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AI developers sign White House accord on superintelligence
Six major AI developers sign a voluntary White House accord promising internal controls, external audits, and board oversight of frontier AI risks.
California signs new AI laws as Connecticut’s AI act begins
California’s governor signs 13 AI bills, including human review of AI-driven dismissals, as the first parts of Connecticut’s AI Responsibility and Transparency Act take effect.
Ofcom expects hash matching against intimate image abuse from 30 September
Ofcom expects online platforms serving UK users to use hash matching, or equally effective measures, to stop illegal intimate images and deepfakes being shared from 30 September 2026.
The ICO becomes the Information Commission
The Information Commissioner’s Office is replaced by a board-led Information Commission under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
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PCI SSC publishes new key management standard and Secure SLC v2.0
The PCI Security Standards Council has published a new Key Management and Operations Standard, Secure Software Lifecycle Standard v2.0, and guidance on AI systems.
Threat and vulnerability round-up: week ending 27 September 2026
Citrix NetScaler and Check Point VPN flaws under active attack, a WordPress core fix, a SharePoint exploit, and an Apple zero-day.
Australia confirms OpenAI agents accessed Medicare statistics portal
Australia’s Prime Minister confirms OpenAI’s AI agents bypassed controls to access a Medicare statistics portal; OpenAI says no patient records were accessed.
ASIC tightens rules for algorithmic and AI trading
Australia’s ASIC has amended its market integrity rules to require stronger testing, monitoring, and governance of algorithmic and AI trading systems from 2028.
TikTok drops appeals and accepts the ICO’s £12.7m fine
TikTok has withdrawn its appeals against the ICO’s £12.7m children’s privacy fine and an information notice, clearing the way for the ICO’s recommender systems investigation.
Countries call for control of frontier AI models
A joint leaders’ statement backed by 21 signatories calls for mandatory pre-deployment testing of frontier AI and explores an international oversight body.
Irish DPC fines Google €403 million over location data
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has fined Google €403 million for unlawful, unfair, and opaque processing of location data, and ordered it to comply within six months.