On December 19, 2025, just eight days after President Trump issued an executive order titled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence” to challenge burdensome state laws that regulate artificial intelligence (the “December 2025 EO”), New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Responsible Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) Safety and Education Act (the “RAISE Act”). The RAISE Act imposes transparency, compliance, safety, and reporting requirements on certain developers of … [Read more] about New York Regulates Large Artificial Intelligence Models
Spanish DPA Highlights Privacy Risks in GenAI Content Creation
Earlier this month, the Spanish Data Protection Authority (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, or AEPD) issued new guidance on the privacy and data protection risks associated with uploading images or photos - whether directly or indirectly … [Read more] about Spanish DPA Highlights Privacy Risks in GenAI Content Creation
Texas Court Blocks Smart TV Data Collection
A Texas state court has issued a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) blocking Hisense, a major Chinese smart TV manufacturer, from collecting data on the content viewers watch via Automatic Content Recognition (“ACR”) technology. Background The … [Read more] about Texas Court Blocks Smart TV Data Collection
NYDFS Releases New Prescriptive FAQs on MFA
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has released a new set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs 18–23) under 23 NYCRR Part 500, reinforcing its position that multifactor authentication (MFA) remains a critical component of a covered … [Read more] about NYDFS Releases New Prescriptive FAQs on MFA
How to Comply with the EU AI Act: Guidance from the Spanish AI Regulator
On December 10, the Spanish supervisory authority for the EU AI Act (Agencia Española de Supervisión de Inteligencia Artificial, or AESIA) published a set of 16 detailed guidelines and non-binding checklists (available online here in Spanish) … [Read more] about How to Comply with the EU AI Act: Guidance from the Spanish AI Regulator