Policy & Regulations

Government initiatives, international collaborations, and regulatory frameworks that shape the development and governance of AI technologies across global markets.

Sayari and DataExpert Partner to Provide Sovereign AI to European Governments

Sayari and DataExpert have formed a partnership to bring Sayari's sovereign AI platform to government, law enforcement, defense, and financial intelligence agencies in eight European countries.

August 27, 2026

Bill Gates Calls for Robot Tax and Human Reserved Jobs

Bill Gates proposed taxing AI tokens and robots and reserving some jobs for humans as part of a public plan for managing AI's social and economic effects.

August 26, 2026

LGNDX Gets U.S. Air Force Contract for Defense Acquisition Platform

LGNDX received a U.S. Air Force SBIR Phase III contract to deploy IX.MIL, a platform for defense acquisition workflows.

August 24, 2026

OpenGov Adds AI Procurement Tools as Orange County Expands Use

OpenGov announced new Contract and Vendor Management capabilities for its procurement platform at NIGP Forum 2026. Orange County is using OpenGov Procurement & Contract Management across 22 departments and is part of the company private preview program.

August 24, 2026

SAS and AWS to Discuss AI Trust at AI Enterprise Conference

SAS and Amazon Web Services will take part in an onsite panel at the AI Enterprise Conference in New York on September 1. The companies will discuss AI trust and governance, alongside new findings from SAS' Data and AI Impact Report.

August 21, 2026

Fieldguide Gets FedRAMP Moderate Authorization for Federal Audit Work

Fieldguide has achieved FedRAMP Moderate Authorization for its federal environment through a partnership with Knox Systems. The environment supports CMMC and NIST 800-171 work for audit and advisory firms serving U.S. Department of War contractors.

August 21, 2026

Apollo Atomics Raises $31 Million for Factory Made Nuclear Reactors

Apollo Atomics raised $31 million in seed financing led by FCVC to commercialize factory made pressurized water reactors for data centers, industrial sites, utilities, and other large energy users.

August 21, 2026

OpenAI Tests Private Safety Processing for Enterprise AI Safety

OpenAI is testing Private Safety Processing, an automated safety system for eligible API and enterprise customers that detects misuse across related interactions while keeping Zero Data Retention protections.

August 21, 2026

Causum Releases AI Agency Protocol for Agent Permissions

Causum has released AI Agency Protocol, an open protocol for governing AI agent authority through expiring grants, scoped credentials, and broker controlled access.

August 20, 2026

Music IP Holdings Opens Patent Licensing for AI Music Creation

Music IP Holdings has opened a patent licensing framework for generative AI music creation, with Udio and GRAI as the first licensees.

August 20, 2026

ISASecure and NSA Develop OT Component Certification Scheme

ISASecure and the National Security Agency are developing a certification scheme for commercial operational technology components used in US National Security Systems.

August 20, 2026

Rackspace Faces Investor Lawsuit Over AI Disclosures

Rackspace Technology faces a securities fraud class action alleging it misled investors about its AI efforts and financial impact. The complaint followed a 33.6% stock drop after the company cut 2026 revenue guidance.

August 19, 2026

Perforce Survey Finds AI Productivity Gains Alongside Compliance Concerns

Perforce Software released a survey of more than 600 practitioners on AI, real time workflows, 3D technology, and digital asset management across several industries.

August 19, 2026

Statecraft Launches Workforce for Federal Agency Back Offices

Statecraft launched Workforce, an agentic platform for automating routine administrative work in federal agencies, including acquisition support, finance, grants, case management, and reporting.

August 19, 2026

GovRAMP and Knox Systems Launch GovRAMP Accelerator

GovRAMP and Knox Systems have launched the Knox GovRAMP Accelerator, a program that lets eligible Knox customers obtain GovRAMP Authorized verification for cloud environments and receive their own listing on the GovRAMP Authorized Product List.

August 19, 2026

Keyfactor Receives ISO 42001 Certification for AI Governance

Keyfactor has received ISO 42001 certification for its Artificial Intelligence Management System after an independent audit by A-LIGN.

August 18, 2026

Rain Launches Agentic Payments Alliance With Visa and Mastercard

Rain has launched the Agentic Payments Alliance with more than 25 founding members, including Visa, Mastercard, Fiserv, Circle, Solana, and Remitly.

August 18, 2026

Enlil Unveils Governed AI Architecture for Medical Device Submissions

Enlil introduced a four layer governed AI architecture for its development traceability platform, aimed at medical device and life sciences organizations preparing evidence for AI assisted regulatory review.

August 18, 2026

Ontario Unveils Data Center Playbook for AI Infrastructure

Ontario has proposed a Data Center Playbook that would guide approvals for new data centers, require large facilities to cover electricity costs, and support data sovereignty.

August 17, 2026

US to Warn AI Partners Against Joining China Framework

The US is preparing a warning to countries aligned with its AI partnerships that they could be excluded if they join China's rival framework. The draft focuses on Pax Silica, AI models, semiconductors, and critical minerals.

August 17, 2026

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