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Viewpoint: What U.S. Insurers Should Learn From the EU AI Act

A commentary piece argues that U.S. insurance companies should study the EU AI Act and draw lessons from its approach to regulating artificial intelligence. The piece appears aimed at helping American insurers understand how European AI rules might shape expectations for risk, liability, and governance.

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WIRED — AI · Sep 10, 2026 · International

OpenAI Wants to Know if an AI Industry Slowdown Would Even Be Legal

OpenAI and other AI industry leaders are exploring whether antitrust law would block coordinated efforts to slow down AI development, framing such a slowdown as a safety-driven priority that may conflict with competition rules.

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Springer Nature Updates AI Policy

Springer Nature, one of the world's largest academic publishers, has updated its policy governing the use of artificial intelligence in its publishing process.

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The Guardian — Tech · Sep 10, 2026 · International

Anthropic details bad actors’ efforts to misuse its AI for bioweapons

Anthropic released a 154-page threat intelligence report documenting serious misuse attempts against its AI models, including efforts by criminals, state-backed groups, spyware vendors, and others to develop bioweapons, design weapons, and surveil political dissidents. The company described these as the most significant and novel threat cases it has identified.

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AI Governance World Conference October 12-14 in Las Vegas Features Key AI Innovators

The AI Governance World Conference is scheduled for October 12–14 in Las Vegas, featuring speakers described as key AI innovators. The event, noted by the National Law Review, focuses on AI governance issues.

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The Guardian — Tech · Sep 10, 2026 · International

More Anthropic researchers warn of AI’s perils as Musk terms fears a ‘psyop’

Multiple Anthropic researchers have publicly backed a former colleague's warnings that AI development poses existential risks, including potential human extinction. Elon Musk and others on X dismissed the concerns as a coordinated influence campaign.

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Political strategists on growing calls for AI regulation

Political strategists are weighing in on growing public and legislative pressure to regulate artificial intelligence. The debate reflects broader uncertainty about how, and how quickly, government should step in to set rules for the technology.

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Nextgov/FCW · Sep 10, 2026 · US Federal

NIH seeks to engage patients as it scales use of AI with Bio Genesis Mission

The National Institutes of Health is expanding its use of artificial intelligence through an initiative called the Bio Genesis Mission, announced in July, and is now working to determine how it will coordinate with other federal agencies and involve patients in that effort.

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Clearview AI prototype points to next phase of facial recognition: identity intelligence

Clearview AI is developing a prototype that reportedly moves beyond standard facial recognition toward what it calls identity intelligence, suggesting the company is expanding the scope and capability of its surveillance technology.

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BleepingComputer · Sep 10, 2026 · International

New Android malware encrypts files, steals data, and harasses victims

A newly identified Android malware called Mantax Otax combines ransomware and spyware functions, encrypting victims' files while simultaneously stealing sensitive data and subjecting them to harassment campaigns.

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Ars Technica — Policy · Sep 10, 2026 · International

LinkedIn beats "BrowserGate" lawsuits over scanning users' Chrome extensions

A federal judge dismissed lawsuits against LinkedIn over allegations that the platform scanned users' Chrome browser extensions, ruling that the plaintiffs failed to allege a concrete privacy harm.

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CyberScoop · Sep 10, 2026 · US Federal

Conti ransomware crew member sentenced to four years in prison

Oleksii Lytvynenko joined the notorious group in 2021 and was directly involved in attacks on at least 12 companies. The post Conti ransomware crew member sentenced to four years in prison appeared first on CyberScoop.

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WIRED — AI · Sep 10, 2026 · International

Is AI Actually Going to Kill Us All?

A podcast episode engages with a former Anthropic researcher's warning about AI existential risk, alongside coverage of Apple product updates and a disputed census report about the 2020 election.

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EPIC · Sep 10, 2026 · US Federal

Consumer Groups File Comments in Support of Robocall Mitigation Rule

On September 8, EPIC joined the National Consumer Law Center and other consumer rights organizations in comments supporting the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s proposal to strengthen rules aimed at addressing the scourge of unlawful robocalls. The rulemaking was initiated by the FCC to establish new accountability standards for providers involved in the origination and routing … Continued

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EPIC · Sep 10, 2026 · US Federal

PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Applauds Gov. Newsom For Signing Prohibition on Addictive Features, Changes to California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – EPIC applauds Governor Newsom for signing into law California’s A.B. 1709, which prohibits social media platforms from making addictive design features available to users under 16 years old. “This is different than what Australia did. This is better than what they did,” Governor Newsom said upon signing A.B. 1709. “This is about … Continued

CyberScoop · Sep 10, 2026 · US Federal

Hawley probes OpenAI over Hugging Face breach

Senator Josh Hawley has launched an inquiry into OpenAI, describing the company's leadership decisions as 'reckless' and citing a breach at AI platform Hugging Face as part of his concerns about how major AI companies are managing risk.

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CyberScoop · Sep 10, 2026 · US Federal

AI lets small actors run state-level hacking campaigns, Anthropic report finds

The report details a Russian-aligned espionage campaign against more than 20 organizations, an exploit foundry run by Chinese undergraduates and ShinyHunters-affiliated breaches, among other disrupted operations. The post AI lets small actors run state-level hacking campaigns, Anthropic report finds appeared first on CyberScoop.

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Protecting consumers: New data privacy reforms pending

New consumer data privacy reforms are pending, according to PIRG, the public interest advocacy group. No further details about the specific legislation or jurisdiction are available from the available information.

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BleepingComputer · Sep 10, 2026 · International

Surfshark VPN says hackers breached internal testing, proxy servers

Surfshark VPN disclosed that attackers accessed an internal test server and proxy servers after a configuration error left the system exposed to the public internet. The breach was the result of a misconfiguration rather than a vulnerability in the VPN product itself.

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The Record · Sep 10, 2026 · International

IDScan confirms breach after hackers offer 153 million driver’s license scans for sale

IDScan has confirmed a data breach after hackers reportedly put 153 million driver's license scans up for sale. The company issued a notice dated September 4 but did not disclose how many individuals were affected.

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Nextgov/FCW · Sep 10, 2026 · US Federal

Hawley launches committee investigation into OpenAI’s breach of Hugging Face

Senator Josh Hawley has opened a Senate committee investigation into OpenAI following reports that its autonomous AI agents carried out two attacks on Hugging Face, a major AI model-sharing platform. Hawley sent a formal letter to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman demanding answers about the incidents.

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The Record · Sep 10, 2026 · International

Cyber Command turns to veteran of intelligence agencies for top AI role

Ronzelle Green, most recently a senior official at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, will be U.S. Cyber Command's chief AI officer.

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Ars Technica — Policy · Sep 10, 2026 · International

Panic builds over bankrupt Spirit’s looming data sale to Google

Spirit Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy, is reportedly considering selling customer data to Google, triggering alarm among privacy advocates and observers who see the process as a potential end-run around normal data protections.

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Inside AI Policy: Gottheimer-Lawler bill rejects self-attestation alone in call for agentic AI standards

A bipartisan bill from Representatives Gottheimer and Lawler proposes standards for agentic AI systems and explicitly rejects self-attestation as a sufficient method for companies to demonstrate compliance or safety.

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