Europe
(Eliza Gkritsi – Politico) Monday’s release of a much-anticipated EU expert report on protecting children online heralds tighter rules for social media platforms — and other digital services. While the report backs a minimum age of 13 — a lower threshold than those adopted or proposed in countries such as Australia — for accessing online platforms, with important caveats, it presents the measure as part of a gradual introduction of minors to the digital world. That approach could pave the way for broader regulation of Big Tech. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who has expressed her support for a ban, had ordered the expert study from a German child psychiatrist and French social epidemiologist. The report they delivered offers a far more comprehensive, if at times convoluted, picture of the way forward in the governmental challenge of regulating new technologies that are increasingly embedded in our lives. – Why the EU’s new social media roadmap is tougher than it looks – POLITICO
Europe – Israel
(Jonas Loesel, Nicholas Vinocur and Gabriel Gavin – Politico) The European Union will not yet introduce a ban on products from territories illegally occupied by Israel after less than half of the bloc’s foreign ministers voted for action on the issue during a tense meeting Monday. A group of EU countries has been urging the executive to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, in what has become a battle between the EU’s institutions as well as between capitals with differing stances on Israel’s actions in the occupied Palestinian territories. After Monday’s meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said that a proposal to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank had “got the most support” from members. However, it fell short of the simple majority needed to compel the European Commission to present specific sanctions for member countries to vote on. – EU capitals fail to force Commission’s hand on Israeli settler sanctions – POLITICO
Europe – Ukraine
(Giorgio Leali, Veronika Melkozerova and Esther Webber – Politico) Nine European countries on Monday agreed to back an ambitious Ukrainian effort to develop a domestic missile defense system that, if successful, would reduce reliance on U.S. technology. Ukraine depends on the United States for PAC-2 and PAC-3 Patriot interceptors to take down incoming Russian missiles. But the U.S. and its allies fired hundreds of them in the early phase of the war against Iran, straining supplies. During recent Russian attacks, Ukraine has run dangerously low on interceptors and has been unable to shoot down ballistic missiles. The shortages have strengthened the push for homegrown capabilities. – Europeans to partner with Kyiv on homegrown missile defense – POLITICO
Pakistan – Afghanistan
(Daud Khattak – RFE/RL) Thousands of Afghan families, fearing an uncertain future, have begun pouring into Afghanistan amid a fresh push from Pakistan against what officials describe a “crackdown” on undocumented aliens. Islamabad had set the July 10 deadline for what the authorities call “undocumented” Afghans to leave the country. The move comes amid a broader push by authorities around the world who have been pushing Afghans who fled their country to return home. In Pakistan alone, more than 2.5 million Afghans have been deported since October 2023, the year when Islamabad announced the deportation policy. “An average 400 to 600 families are crossing the Torkham border daily,” said Islam Badshah, a volunteer from the Jamrud region in Pakistan’s Khyber tribal district, who provides free food, medicines and other basic items to the departing families. Torkham is the main crossing point between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Badshah, who collects donations from locals to continue his welfare work, says a majority of the families hold UN-issued registration cards, but Pakistani authorities say only Afghans with valid-stay visas such as student, business, or visits in their passports will be allowed to stay. – Afghans Under Pressure Again In New Pakistani Deportation Drive
Poland – Russia
(AFP/Al Arabiya) Polish fighter jets on Tuesday intercepted a Russian reconnaissance plane in international waters over the Baltic Sea, Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz told a press conference. “This is the first Russian attempt in a long time to approach our maritime border in order to probe our air defense systems,” he said. – Poland intercepts Russia plane over Baltic Sea
Russia – Ukraine
(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Damage caused by Ukrainian drone strikes has reduced Russia’s oil refining volumes to 21-year lows, commodities data and analytics firm Kpler said on Tuesday. Russian refinery crude runs have fallen to around 3.80 million barrels per day to date, the lowest level in well over two decades. Refinery downtime and attacked capacity stands at around 4.3 million bpd in July-to-date. – Russian oil refinery runs at 21-year lows after drone attacks, Kpler says
(AFP/Al Arabiya) Russia said Tuesday it was looking at “alternative shipping routes” and could limit traffic in the Azov Sea due to intensifying Ukrainian strikes, as Kyiv claims to have hit over 100 vessels there in nine days. The Azov Sea is nestled between Russia, the southern stretch of Ukraine that has been occupied by Moscow’s army and Russia-annexed Crimea. – Russia moves to redirect ships from Azov Sea due to Kyiv’s strikes
UK
(Sam Blewett – Politico) Nigel Farage is spending the summer railing against “the Establishment”. The Reform UK leader faces two tougher-than-expected by-elections amid mounting scrutiny of his finances — and is now fending off criticism of his response to the killing of Ann Widdecombe, a former Conservative minister who became a high-profile Reform spokesperson. It is just the latest row in which Farage’s party — still leading in British opinion polls as the governing Labour Party prepares to make Andy Burnham prime minister — has sought to cast itself as the victim of a rigged system. – Farage’s strategy for the Burnham era? It’s all about him – POLITICO
Ukraine
(Rostyslav Khotin and Mike Eckel – RFE/RL) On the war front, Ukrainian forces have battled Russian troops to near stalemate, and Ukrainian drones are inflicting pain at the pump for Russian drivers, successes that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is happy to bask in. On the home front, however, there’s another yet another less-glowing battle looming: Zelenskyy’s political fights as he tried to keep his war-time government in the good graces of an exhausted Ukrainian electorate. Zelenskyy on July 12 ordered another major shake-up of his Cabinet, pushing out his prime minister. It’s the second shuffle of his government this year and at least the third since the start of Russia’s all-out war in February 2022. “Personnel changes will begin in Ukraine to ensure the implementation of the updated political strategy,” he said in a statement posted to social media on July 12. He gave no further explanation. – Zelenskyy Fights Another Political Battle With Another Cabinet Shake-Up In Ukraine
US – Iran – Middle East – Gulf
(Emily Peck – Axios) The oil market’s top players aren’t waiting around to see who winds up with control over the Strait of Hormuz — countries and companies are scrambling to bypass the waterway. The Iran war threw a spotlight on the strait as the longtime center of the global energy trade, and the industry now has a huge incentive to reduce its dependence, regardless of the war’s outcome. “The 2026 U.S.-Iran war and Strait of Hormuz disruption may ultimately be remembered less for triggering an immediate oil crisis than for accelerating global efforts to reduce dependence on the world’s most important energy chokepoint,” Bloomberg Intelligence analysts wrote in a report. The ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran is quickly unraveling. On Monday, President Trump said the U.S. would reinstate its blockade of Iran in the strait and proposed charging other countries 20% of the value of cargo shipped through it. The threat may not actually materialize — the International Maritime Organization says there’s no legal basis for a toll — but it certainly gives producers even more incentive to figure out alternative shipment methods. Trump’s remarks helped send oil up by more than 9%. The price of a barrel of benchmark Brent crude oil is at $86.57 — it fell below $70 after the ceasefire was announced. – How oil producers are bypassing the Strait of Hormuz
(Al Arabiya) Iran’s parliament has begun work on a bill on the Strait of Hormuz, the head of the security committee said on Tuesday, as fighting flared between Washington and Tehran over the strategic waterway. “We remain steadfast in defending our red lines, particularly regarding the management of the Strait of Hormuz,” Ebrahim Azizi wrote on X. – Iran MPs present bill on Strait of Hormuz: Security committee chief
(Alex Raufoglu – RFE/RL) As tensions between Washington and Tehran escalate following renewed US military action , questions are mounting over the risks of regional escalation and the future of finding a diplomatic solution to bring peace. In an interview with RFE/RL, former US Ambassador to Qatar Timmy Davis argues that, despite the military confrontation, negotiations remain the only viable way out of the crisis. – ‘Watch The Dialogue, Not The Bombing’ In Iran, Former US Envoy Says
(Reuters/Al Arabiya) One Indian crew member was killed and eight others were wounded when two Emirati oil tankers were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday, in the latest escalation in the strategic waterway. The ministry said the tankers, the Mombasa and Al Bahiyah, were targeted in the southern lane of the strait while in Omani territorial waters. The dead crew member was aboard the Mombasa, it said. – UAE says Iranian missiles struck oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz, one sailor killed
(Al Arabiya) The United States launched a third night of strikes on Iran as President Donald Trump planned to reimpose a blockade Tuesday on Iranian ports and floated a 20 percent fee on cargo in the vital Strait of Hormuz. Trump said a deal with the Islamic Republic was still possible even as attacks were carried out, with Iran striking two ships in the strategic waterway and killing one crew member, according to the United Arab Emirates. – US strikes Iran for third day, will reimpose blockade
(Reuters/Al Arabiya) US President Donald Trump has sent Congress formal notification that hostilities against Iran resumed on July 7, a letter his administration sees as opening a new 60-day window to use the military in the region without congressional approval. “I directed this military action consistent with my responsibility to protect Americans and United States’ national security and foreign policy interests,” Trump said in the letter, dated July 10, and seen by Reuters on Monday. – Trump sends Congress formal notice that Iran conflict has resumed
(Al Arabiya) The US said overnight Monday that it is committed to Saudi Arabia’s security, underscoring Washington’s support for the Kingdom against Iran-backed Houthi attacks. “The United States stands firmly with Saudi Arabia against Iranian aggression, including Iranian-supported Houthi attacks, and remains committed to the Kingdom’s security and regional stability,” a State Department spokesperson told Al Arabiya English. – US reaffirms support for Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks
Defense
(Reuters/Al Arabiya) The Czech Republic is in talks with Israeli firms to buy a number of air defense systems, Foreign Minister Petr Macinka said on Tuesday. During a press conference with Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar, Macinka said the Czechs were looking at the Spyder, Arrow and other defense systems. – Czech Republic in talks for Israeli air defense systems, foreign minister says
(Patrick Tucker – Defense One) The cloud connectivity that makes big AI models work is also the reason they won’t work in war. As the Marine Corps explores ways to bring AI tools to the battlefield, it is looking at one software company’s proposal to keep troops computing when broader access gets cut off. Ditto will announce Monday that the Marines’ Project Dynamis will evaluate their technology for turning radios, cell phones, even drones, into a local network that can keep data flowing and AI tools running locally when cloud access disappears. “Ditto’s position is that we do not leverage a server-client model,” Eric Hanft, Ditto’s senior vice president for public sector and a former Army infantry officer, said in an interview. “If you continue to architect your data flows around that, you never remove this fundamental dependency that, if two edge nodes need to communicate and have to go to and from a server—and that server is not available—there’s no communication.” – Marines eye cloudless networks to keep AI tools running when the cloud goes down – Defense One
(Rudy Ruitenberg – Defense News) Ukraine has agreed on a plan to acquire 16 Rafale fighter jets from France together with the accompanying weapon systems, French President Emmanuel Macron said at a press conference here late Monday following a meeting of the group of countries that have pledged support to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Macron agreed on a roadmap between their two countries that also includes the acquisition of a first batch of SAMP/T NG air-defense batteries, complementing systems and their missiles to be delivered in coming weeks, Macron said. France will also provide radar systems and additional missiles, the president said. – Ukraine agrees on plan to acquire 16 Rafale jets, France’s Macron says
(Rudy Ruitenberg – Defense News) Germany’s Helsing raised US$1.8 billion in Europe’s biggest-ever funding round for a defense-technology startup, valuing the company at $18 billion and continuing a flurry of mega rounds for the continent’s defense industry. Munich-based Helsing raised the funding in a Series E funding round, with investor demand “significantly” exceeding the available allocation, the company said in a statement on Monday. The company remains predominantly European-owned after the fund raising, Helsing said. – Helsing raises $1.8 billion in Europe’s biggest defense-startup round
(Gordon Arthur – Defense News) The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), operated by Canada and the United States, has gaping holes in its airspace radar coverage. Ottawa went some way to filling those gaps when it signed four related agreements in June for a new radar system sourced from Australia. The system is called the Arctic Over-The-Horizon Radar (A-OTHR), and the deal is worth some US$1.75 billion to Australia. – Canada to plug surveillance gaps with Aussie over-the-horizon radar
(Rudy Ruitenberg – Defense News) The Hydis project to develop a European interceptor against hypersonic threats settled on a concept based on a solid-propellant rocket motor, according to MBDA, Europe’s biggest missile maker, with the program’s steering committee validating the final concept review milestone on Friday. The remaining year of the Hydis program will focus on advancing critical technologies to at least Technology Readiness Level 3, Europe’s Organisation for Joint Armament Co-Operation said in a separate statement on Friday. That level corresponds to experimental proof of concept. – Europe’s Hydis project settles on concept for hypersonic interceptor
Tech World, Cybersecurity, and Surveillance
(Kevin Poireault – Infosecurity Magazine) The US Department of Defense (DoD) has suspended the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Phase II requirements until it reviews the program to allow for more innovation in the US defense industrial base (DIB). Originally scheduled to come into effect on November 10, 2026, the requirements corresponded to the second stage of the DoD’s phased rollout for the CMMC, a program designed to enhance cyber hygiene for US defense contractors and subcontractors handling federal contract information (FCI) and controlled unclassified information (CUI) for the DoD – also known as the Department of War (DoW). – Pentagon Suspends CMMC Phase II Requirements for Defense Contractors – Infosecurity Magazine
(Phil Muncaster – Infosecurity Magazine) Five people from London have been charged as part of a multi-year investigation into a notorious fraud platform thought to be responsible for millions of scam calls. The charge list includes conspiracy to supply articles for use in connection with fraud, acquiring, transferring and converting criminal property, and “failure to comply with a notice relating to not providing phone passcodes”. The arrests relate to Russian Coms, which the National Crime Agency (NCA) described as a “group” but is also the name of a vishing platform used extensively by fraudsters until it was shut down in 2024. – Five Charged in “Russian Coms” Fraud Platform Case – Infosecurity Magazine
(Alessandro Mascellino – Infosecurity Magazine) A single misconfigured server has exposed the complete toolkit of an active a three-actor phishing ecosystem. According to new research from French security firm Lexfo, the open directory was a Python HTTP server left running on a Budapest virtual private server in late April, with directory listing switched on. Phishing configurations, credential logs, remote management installers and the operator’s own Telegram session files were all readable. Behind it was a threat actor tracked as codemado, running an Evilginx-based adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) platform against corporate Microsoft 365 accounts. – Open Directory Exposes Three Evilginx Phishing Operators – Infosecurity Magazine
(Alessandro Mascellino – Infosecurity Magazine) Two rival nation-state cyber espionage operations, one linked to China and the other to India, have converged on the same Pakistani police force. According to new analysis published by SentinelLabs, the research arm of SentinelOne, on July 9, suspected China- and India-nexus actors ran intrusion campaigns against several Pakistani law enforcement bodies between February 2024 and April 2026, concentrating on Balochistan Police, the province’s main force. The compromised assets included servers hosting applications for biometric records, criminal case files and tenant registrations tied to national identity data. One China-nexus actor reportedly planted implants in a portal used by officers and citizens. SentinelLabs grouped the command and control (C2) activity observed into four clusters. PlugX, ShadowPad and Cobalt Strike point to China-nexus operators; a Remcos cluster was tied to a suspected India-nexus actor Recorded Future tracks as TAG-179, overlapping with the group others call Bitter. – Pakistani Police Systems Hit by Chinese and Indian Espionage – Infosecurity Magazine
(Pierluigi Paganini – Security Affairs) During an incident response investigation on June 3, 2026, Huntress analyst Jevon Ang recovered a PowerShell script from a compromised Windows Server that the attacker had used to map out the victim’s Active Directory environment. The script hadn’t been downloaded from a public repository or pulled from a known offensive toolkit. It was custom-built, almost certainly by prompting an AI model until the output worked. Huntress researchers reconstructed the full script from PowerShell script block logging, specifically Event ID 4104 in the Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell/Operational log. “The script, enthusiastically titled “100% Working AD Information Gathering Script – FULLY FIXED”, is a highly aggressive, noisy, custom-built AD enumeration tool. It doesn’t try to hide its functions, and has a number of distinct and interesting phases.” reads the report published by Huntress. The attack itself wasn’t particularly novel. The threat actor gained RDP access using pre-compromised credentials, staged tools in C:\ProgramData, ran the custom recon script within minutes of establishing the session, then roughly thirty minutes later deployed s5cmd.exe, a legitimate Amazon S3 command-line tool that Huntress has seen repeatedly abused for data theft. A second pass with SharpShares.exe followed, hunting for additional data repositories. – Attacker Used AI to Build Custom PowerShell Recon Malware
(Pierluigi Paganini – Security Affairs) Nihon Kotsu, Japan’s largest taxi company, disclosed on July 13, 2026 that its internal systems suffered an unauthorized external access involving malware infection in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 11. The company immediately shut down systems as an emergency measure to contain the damage. As a result, its online car hire reservation system, telephone-based taxi dispatch service, and several internal systems are currently unavailable. The company’s public notice was direct about the sequence of events. “We have recently discovered that our internal systems were subjected to unauthorized external access (malware infection). We sincerely apologize for the great inconvenience and concern this has caused to our customers, business partners, and all other parties involved.” reads the company’s notice. “Upon detecting the unauthorized access, we immediately took emergency measures, including shutting down systems, to prevent further damage. As a result, our hire car web order and reservation management system, telephone-based taxi dispatch service, and some internal systems are currently temporarily unavailable”. – Malware Hits Japan’s Largest Taxi Company Nihon Kotsu, Services Temporarily Suspended
(Pierluigi Paganini – Security Affairs) Jamf Threat Labs first spotted CrashStealer in early May 2026 as a suspicious macOS sample uploaded to VirusTotal. By early July, in-the-wild detections confirmed the malware had moved from development into active deployment. The malware is written in native C++, impersonates Apple’s built-in crash-reporting framework, and encrypts everything it collects before sending it out. Most commodity macOS stealers are thin AppleScript wrappers or lightweight Objective-C tools. This one isn’t. The initial access arrives through a disk image called “Werkbit Setup,” which contains a single application named Werkbit.app. That app is signed with a valid Apple Developer ID, Emil Grigorov (WWB7JA7AQV), and carries a notarization ticket, meaning it clears Gatekeeper on first launch without any warning. – CrashStealer: New macOS Infostealer Uses Signed Apps to Evade Gatekeeper
(Pierluigi Paganini – Security Affairs) Lidl contacted customers of its online shop in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands last week to inform them that their personal data had been stolen in an attack on an external IT service provider. The discount chain, owned by Schwarz Group, published separate notifications on its customer service websites in Belgium and the Netherlands. The breach was discovered at the beginning of last week. The stolen data covers salutation, first and last name, phone number, email address, date of birth, and customer number for anyone who used Lidl’s online shop. – Lidl Notified Online Shop Customers in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands of a Data Breach
(DigWatch) UNESCO has welcomed the launch of a new Chair in AI Law and Sustainability at the National University of Singapore’s Centre for International Law, aimed at advancing research and policy on AI governance, the rule of law and sustainable AI development. Led by inaugural Chairholder Dr Jon Truby, the initiative will promote research, policy guidance and regional cooperation on AI governance, the rule of law and the environmental impact of AI systems. Truby said governments face the challenge of adopting AI without weakening accountability in public decision-making. He argued that people should know when AI is used, understand decisions affecting them, challenge those decisions and have access to effective remedies when systems cause harm. – UNESCO backs new AI law and sustainability chair in Singapore | Digital Watch Observatory
(DigWatch) The Council of the EU has officially launched the EU Partnership Mission in Armenia (EUPM Armenia), a new civilian mission under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) that will help strengthen the country’s resilience against hybrid threats, including cyberattacks and disinformation. The advisory mission, established in April 2026 at the request of the Armenian government, will initially operate for two years. EUPM Armenia will provide strategic advice, technical expertise and institutional capacity-building in areas including cybersecurity, foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), and illicit financial flows. – EU expands cybersecurity and resilience support for Armenia | Digital Watch Observatory
(Mike Allen, Zachary Basu, Madison Mills – Axios) Demis Hassabis, Google DeepMind co-founder and CEO, is calling on the U.S. to establish a new AI watchdog with the power to screen the world’s most advanced models — and coordinate an industry-wide slowdown if dangers mount. Hassabis, the Nobel laureate behind Gemini, lays out the plan in a personal manifesto published Tuesday morning, “A Framework for Frontier AI and the Dawning of a New Age”. In an exclusive interview with Axios, Hassabis said the time has come for a more “systematic” approach to AI regulation — funded by the industry, staffed by world-class technical experts, and answerable to the U.S. government. Today’s AI-driven cyber risks are “warning shots,” Hassabis told us from his London base. Within 18 months, he said, those capabilities — plus far graver biological and nuclear threats — could live inside open-source models beyond any government’s control. – Google’s Hassabis calls for new US-led global AI watchdog “before year end”
(DigWatch) The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has introduced a Cyber Resilience Maturity Assessment Model to help micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) strengthen cybersecurity and prepare for the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The framework offers a structured way for organisations to assess their current cyber resilience, identify weaknesses and improve product security over time. Designed primarily for manufacturers of products with digital elements, the framework provides a structured way for organisations to assess their cyber resilience, identify weaknesses and improve product security over time. It evaluates five areas, such as governance, risk management, vulnerability management, product lifecycle management and cybersecurity skills. – ENISA introduces cybersecurity assessment tool for SMEs | Digital Watch Observatory
(DigWatch) The Greek Ministry of Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence has added the national passport to the Gov.gr Wallet, allowing citizens with active ordinary passports to store a secure digital version on their mobile devices. The digital passport can be used for identification and as a travel document within Greece. Diplomatic and service passports are not currently supported. The passport becomes the thirteenth document available through the Gov.gr Wallet, joining digital identity cards, driving licences, disability cards, unemployment cards, academic IDs, insurance information, vehicle records, driver penalty points, pet records, the Athens Ring Road permit and the Real Estate File. – Greece adds digital passport to Gov.gr Wallet | Digital Watch Observatory
(DigWatch) The European Commission has received the report of its Special Panel on Child Safety Online, with President Ursula von der Leyen confirming that legislative proposals to strengthen children’s online protection will be presented after the summer. Von der Leyen described the report as an important evidence base for future policymaking and said its recommendations would inform the Commission’s forthcoming legislative proposals. The Commission highlighted growing concerns about the impact of social media on children’s mental health and wellbeing, pointing to excessive screen time, addictive platform design, cyberbullying and exposure to harmful content as key risks facing young users. – European Commission prepares new EU child safety online legislation | Digital Watch Observatory
(DigWatch) UNESCO used the WSIS Forum 2026 to promote a vision of digital transformation centred on inclusion, multilingualism, human rights and the public interest, arguing that emerging technologies should remain accessible, ethical and beneficial for everyone. A central theme of UNESCO’s participation was multilingual digital inclusion. The organisation argued that people should be able to access digital services, create knowledge, preserve cultural heritage and participate online using their own languages and writing systems. – UNESCO promotes inclusive digital transformation at WSIS Forum 2026 | Digital Watch Observatory
(DigWatch) MIT researchers have developed a new auditing method to detect whether generative AI models have been adapted to produce child sexual abuse material without generating illegal content during testing. The technique was developed with Thorn, a child safety nonprofit focused on protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation online. Traditional AI safety testing often involves prompting a model and checking its outputs, but that approach cannot be used for child sexual abuse material, which is illegal to generate in the US and many other jurisdictions. – MIT develops safer way to detect harmful AI models | Digital Watch Observatory
(DigWatch) Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Economy and Planning has launched the beta version of INSAIGHTS, an agentic AI tool integrated into the Data Saudi Platform. The system is designed to improve how users access, analyse, and interact with national economic and social data. INSAIGHTS allows users to convert questions into instant insights and analytics by drawing on more than 7,500 indicators available through the platform. The tool aims to support decision-makers, researchers, analysts and the public with faster access to reliable information for data-driven decisions. – Saudi Arabia launches AI tool for national data insights | Digital Watch Observatory
(DigWatch) Major music industry organisations have announced a voluntary labelling system to help listeners understand when AI has been used in songs. Groups including the RIAA, IFPI, the Recording Academy, SAG-AFTRA, IMPALA, WIN, A2IM and the Human Artistry Campaign back the initiative. The labels will distinguish between ‘AI-generated’ and ‘AI-assisted’ music. – Music industry introduces labels for AI-generated songs | Digital Watch Observatory
