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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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OpenAI has consulted with members of the United States Congress regarding the legality of coordinating an industry-wide slowdown in artificial intelligence development.
Read at techmeme.com ↗03
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 ↗04
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 ↗05
On Thursday, September 10, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting children online and when using artificial intelligence.
Read at futurism.com ↗06
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed 13 bills on September 10, 2026, aimed at regulating social media platforms and artificial intelligence.
Read at courthousenews.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 29 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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Bull has been awarded a €31 million contract by the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) to modernize its supercomputing infrastructure.
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Bending Spoons has agreed to acquire the Amsterdam-based visual workflow platform Miro for $1.36 billion in a cash deal.
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New Zealand-based restaurant booking platform First Table has raised $10 million in a funding round led by existing investors including Altered Capital and new backers such as K1W1 and Icehouse Ventures.
Read at startupdaily.net ↗12
French AI company Mistral AI has secured €3 billion in a Series D funding round.
Read at finextra.com ↗13
Google has announced a €13 billion investment to build a new data center in Finland.
Read at bbc.co.uk ↗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 16 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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Canonical released Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS on September 11, 2026, providing updated installation media that includes security patches and stability fixes for ten different Ubuntu flavors.
Read at helpnetsecurity.com ↗18
Apple unveiled its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, at the 'Surprise and Shine' event on September 10, 2026.
Read at insideretail.com.au ↗19
Sky News, a subsidiary of Comcast, launched a new mobile app called 'Defence Insider' on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
Read at variety.com ↗20
Apple has increased the prices of its older iPhone models by $100.
Read at techmeme.com ↗21
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 ↗22
Grocery technology company Instacart launched Clementine, an AI-powered shopping assistant, on September 9, 2026.
Read at forbes.com ↗23
Instacart and Shipt have launched new AI-powered shopping assistants on their respective platforms.
Read at grocerydive.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 18 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
Dell Technologies will join the S&P 100 index on September 21, 2026, following a 700% stock price increase over the past three years.
Read at thestreet.com ↗28
JPMorgan lowered its price target for Adobe stock from $340 to $315 while maintaining an Overweight rating.
Read at thestreet.com ↗29
Morgan Stanley maintained an Equal-weight rating and a $210 price target for Oracle following the company's Q1 fiscal 2027 earnings report released on September 10, 2026.
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The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has raised its 2026 U.S. ad spending growth forecast to 12.3%, up from 9.5%.
Read at digiday.com ↗31
ServiceTitan reported second-quarter revenue of $292.8 million, exceeding analyst expectations of $285.9 million.
Read at thestreet.com ↗32
China's exports increased by 25% in August 2026, driven by demand related to AI infrastructure development.
Read at ft.com ↗8 of 18 financial results events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
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 US legal system is facing challenges in regulating AI as chatbots are increasingly involved in legal cases, including providing counsel, generating evidence, and assisting in criminal planning.
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The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Nvidia regarding its business dealings with Groq.
Read at nytimes.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 ↗38
Judge Brinkema ruled that Google will not be required to spin off its ad tech business, though the company must share more auction data and allow publishers to set higher price floors.
Read at adexchanger.com ↗39
A class action lawsuit was filed in a Chicago federal court in September 2026 by parents and children from Illinois and California against Meta.
Read at wired.com ↗40
Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that Google will not be forced to divest its ad tech assets, including Google Ad Manager and DoubleClick for Publishers, in the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust case.
Read at digiday.com ↗8 of 12 courts and legal events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What research was published in information technology this week?
New research findings and studies published this week.
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Research conducted by SBS Swiss Business School and MIT indicates that reliance on AI tools is diminishing critical thinking skills among junior sales representatives.
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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 ↗43
Researchers are currently investigating how artificial intelligence platforms provide varying information to voters regarding political elections.
Read at nytimes.com ↗44
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 ↗45
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 ↗5 of 16 research events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.