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September 13, 2026 (Sunday) · Full brief → IND AI and Regulation
Supreme Court Stays Gujarat High Court Deepfake PIL, Moves to Centralize India's AI Regulation Litigation
The Supreme Court stayed all proceedings in a Gujarat High Court public interest litigation over AI-generated deepfakes on September 12, after the Union government sought to transfer the case to the Supreme Court to consolidate it with similar deepfake-regulation petitions already pending from Karnataka and Bombay High Courts.
Read the full update → US Antitrust and Big TechDOJ Investigates Whether Nvidia's $20 Billion Groq Licensing Deal Was Structured to Avoid Merger Review
The Department of Justice is investigating whether Nvidia structured its $20 billion licensing agreement with AI chip startup Groq, announced in December 2025, as a non-exclusive license rather than an acquisition specifically to avoid the antitrust review a formal takeover would have triggered.
Read the full update → US IP and CopyrightFederal Circuit Reaffirms $82 Million Verdict Against Ford in Versata Trade Secrets Case
The Federal Circuit issued a modified opinion on September 10 revising a single sentence from its May 22 ruling in Versata Software v. Ford Motor Company, while leaving its holdings unchanged: Ford's challenge to trade secret liability fails, the jury's $82 million breach of contract verdict is reinstated, and Versata may pursue unjust enrichment damages for trade secret misappropriation.
Read the full update → Global Cybersecurity and DataGitLab Patches Maximum-Severity Flaw After Active Exploitation Attempts Begin
GitLab patched CVE-2026-85706, a maximum-severity (CVSS 10.0) path traversal flaw in its repository commits API that let unauthenticated attackers read arbitrary files from GitLab servers, after CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 11 following reports of active internet-wide probing.
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Ongoing matters · All trackers →INDAI and Regulation
India's fragmented AI deepfake regulation litigation: consolidation at the Supreme Court
In 22 daysSupreme Court hearing on the Union's transfer petitionUSAntitrust and Big TechDOJ investigation into Nvidia's Groq licensing deal
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DOJ Investigates Whether Nvidia's $20 Billion Groq Licensing Deal Was Structured to Avoid Merger Review
United States · 13 Sept 2026
GitLab Patches Maximum-Severity Flaw After Active Exploitation Attempts Begin
Global · 13 Sept 2026
California Signs 13 Laws Expanding AI and Online Safety Protections for Children
United States · 12 Sept 2026
CISA Adds Maximum-Severity N-able N-central Flaw to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
United States · 12 Sept 2026
CJEU Rules Political Party Cannot Invoke Free Expression Alone to Justify Using IKEA Trademarks
European Union · 12 Sept 2026
DOJ Issues Second Request in Review of Fox's $22 Billion Roku Acquisition
United States · 11 Sept 2026
California Enacts First-in-Nation AI Auditor Registry and Verification Framework
Global · 11 Sept 2026
ANI's Appeal Against OpenAI Copyright Ruling Reaches Delhi High Court Division Bench
India · 11 Sept 2026
Critical cPanel Flaw Let Mail-Privileged Accounts Gain Root Access to Shared Servers
Global · 11 Sept 2026
Nvidia's $12.93 Billion Hugging Face Acquisition Faces US Antitrust Review
United States · 10 Sept 2026
EPO Enlarged Board Relaxes Requirement to Amend Patent Descriptions
European Union · 10 Sept 2026
NSA, CISA and FBI Name Six Chinese AI Firms in Advisory on Frontier Model Distillation
US · CN · 10 Sept 2026
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
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