Regulation

EU Cyber Resilience Act: What You Need to Know
The E.U. Cyber Resilience Act was enacted on Dec. 10. This legislation impacts all manufacturers, distributors, and tech importers that connect to other devices or networks operating in the...
Meta to Face €550 Million Lawsuit in Spain
A date has been set for Meta to face a €550 million lawsuit in Spanish court next year. The Association of Information Media, representing 90 Spanish media outlets, accuses...
Meta Offers Less Personalised Ads for EU Users
Facebook and Instagram users in the E.U. can now opt to see less personalised adverts when using the apps. Meta has launched a new app option to appease regulators...
New Zealand to loosen gene editing regulation, make commercialisation easier
New Zealand to loosen gene editing regulation, make commercialisation easier
THE New Zealand government said on Tuesday (Aug 13) that it would introduce new legislation to make it easier for companies and researchers to develop and commercialise products using...
Amazon-Anthropic Merger Investigated by UK Government
The U.K. government has launched a preliminary investigation into the partnership between Amazon and Anthropic to see if it will significantly lessen competition. This comes days after a similar...
UK Government Scraps £1.3bn Earmarked for AI and Tech Innovation
The U.K. government has shelved £1.3 billion worth of funding that had been earmarked for AI and tech innovation. This includes £800 million for the creation of the exascale...
Meta will delay latest AI in EU over ‘unpredictable’ regulation
Meta will delay latest AI in EU over ‘unpredictable’ regulation
META on Thursday (Jul 18) said it would delay the release of its most powerful generative artificial intelligence (AI) models in Europe because of what it called unpredictable European...
Why China’s tightening its IPO regulation
Why China’s tightening its IPO regulation
CHINA is tightening its grip on the country’s stock market with a set of new guidelines, hoping to arrest the protracted slump in share prices, improve the quality of...
US lawmakers seek to clean up crypto regulation
US lawmakers seek to clean up crypto regulation
THE US House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted a bill that would create a new legal framework for digital currencies, in a move cheered by crypto supporters but opposed...
Director of corporate service provider fined for wrongly declaring individual’s consent to be director of three companies
Director of corporate service provider fined for wrongly declaring individual’s consent to be director of three companies
SINGAPORE’S State Court has fined the director of a corporate service provider (CSP) S$6,500 for misuse of identity in the appointment of a director for three companies. Li Baozhu,...