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Huawei Faces Historic Corporate RICO Trial in Brooklyn Federal Court
Jury selection opened September 8 in the Eastern District of New York in a historically rare corporate RICO prosecution against Huawei. Twelve counts survive, spanning racketeering conspiracy, bank fraud, Iran sanctions evasion through the Skycom entity, and trade-secret theft from five US technology companies. Opening statements began Wednesday; trial is projected to last three months.
Read the full update → Global IP and CopyrightSeattle Times and Newsday File Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Microsoft
The Seattle Times and Newsday sued OpenAI and Microsoft in the Southern District of New York, alleging the companies scraped paywalled journalism to train ChatGPT, Copilot, and Bing AI. The complaint seeks destruction of infringing training datasets and unspecified damages, contending the resulting systems reproduce verbatim passages and suppress subscription revenue for news publishers.
Read the full update → Global IP and CopyrightOpenAI and Microsoft File Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment in Consolidated Newspaper Copyright Litigation
OpenAI and Microsoft moved for summary judgment September 4 in consolidated multidistrict copyright proceedings before Judge Sidney Stein. OpenAI argues AI training constitutes fair use and that verbatim reproduction occurs in fewer than 0.00012 percent of conversations. Plaintiffs include the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and CNET, together claiming unauthorized copying of millions of articles.
Read the full update → US · CN Cybersecurity and DataFCC Repays $3.08 Billion Treasury Loan After Spectrum Auction Funds Huawei-ZTE Equipment Removal Program
The FCC fully repaid a $3.08 billion Treasury loan used to sustain its Rip-and-Replace program, which reimburses carriers for removing Huawei and ZTE network equipment. Proceeds from the June 2026 spectrum auction covered the loan. Congress had initially appropriated only $1.9 billion, covering roughly 39.5 percent of approved carrier reimbursement claims.
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Seattle Times and Newsday File Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Microsoft
Global · 09 Sept 2026
Huawei Faces Historic Corporate RICO Trial in Brooklyn Federal Court
CN · 09 Sept 2026
NHTSA Opens Audit Query Into Tesla Cybercab Certification
United States · 05 Sept 2026
Sanders-Casar Announce Bill to Ban Superintelligent AI
United States · 05 Sept 2026
China Removes 5.61 Million Pieces of Unlawful AI-Generated Content
China · 05 Sept 2026
EU Proposes Cloud and AI Development Act to Strengthen European Digital Sovereignty
European Union · 05 Sept 2026
California Legislature Sends Approximately 30 AI-Related Bills to Governor Newsom
United States · 05 Sept 2026
ShipMonk Breach Exposes Data of Approximately 67,000 Additional Trezor Customers
United States · 05 Sept 2026
New York AI Training Transparency Act Awaits Governor's Decision
United States · 05 Sept 2026
Google DC Circuit Reply Brief Due September 29
United States · 05 Sept 2026
New Jersey Enacts FAIR Act Targeting Algorithmic Rent Coordination
United States · 05 Sept 2026
MeitY May Notify Rule 3(4) Separately
India · 22 Aug 2026
Section 3(7) of Telecom Act Brought Into Force
India · 21 Aug 2026
Telecom User Identification Rules Notified
India · 21 Aug 2026
Cabinet Secretary Pushes DPDP Compliance Across Government
India · 20 Aug 2026
No DPDP Extension, Startups Told to Comply Now
India · 14 Aug 2026
DPDP Three-Phase Rollout Confirmed in Parliament
India · 12 Aug 2026
Deepfake Takedown Timelines and AI Safety Institute Referenced
India · 12 Aug 2026
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