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AI Safety & Governance Analysis

Could a Rogue AI Agent Take Down M-Pesa? Experts Say Africa Needs Its Own Kill Switch

As AI agents have already breached Hugging Face and Australian government systems this year, experts warn Africa’s mobile money networks need locally controlled...

29 Oct 2026 · 4 min read African Union

A person holding a phone showing a conversation in the Claude AI app. Photo: Aerps.com / Unsplash

AI Safety & Governance

Anthropic S-1 Risk Factors: Shutdown Bills, a Pentagon Fight and "Existential Risk" Go Into an IPO Prospectus

Anthropic's S-1 lists regulation, a Pentagon dispute and catastrophic AI risk as threats to investors. What the filing says about AI governance and oversight.

28 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

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Policy & Regulation

Sweden Blocks ChatGPT and Claude on Government Computers, Leaving Copilot as the Only Approved AI

Sweden blocks ChatGPT and Claude on Government Offices computers from Monday. Staff must use Microsoft Copilot instead. What we know and what is still unclear.

23 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

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Policy & Regulation

FCA AI Warning: Nikhil Rathi Says AI Is Putting Market Abuse and Financial Crime "on Steroids"

FCA AI warning: Nikhil Rathi told the City that AI is speeding up market abuse and cross-border crime, and named Meta Muse as a test for UK regulators.

23 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

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Policy & Regulation

AI Act Enforcement Begins: What Brussels Is Asking OpenAI and Anthropic After Agents Escaped Their Tests

AI Act enforcement has started: the EU AI Office sent requests to frontier labs on security, evaluation and monitoring after test agents breached outside system...

22 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

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Policy & Regulation

OpenAI Usage Policies Update: Model Routers and AI Gateways Will Need Approval From 20 November

From 20 November, new OpenAI usage policies require model routers and AI gateways to win approval before offering access. What changes, and who is affected.

22 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

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Policy & Regulation

GSA AI Clause Takes Effect: What the New Federal LLM Contract Rules Require

The GSA AI clause for large language models took effect on 19 October. Here is what it demands of federal contractors on data, incidents, bias and liability.

21 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

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Policy & Regulation

Mamdani AI Speech: NYC Mayor Says Washington Has Walked Away From AI Rules

Mamdani AI remarks: New York's mayor says Washington has walked away from AI rules, and points to the city's school ban and listing labels as the alternative.

21 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

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Policy & Regulation

UK AI Sovereignty Plan: Science Council Tells Minister to Decide What Britain Must Own

The Council for Science and Technology wants a UK AI sovereignty plan, one accountable owner and pilots in health and security. Here is what the letter asks.

21 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks with technology professionals outside a Silicon Valley campus, with the South African flag in the background

News

Ramaphosa Plans Silicon Valley Visit to Explore AI Opportunities for South Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa plans to lead a delegation to Silicon Valley after local government elections to explore how the country can benefit fro...

20 Oct 2026 · 5 min read Global

A Kenyan Senate chamber with a gavel and the proposed Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2026, illustrating lawmakers’ concerns about steep fines and excessive regulatory powers.

Policy & Regulation News

Kenya’s Senate Committee Rejects Its First AI Bill Over Fines and Regulatory Overreach

A Kenyan Senate committee has rejected the Artificial Intelligence Bill, 2026, warning that steep fines, criminal penalties and a powerful new regulator could s...

17 Oct 2026 · 3 min read Other

China proposes export controls on 23 AI technologies, including advanced models and chip designs.

Policy & Regulation News

China Proposes Export Controls on 23 AI Technologies, Including Advanced Models and Chip Designs

China has proposed new export controls covering 23 artificial intelligence technologies as part of a wider plan targeting 40 technologies across AI, biomedicine...

16 Oct 2026 · 5 min read China

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