[8/22 18:00] OpenAI urges California to strengthen AI safety law SB 53, reversing its earlier opposition / Guidelight AI Standards study finds frontier labs have no public plans to contain a rogue model; OpenAI tops at 3 of 5

AI News Flash for August 22, 2026 at 18:00 UTC. Topics: 1. OpenAI urges California to strengthen AI safety law SB 53, reversing its earlier opposition https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/22/openai-says-california-should-strengthen-its-ai-safety-bill/ 2. Guidelight AI Standards study finds frontier labs have no public plans to contain a rogue model; OpenAI tops at 3 of 5 https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/22/frontier-ai-labs-still-wont-say-how-theyd-contain-a-rogue-model/ 3. Dutch regulator fines Uber 825 million euros for automatically deactivating drivers, a GDPR violation https://www.engadget.com/2242192/uber-hit-with-1-billion-fine-for-automatically-deactivating-drivers-in-europe/ 4. Apple cuts more than 200 jobs across Siri and Vision Pro teams as it shifts to smart glasses and AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/apple-is-reportedly-cutting-hundreds-of-jobs-from-siri-vision-pro-teams/