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What changed in information technology regulation and policy this week?
Government decisions, new rules and policy shifts reported this week.
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Governments are shifting their stance toward AI regulation, moving from a light-touch approach to addressing increasing security and safety threats.
Read at ft.com ↗03
Industry leaders from the trade association DIGITALEUROPE, led by President Peter Weckesser and Director General Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, have urged the European Commission to allocate 25% of the 2028–2034 EU budget to critical and digital technologies.
Read at tech.eu ↗04
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed 13 bills on September 10, 2026, aimed at regulating social media platforms and artificial intelligence.
Read at courthousenews.com ↗05
Anthropic has decided to withhold its latest AI model from the UK's Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (Aisi) for the first time.
Read at ft.com ↗06
On September 8, 2026, UK Labour MP Alex Sobel introduced a parliamentary bill to ban the development and operation of artificial superintelligence systems.
Read at wired.com ↗07
The UK government announced plans to introduce new legislation after Apple and Google failed to meet a September 2026 deadline to implement technology preventing the sharing of child nudity on their devices.
Read at wired.com ↗08
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned on September 8, 2026, warning that AI could cause human extinction by 2030.
Read at theguardian.com ↗8 of 20 regulation and policy events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What funding rounds and acquisitions happened in information technology this week?
The week’s notable investments, financing rounds, acquisitions and strategic deals.
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Google and Kickstarter have launched the Next Wave Fund to support early-stage tech startups and small businesses in Africa.
Read at disruptafrica.com ↗10
TAR, a startup specializing in off-grid power systems for data centers, secured $120 million in a Series A funding round.
Read at techmeme.com ↗11
First Derivative, a subsidiary of EPAM, is investing £15.3 million to establish an AI and Fintech Centre of Excellence in Newry, Northern Ireland.
Read at finextra.com ↗12
Bending Spoons has agreed to acquire the Amsterdam-based visual workflow platform Miro for $1.36 billion in a cash deal.
Read at sifted.eu ↗13
French AI company Mistral AI has secured €3 billion in a Series D funding round.
Read at finextra.com ↗14
Mistral AI has raised €3 billion in a Series D funding round, achieving a post-money valuation exceeding €21 billion.
Read at mistral.ai ↗15
The U.S. Department of Energy has granted a $1.9 billion loan to NextEra Energy to refurbish the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa.
Read at techcrunch.com ↗16
The UK government has launched a £150m scaleup fund to support startups and spinouts in the north of England.
Read at sifted.eu ↗8 of 12 funding and m&a events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What products launched in information technology this week?
Notable product launches, releases and platform updates from the week.
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Sky News, a subsidiary of Comcast, launched a new mobile app called 'Defence Insider' on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
Read at variety.com ↗18
Meta has launched a new personal AI assistant named Muse.
Read at finextra.com ↗19
Apple has increased the prices of its older iPhone models by $100.
Read at techmeme.com ↗20
Meta has launched a new agentic AI platform called Muse, which currently offers users a free limit of 100 million tokens per week.
Read at gizmodo.com ↗21
Grocery technology company Instacart launched Clementine, an AI-powered shopping assistant, on September 9, 2026.
Read at forbes.com ↗22
Instacart and Shipt have launched new AI-powered shopping assistants on their respective platforms.
Read at grocerydive.com ↗23
The wellness-focused dating startup ATEAM has officially launched its mobile application following a summer of community building.
Read at inc.com ↗24
Meta has launched a new AI assistant called Muse, designed to automate tasks like booking tickets and managing appointments.
Read at futurism.com ↗8 of 14 product launches events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What financial results were reported in information technology this week?
Earnings, guidance and other financial results reported this week.
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Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has cancelled a trading plan that would have allowed him to sell up to 50 million shares of Oracle stock.
Read at wsj.com ↗26
The UK economy grew by 0.4% in July 2026, exceeding economist forecasts of zero growth.
Read at theguardian.com ↗27
Alphabet and Amazon have issued bonds accounting for more than 25% of the Swiss franc corporate debt market in 2026.
Read at ft.com ↗28
MS NOW launched a subscription app for $7.99 monthly or $79.99 annually, featuring bundle partnerships with apps like Calm.
Read at adexchanger.com ↗29
China's exports increased by 25% in August 2026, driven by demand related to AI infrastructure development.
Read at ft.com ↗30
Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan maintained a Buy rating and a $380 price target for Apple stock ahead of the company's product launch event.
Read at thestreet.com ↗31
Tech.eu reported that European tech startups raised €3.2 billion across 165 funding deals in August 2026, marking a decline from July.
Read at tech.eu ↗32
Broadcom reported strong earnings on September 2, 2026, and subsequently raised its fiscal year 2027 AI revenue target to $115 billion.
Read at thestreet.com ↗What court rulings and legal actions hit information technology this week?
Court rulings, filings and legal actions reported this week.
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The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Nvidia regarding its business dealings with Groq.
Read at nytimes.com ↗34
TikTok and its parent company ByteDance appeared before the North Carolina Supreme Court on September 9, 2026, to argue against the state's jurisdiction in a lawsuit.
Read at courthousenews.com ↗35
Judge Vince Chhabria of the US District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed two proposed class action lawsuits against LinkedIn regarding the alleged unauthorized scanning of browser extension data.
Read at gizmodo.com ↗36
A US court has decided against forcing Google to divest its AdX advertising exchange business.
Read at digiday.com ↗37
Apple is facing a £2 billion collective action lawsuit in the UK brought by UK app developers.
Read at globallegalpost.com ↗What research was published in information technology this week?
New research findings and studies published this week.
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The US Army is developing new AI-driven navigation systems to maintain vehicle operations in environments where GPS signals are jammed or unavailable.
Read at businessinsider.com ↗39
Researchers are currently investigating how artificial intelligence platforms provide varying information to voters regarding political elections.
Read at nytimes.com ↗40
Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN, and IBM have been named finalists for the 2026 ACM Gordon Bell Prize for their quantum-HPC chemistry research.
Read at ibm.com ↗41
A global OECD PISA report based on 2025 data from 760,000 students across 91 countries indicates that students who use AI for schoolwork generally perform worse in science, math, and reading compared to non-users.
Read at theverge.com ↗42
Glossy+ Research published a report on September 9, 2026, analyzing how marketers are adapting to the evolving connected TV (CTV) landscape.
Read at glossy.co ↗43
Researchers conducted a study involving 56 experts across 24 countries to analyze the use of LLMs in law, education, and journalism.
Read at techpolicy.press ↗44
Mastercard released a report predicting that by 2030, more than 10% of online shoppers will routinely use AI agents to make purchases on their behalf.
Read at finextra.com ↗45
PwC surveyed 4,093 U.S. consumers between June 15 and June 26, 2026, regarding their holiday shopping habits.
Read at consumergoods.com ↗8 of 11 research events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.