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Policy
EU fines Google $US1bn over Search and Play Store
EU fines Google $US1bn and gives it 60 days to change Search rankings and Play Store rules under a fresh Digital Markets Act ruling.
AI kill switch bill: US House moves after OpenAI incident
AI kill switch bill backers in the US House say Homeland Security should be able to throttle frontier models after OpenAI's agent incident.
Anthropic copyright settlement: judge approves $US1.5bn deal
Anthropic copyright settlement wins court approval after a $US1.5 billion deal covering 506,194 works, with 350 authors opting out.
Apple Genius Bar AI recording test raises privacy questions
Apple Genius Bar AI recording is being tested in some support appointments, raising fresh consent and data-retention questions around in-store service.
Government AI decision-making: Australia plans new curbs
Government AI decision-making rules are coming into focus as Labor plans limits on how departments use automated systems.
AI data centre rules in Australia: Labor tightens copyright
AI data centre rules in Australia would force operators to manage power and water use while Labor tightens copyright controls on model training.
New York AI data-centre ban halts new hyperscale projects
New York AI data-centre ban pauses new hyperscale projects for a year as the state drafts tougher rules on power, prices and local benefits.
eSafety says 2,000 sextortion complaints expose platform gaps
Sextortion complaints topped 2,000 in six months as eSafety said Meta, Apple and Google still missed known abuse patterns and relied too much on reports.
Australia digital arrival cards: QR entry expands in 2027
Australia digital arrival cards will replace more paper entry forms from next year as Canberra widens QR-code processing for inbound travellers.
Telstra outage probe tests gap in critical infrastructure rules
Telstra outage probe is widening from a network fault to whether ACMA and critical infrastructure rules covered a known timing weakness.
Meta’s Muse Image backlash puts Instagram consent at the centre of an AI policy fight
Instagram consent backlash is turning Meta’s Muse Image into a policy fight over opt-out defaults, likeness reuse and user trust.
Apple loses EU gatekeeper appeal over App Store and iOS
Apple lost its EU gatekeeper appeal, leaving the App Store and iOS inside the bloc's Digital Markets Act regime and its toughest platform rules.
AI scribes in Australia draw privacy warning for doctors
AI scribes in Australia are spreading through GP clinics as health officials warn on consent, privacy and clinical accountability risks.
ABC AI writing pilot draws union guardrail warning
ABC AI writing pilot pairs a radio-to-digital trial with tighter disclosure rules, as the MEAA warns guardrails must protect trust and jobs.
Apple Epic Supreme Court appeal reopens App Store fee fight
Apple Epic Supreme Court appeal will revisit whether Apple can charge up to 27 per cent on payments made outside the App Store.
SMS sender ID rules 2026: business texts risk 'Unverified'
SMS sender ID rules take effect on 1 July, and businesses that fail to register branded texts can have messages labelled 'Unverified'.
AI copyright Australia: Pocock and Ayres clash in Senate
AI copyright Australia moved into open conflict after David Pocock challenged Tim Ayres over whether Canberra is weighing weaker AI training rules.
Meta pauses worker tracking after AI training data leak
Meta paused an internal worker-tracking programme after employee activity data used for AI training was exposed inside the company.
AI-generated influencers test Australia's ad disclosure rules
AI-generated influencers are testing disclosure rules as the ACCC’s influencer enforcement and AI monitoring converge on social media ads.
AI chiefs press G7 for global standards as power shifts
AI chiefs used the G7 summit to press for global standards, but the Anthropic shutdown shows governments can choke off model access overnight.
Apple opens Brazil iPhone sideloading after CADE deal
Apple Brazil sideloading changes let iPhone users install alternative app stores after a CADE deal, while new fees keep Apple in the transaction.
Sydney AI porn startup faces child-safety questions
AI porn child-safety questions are hitting a Sydney startup after ABC found underage-looking synthetic characters on its platform.
HSBC scam texts: ACMA warns Telesign after $34m losses
HSBC scam texts cost Australians more than $34 million before ACMA warned messaging provider Telesign, exposing the limits of current telecom scam rules.
Apple iCloud DMA probe: Italy opens first case
Apple iCloud DMA probe: Italy has opened its first case into whether rival cloud services can match iPhone and iPad backup access.
UK social media ban copies Australia’s under-16 model
UK social media ban plans would extend Australia’s under-16 model to gaming chats, testing how exportable Canberra’s regime is.
