Google is adding Instacart, Canva and YouTube Music integrations to AI Mode, letting users complete tasks across apps while raising questions about privacy, control and liability. The post Google now lets users connect apps to AI Mode in Search appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

Dublin, 17 July– At a high-level meeting in Dublin on 16 and 17 July 2026, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) called for a clear legal basis for the sharing of information among regulators with different competences. The Board also discussed how to further expand efforts to support a consistent...

The Board found that AI models refused 34% requests of generating politically critical material for repressive govts like China, Saudi Arabia etc. compared to 14% refusals for permissive govts like US, UK. The post AI models invented policies to refuse criticism of repressive govts: Meta Oversight Board appeared first on...

Experts from across the world debated whether age verification can protect children without undermining privacy, anonymity and free expression. The post Privacy-preserving age verification is contradictory by design, says EDRi advisor at SFLC discussion appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

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Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden says the Trump administration should pressure Canada not to enact a proposal that would "weaponize American technology infrastructure" for surveillance purposes.