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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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US President Donald Trump announced plans to establish an 'AI Force' and appoint an artificial intelligence tsar to oversee the sector.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on September 18, 2026, calling for stricter federal regulation of artificial intelligence.
Read at foxbusiness.com ↗04
A US court has issued final remedies in the antitrust case against Google regarding its ad tech monopoly.
Read at digiday.com ↗05
Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, and Elon Musk held discussions with Donald Trump to oppose an AI regulatory plan.
Read at techmeme.com ↗06
The European Union has announced the EU Kids Act, which includes a total ban on social media for children under 13 and restricted access for those aged 13 to 15.
Read at wired.com ↗07
Senator Richard Blumenthal proposed a federal FDA-style review process for advanced AI systems to prevent uncontrolled deployment.
Read at thestreet.com ↗08
President Donald Trump publicly opposed calls from tech leaders, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Elon Musk, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, to slow down the development of frontier AI models.
Read at futurism.com ↗8 of 65 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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UK-based music tech startup Unit1 has secured $20 million in funding led by Balderton Capital.
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Nex, the developer of the motion-based gaming system Nex Playground, has raised $150 million in a Series E funding round.
Read at techmeme.com ↗11
SK Hynix is investing over $4 billion to build a high-bandwidth memory (HBM) packaging and testing facility in West Lafayette, Indiana, with mass production expected in the second half of 2029.
Read at thestreet.com ↗12
Tech.eu reported on over 70 European tech funding deals totaling more than €1.7 billion for the week of September 18, 2026.
Read at tech.eu ↗13
Netflix acquired Ben Affleck's AI startup InterPositive for nearly $600 million in March 2026.
Read at variety.com ↗14
Drone delivery startup Zipline is currently in negotiations to raise approximately $1 billion in a new funding round.
Read at techmeme.com ↗15
DoorDash has invested $125 million in the food hall and delivery chain Wonder as part of a strategic partnership announced on September 15, 2026.
Read at nrn.com ↗16
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged over $1 billion to be spent over the next two years.
Read at techmeme.com ↗8 of 11 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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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is launching a project to integrate artificial intelligence into air traffic control towers.
Read at futurism.com ↗18
SK Hynix has launched a new corporate venture capital arm, SK Hynix Ventures, based in Silicon Valley.
Read at techmeme.com ↗19
TOURISE has announced its 2027 Summit, themed 'Alliances That Move the World,' scheduled to take place in Riyadh from March 23 to 25, 2027.
Read at hospitalitynet.org ↗20
New York-based fintech startup Skalar launched on September 17, 2026, with an undisclosed seed round led by Monashees and a debt partnership with General Catalyst.
Read at crunchbase.com ↗21
Tapestry has integrated its Coach and Kate Spade brands into Google's AI shopping ecosystem, allowing US customers to purchase products directly via Google Search and the Gemini app.
Read at retail-systems.com ↗22
On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Google and Google DeepMind launched the DeepMind Institute to facilitate discussions on artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Read at techcrunch.com ↗23
Google has begun prompting users on its homepage to record video selfies as an optional method for account verification and identity authentication.
Read at futurism.com ↗24
Shipt, a delivery service owned by Target, launched an AI assistant called 'Ask Shipt' on September 10, 2026, to help customers build shopping lists and identify products via photos.
Read at modernretail.co ↗8 of 17 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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Major technology companies are utilizing financial guarantees to manage approximately $300 billion in AI-related exposure off their balance sheets.
Read at ft.com ↗26
OpenAI projects a total cash burn of $280 billion by 2030.
Read at ft.com ↗27
On September 17, 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated at an AI event in Scotland that the company expects to double its chip unit sales over the coming year.
Read at thestreet.com ↗28
Jim Cramer recommended buying Nokia stock on the September 16 episode of CNBC's 'Mad Money' due to its AI infrastructure positioning.
Read at thestreet.com ↗29
U.S. venture-backed technology companies have raised nearly $90 billion in domestic public offerings in 2026.
Read at crunchbase.com ↗30
Bitcoin price surpassed $77,000 on September 14, 2026, decoupling from the broader technology stock selloff.
Read at coindesk.com ↗31
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated in an interview with Fortune that the company will not proceed with an IPO in 2026.
Read at gizmodo.com ↗32
French quantum computing company Pasqal began trading on the Nasdaq on August 28, 2026, following a merger with the SPAC Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II.
Read at eetimes.com ↗8 of 9 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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Former employees of DraftKings, including data analyst Jayden Butts, allege that the company utilizes machine learning to identify and target likely losing gamblers with promotional offers.
Read at techmeme.com ↗34
The US Department of Justice filed a statement of interest supporting OpenAI and Microsoft in the ongoing copyright infringement lawsuit brought by The New York Times.
Read at techmeme.com ↗35
The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has approved a £260 million collective action settlement involving Google.
Read at globallegalpost.com ↗36
On September 17, 2026, a US judge issued an unsealed court ruling requiring Google to make its advertising technology tools interoperable with competitors.
Read at techmeme.com ↗37
US District Judge John Tharp Jr. ruled against Zillow Group Inc. in Chicago on September 17, 2026, dissolving an order that required Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) to provide Zillow with real estate listing feeds.
Read at insurancejournal.com ↗38
Judge Leonie Brinkema has unsealed her 106-page remedies decision in the US v. Google ad tech antitrust case.
Read at adexchanger.com ↗39
A federal court in Illinois has allowed a defamation lawsuit against Google to proceed.
Read at courthousenews.com ↗40
On June 16, 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a ruling in the case of Coyote System v. Ministre de l’Intérieur et des Outre-mer.
Read at lawfaremedia.org ↗8 of 17 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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A report from MIT researchers published in August 2026 warns that student overreliance on generative AI is causing 'cognitive surrender,' leading to diminished critical thinking and memory.
Read at futurism.com ↗42
A study by Acosta Group released in September 2026 indicates that 34% of shoppers use generative AI tools for shopping, with 45% of Gen Z shoppers influenced by AI in recent purchases.
Read at supermarketnews.com ↗43
A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center across 37 countries in 2026 reveals that young adults hold mixed feelings of concern and excitement regarding the future impact of artificial intelligence.
Read at pewresearch.org ↗44
Researchers Saharsh Agarwal and Ananya Sen conducted an experiment with 1,065 U.S. desktop users to measure the impact of Google AI Overviews on search traffic.
Read at digitalcontentnext.org ↗45
Researcher Benjamin Shultz, affiliated with Agora Digitale Transformation and the American Sunlight Project, identified that at least 138 female and 9 male members of parliament from 22 European Union countries have been targeted by deepfake pornography websites.
Read at wired.com ↗5 of 27 research events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.