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EU agrees to simplify the AI Act. The transparency clock now runs faster.
EU Council and Parliament reached political agreement on May 7 to simplify AI Act rules. The headline: a tightened 3-month transparency deadline for synthetic content, plus carveouts for SMEs and small mid-caps.
China-linked group targeting NATO state, journalists, semiconductor sector
Threat-intel reporting documents UNK_SparkyCarp (GLITTER CARP) targeting academic, political, semiconductor, and legal sector entities across the US, Europe, and Taiwan. Credential phishing is the primary vector.
US gives federal AI evaluator early access to Google, Microsoft, xAI models
The Center for AI Standards and Innovation has agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI to evaluate models pre-release. Trump-administration oversight expands. Anthropic's status is unclear.
Senate clears CLARITY Act compromise. Stablecoins barred from paying yield.
Senate compromise CLARITY Act language bars stablecoin issuers from paying yield on reserves while allowing activity-based rewards. Banking Committee markup ahead. Presidential signature targeted by summer 2026.
GENIUS Act passed. US banks can now issue regulated digital dollars.
The GENIUS Act gives U.S. banks and financial institutions a regulatory framework to issue and custody dollar-backed stablecoins. The regulatory uncertainty that constrained bank participation is now resolved.