2026-04-01 Briefing
Juries have found Meta and YouTube liable for design flaws, raising concerns about potential restrictions on online speech and a challenge to Section 230 protections. Separately, Pakistan leveraged cryptocurrency ties with Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial while mediating between the US and Iran. Singapore became the first in Southeast Asia to launch a robotaxi service via Grab, while the EU has banned AI-generated images and videos for official communications. Apple is also backporting security updates to older iPhones to address a new hacking technique, and Google will soon release a screenless Fitbit band requiring a subscription.
