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Why Social Media Liability Verdicts Matter for Enterprise Risk, Brand Safety, and AI Strategy

New social media liability rulings could reshape enterprise risk, brand safety, and compliance strategies for businesses and advertisers.

Apr 7, 2026 31 mins

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OnlyOffice accuses Euro-Office of licensing violations, suspends Nextcloud partnership

The dispute between vendors highlights the difficulty in creating European sovereign alternatives to established productivity software providers, and could create uncertainty among IT buyers, according to one analyst.

By Matthew Finnegan

Apr 2, 2026 6 mins

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Microsoft facing CMA probe of its business software portfolio

The regulator will commence its investigation in May, examining concerns emerging from its cloud market probe.

By Paul Barker

Apr 1, 2026 5 mins

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Euro-Office billed as Europe’s sovereign alternative to Microsoft Office

The new open-source initiative is led by European vendors including Nextcloud, Proton, and Ionos, and built on existing open-source project OnlyOffice.

By Matthew Finnegan

Mar 31, 2026 5 mins

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California to bar AI vendors that can’t prove bias safeguards

New executive order forces AI suppliers to certify protections against illegal content, algorithmic bias, and civil liberties violations or lose access to the world’s fourth-largest government procurement market.

By Gyana Swain

Mar 31, 2026 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Government Laws and Regulations

AI regulations are already out of date — IT leaders need to think ahead

As lawmakers around the world scramble to keep up with fast-evolving AI technologies, IT leaders can make complying with future laws easier by establishing a solid AI governance foundation now.

By Agam Shah

Mar 27, 2026 5 mins

Generative AI Government Laws and Regulations

Anthropic wins reprieve against US DoD ban, buying time for contractors to assess AI supply chains

Companies working with the federal government have more time to reassess their exposure to the company’s technology and prepare for potential policy whiplash.

By Cynthia Brumfield

Mar 27, 2026 5 mins

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European Parliament votes to delay EU AI Act implementation

Thursday’s vote to slow the process presents a CIO conundrum: Rush to comply, or wait and risk non-compliance

By Evan Schuman

Mar 26, 2026 7 mins

Government Laws and Regulations Markets

Caught in the Iranian War crossfire: Big Tech, Microsoft and Windows

Closing the Strait of Hormuz has hit the oil industry hard. But Iran is also attacking Persian Gulf countries that have been big investors in the current AI boom, which could seriously hurt companies like Microsoft.

By Preston Gralla

Mar 24, 2026 5 mins

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Trump’s federal AI policy framework aims to undercut state laws

The White House is trying to do something Washington rarely does well: seize control of a fast-moving technology before a wave of state AI laws hardens into an irreversible regulatory system.

By Cynthia Brumfield

Mar 20, 2026 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Government Laws and Regulations