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• California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to increase oversight and limit the growth of artificial intelligence. • The order considers requiring frontier AI companies to develop emergency "kill switches" and hire independent third parties to write safety plans. • These regulations create new compliance hurdles and operational risks for AI developers operating within the California market.

• Several countries, including Australia and Denmark, are implementing new restrictions to limit children's access to social media platforms like TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram. • Denmark announced it will ban social media for children under 15 starting in November 2025, though parents may grant access to some platforms for children as young as 13. • These regulations create new compliance requirements for tech companies and change how minors interact with digital platforms.

• Denmark announced in November 2025 that it will ban social media access for children under the age of 15. • Parents may still provide access to specific platforms for children as young as 13. • This policy limits the digital footprint and online exposure of minors to reduce potential harms associated with social media.

Patients among hundreds who suffered harm at County Durham and Darlington foundation trust’s breast unitTwenty women had their breasts removed unnecessarily while being treated for cancer at an NHS trust in north-east England.The County Durham and Darlington foundation trust (CDDFT) told the BBC that the women were among hundreds of patients who came to harm during treatment at its breast unit. Continue reading...

• The Television Academy is discussing moving the Emmy Awards ceremony to Amazon Prime Video. • Nearly every trophy presented at the 78th Emmy Awards on Monday went to a program on a streaming platform. • Moving the ceremony behind a streaming paywall would signal that traditional network television has lost its cultural relevance.

Facebook told it was wrong in leaving up AI-generated videos of a Labour councillor and Muslim campaigner, amid calls to curb fakesMeta’s “supreme court” has ordered the tech company to take down deepfake videos of a UK politician and a young Muslim woman from Facebook and do more to tackle AI-generated fake imagery.A fake video showing a Labour party councillor in Scotland making inflammatory comments about refugees should not have been left up by Facebook, the board said. It also ruled that an AI-generated video of a Muslim campaign volunteer should have been removed after it falsely depicted her offering health advice while carrying out absurd exercises or eating junk food. Continue reading...

• Asia-Pacific enterprises are projected to increase their spending on artificial intelligence to $555.2 billion by 2030. • This growth is driven by the transition of generative AI and agentic AI—AI systems capable of acting independently to achieve goals—into full production. • The surge in investment indicates a shift for regional businesses from testing AI prototypes to deploying scalable, autonomous tools in live operations.