Council clears the AI Act rewrite as the enforcement clock keeps ticking
The Council of the EU has approved revisions to the EU AI Act, confirming delayed compliance deadlines for high-risk AI systems while keeping most other obligations on their original timelines. The decision gives organizations more time to prepare for high-risk AI requirements but maintains key compliance and enforcement deadlines beginning in August 2026.
At LegalTechTalk, the password is blueberry hot dogs
At LegalTechTalk in London, HaystackID's John Wilson used a $25 million deepfake fraud case to illustrate why cyber risk requires shared ownership across legal, IT, compliance, and leadership teams. The panel emphasized cross-functional governance, tabletop exercises, and verbal-only authentication methods to defend against increasingly sophisticated AI-enabled threats.
Glasswing widens: Anthropic puts Mythos inside power, water and hospital operators across more than 15 countries
Anthropic has expanded its Project Glasswing program to approximately 200 organizations, bringing its AI-powered vulnerability discovery capabilities to critical infrastructure and other high-risk sectors. The expansion underscores the growing impact of frontier AI on cybersecurity, governance, and risk management.
When the worm targets the assistant: Miasma turns AI coding agents into the trigger
Researchers have linked the Miasma supply-chain campaign to attacks that exploit AI coding assistants, using malicious code that activates when developers open compromised repositories in tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, and Gemini CLI. The campaign underscores growing risks in AI-assisted software development and the need for stronger security and governance controls.
HSR Filings Hit 235 in May 2026, the Highest Monthly Total Since December 2021
U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino filings reached 235 transactions in May 2026, the highest monthly total since December 2021, signaling a sharp rebound in merger activity despite slowing economic growth and weaker corporate profit trends. The surge follows the restoration of the legacy HSR filing process, raising questions about whether reduced regulatory burdens are helping drive increased dealmaking.
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