BINA DAILY · 2026-08-26
Today: AI policy and product news, plus the latest in health and medicine.
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BINA DAILY · 2026-08-26
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AI BRIEF
EU AI Act's first fine; Taiwan indicts chip smugglers
Europe levies its first AI Act fine, deepfake labels become law, and Taiwan criminally indicts hardware smugglers — enforcement arrives.
IN TODAY'S BRIEF
- EU AI Act levies its first €15 million fine on a French MedTech firm
- EU and California transparency laws now require deepfake labels and AI disclosures
- Taiwan indicts nine people — including Nvidia and Super Micro employees — for smuggling AI servers to China
- Intel presents three new chip architectures for agentic AI at Hot Chips 2026
- Alibaba releases Wan 3.0 video-generation model after $10 billion investment round
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HEALTH ROUNDUP
Gene Therapy, a Cholesterol Pill, and Microplastics in the Brain
Two-year CRISPR gene therapy data, an oral cholesterol pill in Phase 3, Europe's child obesity plan, and alerts on resistant gonorrhoea and microplastics.
IN TODAY'S BRIEF
- Wednesday, 26 August: Casgevy Gene Therapy for Beta-Thalassaemia Holds Strong at Two Years
- Wednesday, 26 August: An Oral Drug That Lowers Cholesterol Like an Injectable Completes Phase 3
- Tuesday, 25 August: Europe Bans Junk-Food Advertising Aimed at Children Under 16
- Tuesday, 25 August: WHO Flags Drug-Resistant Gonorrhoea Cluster Across the Eastern Mediterranean
- Monday, 24 August: Microplastics Found in the Human Brain at Record Concentrations
- Monday, 24 August: WHO and EMA Align on Autumn 2026 Combined COVID and Flu Booster
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