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Aug. 18, 2026, 4:21 AM EDT / Updated Aug. 18, 2026, 4:21 AM EDT / Source: Reuters By Reuters

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OpenAI has halted some “internal activities” involving a new model amid fears over the cyber threat it potentially poses, amid a wave of security incidents involving major AI labs

Pakistan on Thursdayannounced its implementation of the Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines 2026 (the Guidelines), imposing strict regulatory limits on foreign journalists and local nationals working for international media outlets. The six-page document mandates that all international media operations and their personnel register directly with the External Publicity Wing of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

The US State Department imposed new sanctions on Thursday targeting a network of currency exchange houses, shell companies, banks, and financial facilitators accused of helping Iran move hundreds of millions of dollars through the international financial system

The European Commission on Friday announced that its AI Office in Brussels and national regulators will begin enforcing key provisions of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act on August 2, including new duties to identify deepfakes, label AI-generated material and oversee risks linked to powerful AI systems

Some companies reportedly using leaderboards for employees who used the most AI in their work

California employers that use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen job candidates face an increasingly complex compliance landscape as state regulators clarify that existing anti-discrimination laws apply fully to automated decision systems (ADS). At the same time, lawmakers are advancing legislation imposing new transparency, testing and governance requirements on both employers and ADS developers

The Trump administration has given final notice of plans to implement stricter rules on foreign students, including preventing them from staying in the US for more than four years unless they get permission from the federal government