Release 5.0.0 introduces CAPIF Interconnection, allowing separate OpenCAPIF deployments to discover and share APIs across organisations. The update also completes visibility controls, adds a new discovery service and improves deployment flexibility and security.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Strategy Team finalised a paper titled ‘W3C and the State of the Web in the AI Era’ on 20 October 2026. The paper was prepared by Philippe Le Hegaret, Vice‑President, Technical Strategy, and will be presented during the Web and AI Inter‑Group session on 29 October 2026 at the Technical Plenary and Advisory Council (TPAC) [...]
Beijing has offered the European Commission a place in the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (WAICO), adding a new dimension to Europe’s efforts to navigate competing US and Chinese initiatives on AI governance.
The International Telecommunication Union has introduced a standard establishing a common framework for quantum key distribution protocols in secure communications networks. Recommendation X.1711 sets out shared requirements, architecture and operational workflows, supporting security certification as organisations prepare for the challenges posed by quantum technologies.
A United States district judge in New Mexico, Francis Mathew, ordered Meta Platforms Inc. to pay a fine of US$25 billion, reduced from an initial calculation of US$219 billion. The judge said the violations and misrepresentations were ‘willful’ and spanned ‘more than 11 years’, from 2010 to 2021. The judgment followed a two‑week trial earlier this year that found [...]
The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) has opened its 58th Public Policy and Members Meeting in Miami, bringing together participants in person and online for two days of policy discussions and organisational updates.
A technical specification defines mechanisms for triggered animations on the web, extending the Web Animations model with timeline and event triggers, new CSS properties and an associated programming interface.
The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution urging states to address gender-based violence, algorithmic bias and unequal digital access affecting women and girls. The resolution calls for stronger international cooperation, greater participation in technology governance and accountability for businesses whose digital products contribute to human rights harms.
Geneva, 8 October 2026 – The Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva sent a note verbale to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The note requests that the annex be circulated as an official document of the sixty‑fourth session of the Human [...]
EU cybersecurity agencies have urged organisations to patch two critical PHP vulnerabilities that can allow remote code execution without authentication. The warning follows the early disclosure of the flaws, known as PHP2Shell, which prompted organisations and governments to take vulnerable websites offline while preparing security updates.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
