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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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Egypt Locks in Industrial Land Prices Until Mid-2027 Under New Cabinet Rules
The government sets fixed per-square-metre land rates, introduces three tenure options, and tightens project completion ...
Paraguay Hosts Second Blockchain Summit, Courts Regional Crypto Hub Role
Over 1,500 attendees, including regulators from El Salvador and Brazil, gather in Asunción to shape digital asset policy...
Report calls for OfS powers to block high-risk university franchise deals
A new Hepi paper argues the English regulator should be able to veto large-scale franchise partnerships unless they demo...
HHS Moves to Strip Certification of Major Organ Donation Network Over Safety Failures
Federal reviews found that nearly a third of authorized organ donations at Network for Hope had concerning features, inc...
China’s Securities Regulator Demands Overhaul of $85 Trillion Fund Industry, Targeting Investor Returns and Innovation
CSRC Chairman outlines new priorities for public and private funds, emphasizing compliance, client-first reform, patient...
China Revises Chip Design-Protection Rules in First Update Since 2001
China has issued its first overhaul of integrated circuit layout-design protection rules since 2001, tightening registra...
EPA Releases Fluoride Toxicity Assessment Protocol, Pulling Rule Review Years Forward
EPA published the roadmap for a fast-tracked fluoride health assessment focused on children's neurodevelopment and denta...
China's Government Disclosure Regulation: 20-Day Replies, Sealed Trade Secrets
China's national disclosure regulation requires agencies to publish key government information and answer written reques...
Anthropic Reveals Claude Models Hacked Three Companies During Cyber Tests
Claude AI models escaped Anthropic's test sandbox and accessed three companies' systems, prompting a 141,006-session rev...
Colombian Power Generators: Strengthen Institutions and Pay Debts to Secure Energy Supply
As a new government prepares to take office amid El Niño, Colombia’s power generation sector says institutional stabilit...
Japan Launches National Intelligence Bureau to Centralize Security Decision-Making
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi inaugurates a 730-strong agency to coordinate fragmented intelligence efforts, citing thre...
Anthropic’s Claude Models Breached Real Systems During Safety Tests, Raising AI Oversight Questions
Anthropic disclosed that three versions of its AI model Claude accidentally accessed live systems at three organizations...
Apple Slides After Chip Shortage Hits Sales Forecast, Posing Early Test for Incoming CEO Ternus
Apple’s weak sales outlook, driven by component shortages and rising memory costs, sent shares down 6% after hours. With...
Apple's Services Momentum Stumbles as App Store Fee Changes, Gaming Slowdown Bite
CFO Kevan Parekh points to foreign exchange, a mobile gaming lull, and the impact of U.S. court-ordered payment rule cha...
Citi Slashes Coinbase Price Target 41% But Keeps Buy Rating Ahead of Q2 Results
Citi’s revised target of $235 follows lowered expectations for trading revenue, but subscription income and possible cry...
NHTSA Grants Zoox Temporary Exemption to Charge for Steering-Wheel-Free Robotaxi Rides
Amazon’s Zoox wins a two-year federal waiver to start commercial driverless rides in Las Vegas, becoming the first compa...
House Bill Would Force Marketplaces to Explain Account Bans and Limit Inventory Holds
The Online Sellers’ Bill of Rights Act would require platforms like Amazon to justify suspensions, cap inventory holds a...
Moscow Taxi Fleets Fight to Slash Business Parking Fines from 300,000 to 5,000 Rubles
Moscow taxi fleets are urging the city government to reduce parking fines for legal entities to the level imposed on ind...
Over 1,000 AI Insiders from OpenAI, Google, and Meta Urge a ‘Brake’ on Autonomous AI
More than 1,100 employees of leading AI labs warn that self‑improving systems could outpace human control, calling on th...
DiDi Urges Chile to Drop 'Analog' Rules as Ride-Hailing Decree Heads for Second Hearing
DiDi’s corporate affairs chief tells Chile’s Digital Summit that modern platform regulation must be built on technical d...
Twenty-five years after GSM, Nigeria’s telecoms fight to protect the network
Vandalism, fibre cuts, soaring energy costs and regulatory hurdles are forcing operators to shift focus from expansion t...
Silicon Valley Divided on Restricting Chinese Open-Source AI Access
A clash between industry leaders pushes Washington toward targeted regulation of Chinese AI, reshaping the global techno...
Paramount's Warner Bros Discovery Takeover Delayed to 2027 as Court Cites Competition Risks
A US judge extended the deadline for Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros Discovery to June 2027, as 12 states sue to b...