Tag: #regulation

Labor Department Proposes Safe Harbor to Let 401(k)s Include Private Assets

Labor Dept. proposes a safe harbor allowing 401(k)s to include private assets — from private equity to crypto — if fiduciaries follow specified vetting processes.

#retirement, #401k, #labor, #privateequity, #regulation

White House Analysis: Ban on Stablecoin Yields Would Add Only Modest Bank Lending

CEA research finds a federal ban on stablecoin yields would raise U.S. bank lending by about $2.1 billion under current conditions; worst‑case $531B.

#stablecoin, #banks, #regulation, #fintech

Trump Order Targets Environmental Reviews and ‘Green’ Standards to Speed Suburban Homebuilding

A March 13 executive order directs agencies to roll back permitting, wetlands reviews and energy rules to cut costs—setting up legal and climate fights.

#housing, #regulation, #environment, #trump, #homebuilding

Trump administration AI blueprint urges federal preemption of state rules, light-touch national standards

White House AI framework asks Congress to override many state laws, avoid a new regulator and focus on child safety, speech and growth.

#ai, #regulation, #congress, #statesrights, #childsafety

A Physician’s New Metaphor for AI: Treat the Model Like a Patient

A South Korean doctor proposes “Model Medicine,” a clinical framework to diagnose and treat AI behavior, complete with scans, syndromes and recalls.

#artificialintelligence, #aisafety, #interpretability, #regulation, #research

Federal regulators approve TerraPower’s Natrium reactor in Wyoming, a first for non-water-cooled nuclear

The NRC okayed construction of TerraPower’s sodium-cooled Natrium reactor near Kemmerer, launching a coal-to-nuclear test for advanced power.

#nuclear, #energytransition, #wyoming, #terrapower, #regulation

NYSE owner ICE takes stake, board seat at OKX in bid to bring regulated crypto futures and tokenized stocks

ICE invested in crypto exchange OKX at a $25B valuation, taking a board seat and planning U.S.-regulated crypto futures and tokenized NYSE stocks.

#crypto, #nyse, #derivatives, #tokenization, #regulation

Vietnam Enacts Sweeping AI Law, Testing Data Control and Digital Sovereignty

Vietnam’s new AI law takes effect, imposing risk tiers, deepfake labels and a national registry—an early regional test of strict AI oversight.

#vietnam, #artificialintelligence, #regulation, #datasovereignty, #deepfakes

UK’s International AI Safety Report 2026 Shapes Debate Ahead of New Delhi Summit

A UK-led report chaired by Yoshua Bengio maps rising risks from frontier AI and scrutinizes voluntary safety “thresholds” as leaders meet in New Delhi.

#artificialintelligence, #aisafety, #regulation, #uk, #india

New York Takes Aim at AI in the Newsroom, Testing Where Automation Ends and Editorial Judgment Begins

A New York bill would require labels and human review for AI-assisted journalism, intensifying debates over trust, labor and free speech.

#ai, #journalism, #newyork, #media, #regulation

Fifth Third Completes $10.9 Billion Comerica Deal, Creating $294 Billion ‘Super-Regional’ Bank

Fifth Third closes its all-stock purchase of Comerica, expanding into Texas and the Sun Belt as branch closures and job cuts draw scrutiny.

#banking, #mergers, #fifththird, #comerica, #regulation

Spain’s Sánchez Plans Under-16 Social Media Ban, Threatens Criminal Liability for Tech Executives

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says Spain will bar under-16s from social media and pursue criminal penalties for executives over harmful algorithms.

#spain, #socialmedia, #childsafety, #regulation, #algorithms

A neuroscientist wants to train AI on brainwaves—and privacy law may be the biggest obstacle

A Swiss researcher proposes training foundation models on fMRI and EEG signals to align AI with human reactions, raising new stakes for neural privacy.

#artificialintelligence, #neuroscience, #privacy, #neurotechnology, #regulation