The U.S. government officially endorsed driverless cars: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/20/technology/self-driving-cars-guidelines.html?_r=0
Google unveiled its highly anticipated messaging app Allo which partially relies on Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/22/technology/personaltech/allos-tryout-5-days-with-googles-annoying-office-intern.html
There’s a class-action lawsuit over the privacy policies of a Canadian sex toy producer: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/09/sex-toys-and-the-internet-of-things-collide-what-could-go-wrong/
Chelsea bombing was one of the first testing beds for New York City’s “ring of steel” as well as the Wireless Emergency Alerts messaging system: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ny-nj-bombings/more-8-000-cameras-helped-snare-bomb-suspect-ahmad-rahami-n650891 and http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/20/nyregion/cellphone-alerts-used-in-search-of-manhattan-bombing-suspect.html
Two new court cases on suspicion requirements came out from the 10th Circuit and the Massachusetts Supreme Court.