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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law that will penalize influencers who do not properly disclose paid political content, with fines of up to $5K per post (Ken Bensinger/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.co…

California Cracks Down on Influencers’ Undisclosed Political Ads
Under a new law, creators could face fines of $5,000 per post if they don’t disclose that they were paid to make political content.

White House denied CNN, MS NOW, Politico staffers access on Saturday; CNN calls it an "illegal assault"; Politico says it will "vigorously defend" its 1A rights (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/white

White House Blocks CNN, MS NOW Journalists After Donald Trump Bans Networks
The White House began enforcing Trump's ban on MS NOW, CNN and Politico on Saturday, blocking staffers from CNN and MS NOW from entering the grounds.

Staatsfeinde - Russlands politische Gefangene
https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/staatsfeinde-russlands-politische-gefangene/staatsfeinde-russlands-politische-gefangene/swr/Y3JpZD…

TL;DR Trump had another brain fart. Nevertheless it’s unlikely anything good will come out of it.
Tech Industry Scratches Its Head Over Trump's 'AI Force' Proposal - Slashdot https://politics.slashdot.org/story/26

Psycho killer corp but make it EU®opean.
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-germany-want-to-develop-a-palantir-rival/

France, Germany vow to develop Palantir rival
A top NATO commander said recently there was no real European alternative.

The EU appears to be shifting from outsized regulatory fines against Big Tech to technical DMA orders that force compliance, such as sharing search data (Jacob Parry/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-changes-gear…

Brussels changes gear on Big Tech enforcement
As the EU’s focus shifts from big-ticket fines to compliance, concerns are growing that the market power of dominant tech platforms could become more entrenched. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law that will penalize influencers who do not properly disclose paid political content, with fines of up to $5K per post (Ken Bensinger/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.c…

California Cracks Down on Influencers’ Undisclosed Political Ads
Under a new law, creators could face fines of $5,000 per post if they don’t disclose that they were paid to make political content.

Sources: the EU Parliament plans to launch EPGenAI Hub as early as September, giving MEPs and staff access to Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Mistral models (Max Griera/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/the-european-parliaments-answer-to-its-ai…

The European Parliament’s answer to its AI worries: More AI
The institution is opening its doors to models from OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and Mistral as it tries to bring lawmakers’ growing use of the technology under control.

Draft: the Trump admin plans to use the UN General Assembly to push a global "freedom of expression" declaration that EU lawmakers call an attack on tech rules (Eliza Gkritsi/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/trump-admi…

Trump administration will push ‘free speech’ declaration at UN that takes aim at European tech regulation
The White House and Republican party allies have repeatedly attacked EU rules that govern online platforms as censorship. Now they want the world to put the critique into writing.

Sources: Nvidia plans to begin small-batch shipments of an LPU tailored for Chinese customers by the end of 2026; the chip complies with US export control rules (Qianer Liu/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-plots-china-comeback-ne…

Nvidia Plots China Comeback With New AI Chip
Nvidia plans to begin small-batch shipments of an AI chip specially tailored for Chinese customers by the end of the year, according to two employees, in what would represent a new route to China for the company. Several Chinese customers have already placed orders for the chip, which is a ...