may involve digital conduct, including in the collection and assessment of evidence
AI use grows among EU enterprises in 2025
Most EU countries saw year-on-year AI adoption increases, reflecting steady integration of AI into business operations.
Trump signs order blocking individual US states from enforcing AI rules
A new White House move to rein in state-level oversight of AI has intensified the debate over who should set the rules for a rapidly expanding technology with far-reaching economic and social consequences.
OpenAI launches GPT‑5.2 for professional knowledge work
Early tests show GPT‑5.2 accelerates scientific and mathematical problem-solving while enhancing productivity across business and technical tasks.
EU supports Germany’s semiconductor expansion
The new support for GlobalFoundries and X-FAB will bring first-of-a-kind manufacturing capacity to Germany and reinforce the EU’s long-term semiconductor resilience.
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