Updates

24 Jan 2026

Analysis reveals Grok generated 3 million sexualised images

The findings follow the rapid rollout of Grok’s image-editing feature on X, which triggered widespread misuse before tighter technical restrictions were introduced.

24 Jan 2026

Japan arrests suspect over AI deepfake pornography

Law enforcement in Japan and South Korea is increasing focus on AI-driven crimes.

24 Jan 2026

Stanford and Swiss institutes unite on open AI models

The collaboration aims to strengthen academia’s influence over global AI through open research, shared infrastructure, and human-centred design.

24 Jan 2026

Google adds Personal Intelligence to AI Search

Personalised, context-aware results mark a major shift toward more adaptive and intuitive Google search experiences.

24 Jan 2026

Education for Countries programme signals OpenAI push into public education policy

Early deployments in countries such as Estonia and Greece highlight OpenAI’s expanding role in shaping education policy and digital skills development.

24 Jan 2026

Burkina Faso pushes digital sovereignty through national infrastructure supervision

The new digital infrastructure facility aims to centralise network oversight in Burkina Faso instead of relying on external systems, reinforcing national control over critical digital assets.

23 Jan 2026

Cambodia Internet Governance Forum marks major step toward inclusive digital policy

A new national forum positions Cambodia to strengthen inclusive and evidence-based digital governance through multistakeholder dialogue.

23 Jan 2026

TikTok restructures operations for US market

A new US entity will manage data and algorithms under American oversight.

23 Jan 2026

EU cyber rules target global tech dependence

Divisions among EU states threaten progress on cybersecurity reform.

23 Jan 2026

WEF paper warns of widening AI investment gap

With the AI race accelerating, governments are being pushed to decide where to compete, where to partner, and how to build the compute backbone without letting costs and constraints dictate their choices.