Regulation

ByteDance's Doubao, China's largest AI app with approximately 350 million monthly active users, disabled its user-built agent feature at midnight Beijing time on July 15, rendering over 8 million custom agents read-only.

Three Democratic senators have voiced opposition to the CLARITY Act, a comprehensive crypto market structure bill, citing ethics concerns related to President Donald Trump's crypto dealings.

The United States Treasury has ordered the freezing of over $130 million in cryptocurrency linked to Iran, escalating financial pressure amid rising Middle East tensions.

According to a Bloomberg report published Tuesday, the device is still under development and is being pitched internally as a “humanlike AI companion that lives in the home.” This move marks OpenAI’s entry into the hardware market, a long-rumored ambition that previously sparked speculation about a potential phone launch that would rival Apple.

A lawsuit filed by 26 former Meta employees alleges that the company used artificial intelligence systems to select workers for layoffs, specifically targeting those with disabilities or who had taken protected medical or family leave.