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Saturday, 17 October 2026
News: the stories TrustList published on this day, each in a line of our own. Open a story for the whole piece and its sources.
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1News
China moves to restrict 23 AI technologies and wants exports registered
The draft adds 40 technologies in AI, biomedicine and solar to the export catalogue. Registration applies at once, and comments close on 15 November.
2News
Apple tightens App Store rules on hidden features and AI imagery
New guideline 2.5.19 targets apps that change after review, and 1.2 now names AI-generated intimate imagery. A revised developer agreement from 13 October also awaits acceptance.
3News
Kenya switches off KRA cargo e-seals and moves to approved vendors
From 26 October goods under customs control in Kenya are tracked only with devices from approved private vendors, under commercial contracts users sign themselves.
4News
Spain restricts commercial calls to a new range of 400 numbers
The BOE resolution was published in April and set a six-month clock. The 400 range is outgoing only, cannot be called back, and is the single permitted source of sales calls.
5Business news
SITA agrees to acquire Collins Aerospace Airport Solutions
The air transport IT provider will add check-in, self-service, bag drop and airport operations systems to its portfolio. Price and staff numbers are not disclosed; completion is planned for the first half of 2027.
6News
Windows needs its October update before three provinces stop changing clocks
Manitoba, Alberta and most of British Columbia will not fall back an hour on 1 November. Windows gets three new time zones, and devices without them will show the wrong time.
7News
Copilot Studio app leaves Teams, editing ends in January 2027
Agent creation in the Teams app has already stopped. Editing ends from early January 2027 and the app disappears from Teams by early February, leaving the web app.
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