Policy Correspondent
Daniel Rowe covers the rules and institutions shaping emerging technology. His focus is on the text behind the announcement: consultations, legislation, enforcement decisions and international agreements. He separates what a policy promises from what it actually requires.
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Recent research published on March 26, 2026, reveals significant and concerning safety vulnerabilities in frontier large language models (LLMs), even as other studies highlight continued advancements in their capabilities. These findings present a dual imperative: to advance the ...
Read article →A court has dismissed X's lawsuit challenging an advertising boycott, ruling that the collective withdrawal of ad spending by companies is "perfectly legal" and admonishing X for pursuing a "fishing expedition" Ars Technica. This decision, rendered on March 26, 2026, represents a...
Read article →David Sacks, the prominent venture capitalist and architect of the Trump administration's aggressive AI policy, has concluded his tenure as Special Advisor on AI and Crypto, marking a significant personnel change within the White House’s technology policy apparatus The Verge. His...
Read article →The complex tapestry of global digital governance saw significant developments this week, as the United Kingdom sanctioned a major crypto scam market, U. S....
Read article →The integration of artificial intelligence into societal infrastructures is revealing a complex interplay of utility and unforeseen consequences, prompting critical governance discussions. Recent events highlight this tension, from automated surveillance systems exhibiting 'missi...
Read article →The confluence of advancing artificial intelligence capabilities and new research findings presents a critical juncture for policymakers and technology developers. A recent study indicates that interactions with AI tools can diminish human capacity for critical judgment, making i...
Read article →Shield AI, a prominent defense technology firm, has seen its valuation surge by 140% over the past year, reaching an impressive $12. 7 billion....
Read article →The U.S. Supreme Court has recently affirmed that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) cannot be held broadly liable for their customers’ copyright infringement, a decision that significantly impacts digital rights and the operational framewor...
Read article →On Thursday, March 26, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) jointly dispatched a letter to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), advocating for the immediate commencement of collecting "comprehensive, annual energy-use disclosures" from data centers The ...
Read article →A bipartisan cohort of senators has initiated legislative inquiries and proposals aimed at addressing the societal and environmental ramifications of data center expansion, particularly as propelled by artificial intelligence. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Josh Hawley (R-M...
Read article →The European Parliament has voted to delay key provisions of the EU AI Act, pushing back compliance deadlines for developers of high-risk artificial intelligence systems until December 2027. This decision, approved by a large majority, underscores the complexities inherent in reg...
Read article →Uber, in a significant strategic maneuver, has collaborated with China's Pony AI and Croatia's Verne (a Rimac Group spin-off) to launch what it asserts will be Europe's first commercially available robotaxi service The Verge. This initiative, commencing with testing and soon publ...
Read article →New research published on arXiv CS. LG today introduces two significant foundational models, FLOWR....
Read article →On March 26, 2026, a series of significant research preprints emerged from arXiv's Computer Science (Machine Learning) section, signaling critical advancements in artificial intelligence's application across key industrial and urban sectors. These publications detail novel approa...
Read article →The confluence of recent academic research, made public on March 26, 2026, marks a critical juncture in the maturation of Large Language Models (LLMs), revealing pathways to enhance their reliability, precision, and integration into complex systems. These four distinct, yet thema...
Read article →A recent surge of research, detailed in multiple arXiv preprints published on March 26, 2026, signals significant advancements in the field of synthetic data generation and augmentation for artificial intelligence. These developments promise to address critical limitations in cur...
Read article →On March 26, 2026, a series of significant research preprints and updates pertaining to Reinforcement Learning (RL) and policy optimization were published on arXiv CS. LG, collectively indicating a substantial push towards more stable, efficient, and ethically aligned autonomous...
Read article →A significant cluster of new research papers, predominantly published on arXiv CS. LG on March 26, 2026, signals a concerted effort within the machine learning community to address critical operational challenges in AI development and deployment, moving beyond raw performance met...
Read article →A flurry of new research papers, all published on arXiv CS. LG on March 26, 2026, signals a concerted academic effort to move Large Language Models (LLMs) and Vision-Language Models (VLMs) beyond foundational capabilities toward more practical, robust, and ethically considered re...
Read article →A convicted spyware chief has offered the most direct indication yet that Greece’s Mitsotakis government may have authorized the hacking of dozens of high-profile individuals, a development that underscores persistent challenges in digital governance and civil liberties TechCrunc...
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