On March 20, 2026, the Trump Administration released its National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence (“AI Framework”), a legislative recommendation document intended to guide Congress in establishing a unified federal approach to artificial intelligence (“AI”) governance. The White House’s new AI Framework follows closely behind Senator Marsha Blackburn’s March 18, 2026, legislative discussion draft (“AI […]
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EU Privacy Regulators Weigh in on the Proposed EU Biotech Act: Key Takeaways for Life Sciences Companies
On March 10, 2026, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued a joint opinion on the European Commission’s proposed EU Biotech Act – a forthcoming legislative framework expected to materially affect how clinical trials are designed, conducted, and governed in the EU. The proposal, introduced in December 2025, […]
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn Proposes National AI Legislative Framework
On March 18, 2026, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn issued an artificial intelligence (“AI”) legislative framework discussion draft (“AI Discussion Draft”) titled the “Trump America AI Act.” According to Senator Blackburn, this intends to codify President Trump’s December 11, 2025, executive order for establishing a uniform federal AI policy. Senator Blackburn stated, “[President Trump] called on […]
Threat Actors Exploit Google’s Gemini to Accelerate Cyberattacks
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) recently reported that cybercriminals—in particular, state-sponsored threat actors from North Korea, Iran, China, and Russia—are misusing Gemini, Google’s large language model (LLM), to support all stages of their attack lifecycle. Specifically, GTIG observed threat actors using Gemini to code and script tasks, accelerate reconnaissance, research publicly known vulnerabilities, and enable […]
Spanish DPA Releases Agentic AI Guidance
On 18 February 2026, the Spanish Data Protection Authority (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos or ‘AEPD’) published an 81‑page guidance document on the privacy aspects of AI systems operating as agents – commonly referred to as ‘agentic AI’. The guidance is aimed at companies that process personal data under the EU General Data Protection […]