Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion and overhaul teen safety features on Facebook and Instagram as part of a settlement with 47 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.
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Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
TikTok pays $400M to settle children’s privacy allegations, but agreement terms kept secret
TikTok has agreed to pay $400 million to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to settle long-running complaints that the company has repeatedly violated children’s privacy. The DOJ sued TikTok’s predecessor, Musical.ly, in 2019 for allegedly not complying with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which prohibits the collection, use and disclosure of personal data […]
Posted inBest Practices
From mainframes to Agentic AI, what legacy system discipline can teach us about building trustworthy customer data platforms
For the past decade, I’ve led customer data and regulatory platforms at one of the world’s largest card issuers, following years modernizing mainframe systems at IBM. The mainframes I maintained early in my career were not sophisticated by modern standards. They earned the trust of the organizations that depended on them anyway, because every transaction […]
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China’s “Mythos moment” is coming. Its release gate is already built.
China’s “Mythos moment” is coming. Its release gate is already built. Washington spent June 2026 governing Mythos-level models for the first time: Systems whose autonomous cyber and agentic capabilities register as national security consequences. The label borrows from Anthropic’s Mythos 5, restricted that month; the government’s attention also reached OpenAI’s GPT-5.6. No Chinese lab has […]
Posted inBanking
JPMorgan quietly debanked Polymarket over regulatory fears, report said
JPMorgan reportedly debanked the prediction market Polymarket last year over regulatory concerns. This incident underscores the compliance risks banks face when servicing prediction markets.
Posted inData Privacy
Data regulator issues privacy guidance over smart devices
Companies that manufacture smart devices are set to face increased scrutiny from data regulators following concerns that most consumers are unaware of how they collect, use and sell their personal information.
Posted inArtificial Intelligence
California’s AI labeling law takes effect, testing compliance with missing detection tools
California’s AI Transparency Act took effect Aug. 2, requiring generative AI developers to disclose AI-generated content. But a new investigation found several tech companies aren’t following the requirements yet.
Posted inArtificial Intelligence
New transparency rules come into force for AI-generated content under EU’s AI Act
Key transparency rules aimed at informing consumers when they are interacting with AI or are exposed to AI-generated content came into effect from August 2 across the EU.
Posted inTechnology
CFTC invokes emergency authority to keep Kalshi operating amid New York lawsuit
The CFTC invoked its emergency authority to order Kalshi to keep operating, after the company notified the agency of a market emergency triggered by New York’s lawsuit against it.
Posted inHealthcare
OSF Healthcare pays $552,250 for HIPAA violations from ransomware breach
Illinois-based OSF Healthcare System has agreed to pay $552,250 to resolve potential HIPAA violations tied to a 2021 ransomware attack.hea
