On October 10, President Donald Trump accused China of attempting to “hold the world captive” through its rare-earth export controls and threatened “financial countermeasures” in response. His remarks underscore a new strategic reality: Export controls are no longer a national security framework to regulate sensitive technologies; they are now a key instrument that can be
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China Expands Export Control on Rare Earth Minerals and More
On October 9, 2025, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced two new decrees (the “New Rules”) significantly expanding and strengthening export controls over the rare earth supply chain: Decree No. 61 primarily targets foreign-made rare earth metals and products, while Decree No. 62 focuses on the control of rare earth-related technology.
Your Year-end U.S. Privacy “To Do” List – don’t wait until the holiday crush to become 2026-ready
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires that privacy notices be updated annually, and that the detailed disclosures it proscribes be in those notices reflect the 12-month period prior to the effective (posting) date. Interestingly, failure to make annual updates was one of several alleged CCPA violations that resulted in a recent $1.35 Million administrative
California Privacy Agency Rolls Out New Regulations and Approves $1.35 Million Penalty in Latest CCPA Enforcement Action
On September 25, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board advanced OAL-approved updates to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the process of which we covered in detail here and here, that include long-awaited regulations on cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, and automated decision-making technology (ADMT). The CPPA Board also approved a $1.35 Million settlement with
EU Seeks Feedback on Proposed Digital Package To Simplify and Modernise Regulations
Measures included in the digital package aim to cut red tape through “digital by default” services and applying the “once-only” principle, which will mandate public sector bodies across the EU to reuse citizen and business data instead of requiring it to be provided separately to different agencies.
On 16 September 2025, the European Commission (EC) launched
Introducing “Building: The Future” – A Series on the Opportunities and Risks, of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Construction Industry
Building: The Future – Focussing on the Issues
Through this series, we will interrogate different aspects of the use of AI in the construction industry, with articles and discussions looking at particular issues in detail, including:
- Professional indemnity insurance – How might AI use cause friction with professional indemnity? Recent industry press revealed insurers are
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State Privacy and AI Law Updates – A Live Legal Briefing You Won’t Want to Miss
Date: September 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT
Format: Live Video
Duration: 1 Hour
Description: With limited federal regulation on consumer protection, data privacy, and AI, states are stepping in, creating a patchwork of laws that vary widely in scope and enforcement. While California and Colorado set high standards, other states like Maryland, Minnesota, and Oregon are
Colorado Legislature Passes a Five-Month Delay for Colorado’s AI Act
Late yesterday afternoon, Colorado’s House of Representatives passed, in a 48-14 vote, a bill that delays the in-force date for Colorado’s landmark 2024 AI law (CO Rev Stat §§ 6-1-1701 — 6-1-1707 (COAIA)) until June 30, 2026. After first voting in favor of an amendment delaying the in-force date until October 1, 2026,
Rogue AI Usage and High-risk Data Processing Runs Rampant
Inside AI Policy reports that a survey of U.S. office workers indicates that across industries approximately half of survey respondents said that they do or would use AI contrary to company policy to make their job easier, including 42% of security sector workers. The study published on August 20, 2025 by CalypsoAI, found that while