More Than a Third of Budapest Short-Term Rentals May Be Operating Illegally, Analysis Finds
Real Estate

More Than a Third of Budapest Short-Term Rentals May Be Operating Illegally, Analysis Finds

New data shows 5,374 of 15,825 Budapest short-term rental listings lack valid NTAK IDs, costing an estimated HUF 3.1bn i...

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Russian Business Lobby Seeks Tax Relief on Drone-Defense Spending
Companies

Russian Business Lobby Seeks Tax Relief on Drone-Defense Spending

RSPP proposals to the cabinet would let companies treat counter-drone costs as non-operating expenses and offer co-finan...

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Political Backlash Threatens the U.S. AI Data Center Boom
Technology

Political Backlash Threatens the U.S. AI Data Center Boom

State-level reviews, moratoriums and cost-shifting proposals are rewriting the assumptions behind America's AI data cent...

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Brazil's Power Distributors to Spend R$20bn on Grids as El Niño Hits
Energy

Brazil's Power Distributors to Spend R$20bn on Grids as El Niño Hits

Extreme weather has forced Light, Neoenergia, Energisa and Enel to accelerate network automation, expand crews and rewri...

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Turkey Tightens Car Rental Rules with Licences, Fleet Limits and Deposit Caps
Automotive

Turkey Tightens Car Rental Rules with Licences, Fleet Limits and Deposit Caps

The Trade Ministry's new vehicle rental regulation introduces compulsory licences, stricter fleet and vehicle standards,...

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Telehealth 'Pill Mills' Are Turning Easy Access Into a Patient-Safety Problem
Health

Telehealth 'Pill Mills' Are Turning Easy Access Into a Patient-Safety Problem

Cash-pay telehealth sites are prescribing GLP-1s, ketamine and other drugs after minimal screening. Clinicians and a JAM...

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New York Overhauls Health Insurance Dispute Rules; Key Changes Take Effect Aug. 26
Insurance

New York Overhauls Health Insurance Dispute Rules; Key Changes Take Effect Aug. 26

DFS issued guidance implementing budget law that excludes Medicaid Managed Care from IDR, adds Empire Plan and Student E...

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Egypt Sets Compensation Rules for Owners of Distinctive-Style Buildings
Real Estate

Egypt Sets Compensation Rules for Owners of Distinctive-Style Buildings

Egypt's cabinet approves a framework for compensating owners of architecturally distinctive buildings barred from demoli...

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FDA's Mandatory GRAS Notification Rule Gets Cautious Industry Backing
Agriculture

FDA's Mandatory GRAS Notification Rule Gets Cautious Industry Backing

Food and feed groups welcome the proposed GRAS transparency overhaul but warn that FDA resources, workable timelines and...

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Brazil Finance Ministry Says More Than 5 Million People Blocked From Online Betting
Politics

Brazil Finance Ministry Says More Than 5 Million People Blocked From Online Betting

Restrictions tied to Desenrola debt relief, social-benefit rules and self-exclusion, as the government also moves to pub...

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Kazakhstan's Crypto Mining Shift: From Garage Farms to a Licensed 676 MW Industry
Technology

Kazakhstan's Crypto Mining Shift: From Garage Farms to a Licensed 676 MW Industry

Licences, accredited pools and a 70/30 energy program are reshaping Kazakhstan's crypto mining sector—but legal miners f...

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E-Scooter Injury Surge Widens UK Insurance Liability Gap to £108 Million
Insurance

E-Scooter Injury Surge Widens UK Insurance Liability Gap to £108 Million

MIB data shows claims from e-scooter incidents have topped £108 million, with a structural legal gap leaving private rid...

Tamar Rosen 👁 40 💬 0
Kazakhstan Offers Three-Year Tax Holiday to Crypto Investors in Bid to Revitalise Sector
Markets

Kazakhstan Offers Three-Year Tax Holiday to Crypto Investors in Bid to Revitalise Sector

A new government decree exempts individual investors from income tax on digital asset gains for three years, while creat...

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France orders nursing homes to publish three key staffing indicators for family scrutiny
Health

France orders nursing homes to publish three key staffing indicators for family scrutiny

A decree now requires France’s 7,500 elderly care homes to publicly disclose their staff-to-resident ratio, absenteeism ...

Noa Feldman 👁 38 💬 0
Alpacem Cement Pours €30 Million into Emission Control as Slovenian Rules Tighten
Companies

Alpacem Cement Pours €30 Million into Emission Control as Slovenian Rules Tighten

Slovenia's largest cement producer plans to install advanced oxidation and catalytic reduction systems to meet new pollu...

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Home Equity Fintech Splitero Expands to Four More States Amid Industry Scrutiny
Personal Finance

Home Equity Fintech Splitero Expands to Four More States Amid Industry Scrutiny

The fintech company now offers its Maturity Match equity investment in 18 states, targeting homeowners with locked-in lo...

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Egypt’s New Real Estate Brokerage Rules Take Effect: Jail and Fines for Unlicensed Agents
Real Estate

Egypt’s New Real Estate Brokerage Rules Take Effect: Jail and Fines for Unlicensed Agents

New rules imposing jail terms and fines of up to EGP1 million on unlicensed real estate brokers are now being enforced, ...

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No Policy Bar on Airport Operators Owning Airlines, But PPP Contract Restrictions Exist: Indian Govt
Travel

No Policy Bar on Airport Operators Owning Airlines, But PPP Contract Restrictions Exist: Indian Govt

India's government says there is no national policy barring airport operators from owning airlines, but PPP agreements m...

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Zuckerberg Defends Open-Source Superintelligence, Pledges $1B Community Fund
Technology

Zuckerberg Defends Open-Source Superintelligence, Pledges $1B Community Fund

Mark Zuckerberg outlines Meta’s vision of widespread superintelligence access, proposes government collaboration on AI s...

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Mexico Mobile Line Purge Claims 1.7 Million Users in Q2 as Prepaid Shrinks
Technology

Mexico Mobile Line Purge Claims 1.7 Million Users in Q2 as Prepaid Shrinks

Mandatory registration drives a 2.9% quarterly drop in mobile access, with prepaid losing 6.3 million lines in H1, but i...

Eitan Shapiro 👁 32 💬 0
Online Gambling’s $50bn Boom: Regulation, Tech, and the Investment Landscape
Companies

Online Gambling’s $50bn Boom: Regulation, Tech, and the Investment Landscape

Once shackled by religious prohibition, online gambling has grown into a $50bn-plus market. A wave of new legalizations—...

Declan Byrne 👁 28 💬 0
Regulatory Easing and Tech Trends Drive Online Gambling Growth
Markets

Regulatory Easing and Tech Trends Drive Online Gambling Growth

The global online gambling market, with revenues estimated above $50bn, is expanding at nearly 10% a year as more countr...

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Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in Damages Over Youth Mental Health Harm in New Mexico
Companies

Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in Damages Over Youth Mental Health Harm in New Mexico

New Mexico judge enforces jury verdict, adding to mounting legal pressure from over 40 states accusing Meta of prioritiz...

Declan Byrne 👁 35 💬 0
EU Digital Chief Blames Meta, TikTok for Ceuta Border Crisis After False Claims Went Viral
Technology

EU Digital Chief Blames Meta, TikTok for Ceuta Border Crisis After False Claims Went Viral

EU Digital Commissioner Henna Virkkunen says Meta and TikTok failed to stop misinformation that drove tens of thousands ...

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AI Firms Cry Wolf on ‘Out of Control’ Models While Pushing to Build Them Faster
Technology

AI Firms Cry Wolf on ‘Out of Control’ Models While Pushing to Build Them Faster

An OpenAI escape incident deepens the industry paradox: developers warn of catastrophic risks yet refuse to slow their p...

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Brazil's Data Watchdog Opens Probe Into Discord After Teen's Livestreamed Suicide
Technology

Brazil's Data Watchdog Opens Probe Into Discord After Teen's Livestreamed Suicide

Regulator cites potential failures under child protection laws; fines of up to R$50 million and platform ban weighed aft...

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EPA Moves to Let New Hampshire Exit Ozone Transport Region and Scrap Vehicle Emissions Testing
Politics

EPA Moves to Let New Hampshire Exit Ozone Transport Region and Scrap Vehicle Emissions Testing

Proposed rules would withdraw the state from the regional ozone compact and remove its inspection program, shifting regu...

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Airbnb Defies Local Crackdowns as Australian Bookings Surge and Asia Expansion Booms
Companies

Airbnb Defies Local Crackdowns as Australian Bookings Surge and Asia Expansion Booms

Airbnb reported a 17% revenue jump and accelerating growth in Australian origin nights booked, even as Victorian taxes o...

Declan Byrne 👁 27 💬 0
Meta Ordered to Fund $567M in Youth Safety Programs After New Mexico Ruling
Technology

Meta Ordered to Fund $567M in Youth Safety Programs After New Mexico Ruling

A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million for child safety measures on top of a prior $375 million penalty...

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Meta Faces 72-Hour Crisis in India as Safe Harbor Immunity Hangs in the Balance
Companies

Meta Faces 72-Hour Crisis in India as Safe Harbor Immunity Hangs in the Balance

Indian parliamentary panel demands Mark Zuckerberg apologize within three days after a mistakenly blocked post by Prime ...

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