The Bank of Russia has proposed allowing select investors to trade cryptocurrencies under a three-year experimental legal regime. The initiative, aimed at increasing market transparency, would permit only investors with at least$1...
Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has been using ChatGPT to seek advice on media appearancesandto define technical terms related to his role. His records, obtained byNew Scientistthrough freedom of information laws, reveal that he a...
Leading French publishers and authors have filed a lawsuit against Meta, alleging the tech giant used their copyrighted content to train its artificial intelligence systems without permission. The National Publishing Union (SNE), ...
Microsoft believes there is still significant room to expand wind and solar power to supply energy-hungry data centres, particularly in the Midwest wind corridor and the sunny southwest. Bobby Hollis, Microsoft's Vice President of...
Russia's central bank has proposed a regulatory framework that would permit wealthy individuals to invest in cryptocurrencies, under a new 'experimental' regime for 'specially qualified' investors. This initiative marks a signific...
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched legal action against fixed-income broker FIIG, accusing it of failing to implement adequate cybersecurity measures over a four-year period. The regulator cla...
Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded that the mobile browser market, led by Apple and Google, is not functioning effectively for consumers and businesses. The findings support the regulator's decision to...
Google has introduced two new AI models designed specifically for robotics, building on its Gemini 2.0 technology. The launch aims to support the rapidly advancing robotics industry, which is increasingly benefiting from AI improv...
The US power industry is experiencing a surge in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as record demand for electricity, particularly from AI-driven data centres, fuels heightened interest in power generation assets. Industry experts...
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is pressing forward with an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, focusing on its cloud computing, software licensing, and AI practices. The probe, initially launched in the final days of th...
Singapore and Vietnam have signed an agreement to enhance cooperation on financial market regulation and digital asset oversight. The Monetary Authority of Singapore and Vietnam's State Securities Commission will exchange expertis...
The tech industry remains concerned about a newly released draft of the Code of Practice on General-Purpose Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), which aims to help AI providers comply with the EU's AI Act. The proposed rules, which cov...