NYC AI Hearing: Top AI Bosses Face Council Subpoenas

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Monday 5 October 2026


New York City Council hauls top AI bosses in to answer for the risks hitting ordinary citizens.

Amazon pledges over a billion dollars to US towns hosting its AI data centres.

Hong Kong share sales hit a record forty-seven billion dollars as AI money floods in.

Google DeepMind watermarks AI-designed proteins without breaking their function.

The free open-source audio editor Ocenaudio turns any laptop into a quick, clean sound workbench.

Naviki is the free cycling route planner from Germany that steers you onto quiet, bike-friendly roads your phone's default map will not.