AI & Fraud: Google sued a Chinese cybercrime network, alleging it used AI to run financial scams at massive scale, including 9,000 fake websites and 2.5M scam texts to Android users in two weeks. Regulation & Safety: OpenAI is hit with a multi-state probe after a coalition of 42 US attorneys general sought records on advertising, user engagement, data handling (including health), and how the models treat minors and seniors. MarCom in the Real World: YouTube rolled out “Reimagine” AI remixing in Shorts, letting strangers drop into creators’ clips by default—raising new questions about consent and brand control. Advertising Compliance: Australia’s ACCC fined Hismile $138k over misleading social media ads, including videos using employees as “random” testers. Media & Sports Marketing: FIFA World Cup coverage is driving local media and rights battles, while Oakland’s sold-out Team USA watch party shows how communities are turning tournament hype into measurable footfall. Public Sector Comms: Malaysia is scaling AI literacy via NADI centres, aiming for 25,000 participants by year-end to boost safe, responsible AI use.