PEOPLE OF INTERNET RESEARCH 8B / 70B Apertus parameter sizes 1,000+ Languages in training data
Switzerland
Switzerland AI national strategy
Apertus 1.5's July 2026 release shows Switzerland funding transparent AI while betting light-touch rules, not a comprehensive AI Act, keep it competitive.
2026-08-01
RESEARCH 2 Standards effective same day ~5 Years since PIPL created the right
China
2026-08-01
Two national standards effective July 1, 2026 finally operationalize PIPL's Article 45 portability right and mandate aud...
RESEARCH ₱5M Max DPA Criminal Fine ₱500K–5M AI Advisory Fine Range
Philippines
2026-08-01
NPC's July 2026 warning restates a 2012 legal principle for the AI era: controllers, not vendors, carry the compliance r...
RESEARCH 5 Harms covered in phase one S$5,000 Minimum statutory damages per image
Singapore
2026-08-01
Singapore's new Online Safety Commission fast-tracks relief for harassment and doxxing victims on a 'reason to suspect' ...
RESEARCH 48 Days offline $53.2M Daily national shutdown cost
Pakistan
2026-08-01
AJK's 48-day total shutdown, timed to elections, went further than the selective bans VPNs normally evade — and outran P...
RESEARCH NT$59 Disputed monthly membership charge 3 Platforms named in the draft
Taiwan
2026-08-01
MODA's draft rule bars pre-ticked auto-renewal consent for Shopee, Coupang and momo memberships, after complaints over u...
RESEARCH 614 Registered data brokers bound 45 days Deletion processing window
US
2026-08-01
California's Delete Act now forces 614 data brokers to honor deletion requests in 45 days — a real fix, though its penal...
RESEARCH 3 Security capability tiers 3 yrs Label validity period
China
2026-08-01
Beijing's camera-first cybersecurity labeling scheme takes effect with real safety merit, but its incentive structure is...
RESEARCH 6-10 yrs New digital fraud penalty R$10.1bi 2024 fraud losses, Brazil
Brazil
2026-08-01
PL 5819/25 lets Brazilian judges freeze crypto wallets and raises digital fraud sentences to 6-10 years, but drops victi...
RESEARCH $500,000 Minimum civil penalty per violation 132-1 / 65-0 Legislative vote margin
US
2026-08-01
Minnesota's HF 1606 nudification ban took effect Aug. 1 after a judge denied xAI's injunction bid, but xAI's overbreadth...
RESEARCH 30+ MN water systems hit 7 states Reported similar PLC incidents
US
2026-08-01
A 2023 court ruling stripped EPA's water-cybersecurity mandate; Iran-linked hackers just exploited the resulting volunta...
RESEARCH €550M AliExpress DSA fine €200M Temu DSA fine, May 2026
EU
2026-08-01
The EU's largest-ever Digital Services Act fine targets AliExpress's failure to police counterfeit and unsafe goods, rai...
RESEARCH 25% Section 301 tariff rate ~170M Pix users in Brazil
Brazil
2026-08-01
USTR's 25% tariff treats Brazil's free instant-payment rail as an unfair trade practice, a precedent that could boomeran...