2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (427+ words) Digital Watch Observatory Brazil advances child safety enforcement and transparency rules for platforms Brazil’s recent enforcement actions reflect a global push towards statutory child safety rules, with more than 40 countries now advancing similar legislation. Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority’s approach…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (208+ words) Home | Updates | OpenAI indicates deeper collaboration with Samsung for custom AI chips OpenAI signals it will work on next-generation of custom AI semiconductor chips with Samsung. As OpenAI begins to develop its own AI semiconductor chips, the company has continued…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (376+ words) Digital Watch Observatory New Mexico court begins Meta trial over Cambridge Analytica case A state trial against Meta over the Cambridge Analytica case has begun, with Attorney General seeking maximum civil penalties and an injunction. Opening statements began on 9 September…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (154+ words) Home | Updates | Singapore reviews digital finance response to deepfake impersonation scams Banks face growing pressure to balance stronger anti-fraud controls with the convenience and speed expected from digital financial services. The safeguards implemented from October 2025 include enhanced bank fraud surveillance…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (261+ words) Home | Updates | Google and NASA JPL use AI to map methane emissions from space A new deep learning model from Google and NASA uses satellite data to detect methane emissions around the world. Google and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (179+ words) Home | Updates | UNESCO awards AI education projects in Finland and Brazil Finland’s Generation AI and Brazil’s Redação Paraná have won a UNESCO prize for their approaches to AI in education. UNESCO has awarded its 2026 ICT in Education Prize to artificial…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (248+ words) Home | Updates | World Bank Group backs wider digital payment access in emerging markets Greater access to digital payment infrastructure can strengthen the links between local financial systems and the wider digital economy. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is seeking to…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (188+ words) Home | Updates | Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5.1 with reduced safeguard interruptions and enterprise data‑retention options Anthropic announced Claude Fable 5.1, noting fewer cyber‑safeguard interventions, new enterprise data‑retention options and a more permissive Mythos 5.1 model for selected U.S. customers,…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (224+ words) Home | Updates | ILO examines digital tools for disability-inclusive employment Accessibility needs to be built into digital employment tools if technological innovation is to improve labour-market inclusion, the ILO says. Digital technologies could help persons with disabilities not only find jobs…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (315+ words) Home | Updates | China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issues guideline to revitalise historic industries with AI China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and five other departments issued a national guideline to modernise historic industries, targeting 50 leading firms and…...