At 2:14 a.m., a purchasing agent committed a company to €370,000 of steel, and by its rules it made no mistake. My new book Many Hands asks who answers when an AI agent acts in your name: who pays, who explains, who apologizes. The cases, the gap in Europe’s new liability rules, and what it means for companies and for users.
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Washington Says Regulate Less to Beat China. Virginia Just Ordered an AI Cyber Plan. Which Rules Actually Apply?
The White House wants one light national AI standard and is challenging state laws; Virginia just ordered a statewide AI cyber plan, and 26 attorneys general asked Congress for safety rules without preemption. What Washington and the states have actually done, the arguments on both sides, and what it means for companies and citizens.
Apple’s Quiet AI Week: Siri AI Gets a Memory While the $1,999 iPhone Duo Cracks at the Hinge
Apple shipped its biggest Siri AI upgrade since launch in a quiet Monday update: memory, more personal context, five new languages, still no Siri AI on EU iPhones. Meanwhile the $1,999 iPhone Duo is cracking at the hinge. What changed, what iFixit found, how Apple compares with the AI agents, and what companies and users should do.
AI in 2026 So Far: 10 Months, 10 Chapters
Ten months, ten chapters: the AI year 2026 from January to October. The $1 trillion SaaSpocalypse, the Pentagon clash, Mythos Preview, $725 billion of capex guidance, two top models switched off three days after launch, AI models breaking into Hugging Face, the AISI report, frontier month and Black October. Plus my January predictions graded (2 hits, 5 partial, 3 misses), the AI awards so far, and what it means for companies and users.
AI Regulation in 2025: How New Laws in US and EU Are Shaping AI Use
Fascinating shifts in US and EU AI laws in 2025 are transforming development; discover how these regulations will impact the future of AI use.