US Justice Department to prepare bitcoin regulations, seeks experienced attorneys
Nov 08, 2016 04:59 am UTC| Digital Currency Law
The Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking experienced attorneys for thepreparation of policies and regulations governing digital currency such as bitcoin. According to the recent job...
Intelligence agencies to be scrutinised
Nov 07, 2016 10:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Australias intelligence agencies will undergo a broad review over the next few months. The review, announced by Malcolm Turnbull, will be done by Professor Michael LEstrange, a former secretary of the foreign affairs...
VW Diesel Scandal Returns To Life With New Audi Discovery
Nov 07, 2016 10:53 am UTC| Law Business
Volkswagen is in the process of healing after enduring backlash for cheating the emissions tests on its diesel engines for the better part of 2015. Now, new evidence has come to light that Audi was also employing defeat...
What the High Court ruling means for Brexit
Nov 04, 2016 04:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
What has the British High Court ruled in the Brexit case? The court has ruled on a challenge brought by a collection of individuals, including investment manager Gina Miller, to the governments intention to trigger...
Partisan attacks on Clinton Foundation obscure real issues with how it's run
Nov 04, 2016 03:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
Amid hyperpartisan discussions about the presidential candidates, critiques of their charitable endeavors have stood out. The critiques of the Trump Foundation entail some clear-cut violations of longstanding rules and...
Google Says EU Commission Too Uptight, Argues Market Competition Is ‘Robustly Competitive’
Nov 04, 2016 03:45 am UTC| Technology Law
The European Commission has been riding Google about its supposed anti-competition habits regarding its search engine results and has repeatedly filed antitrust charges against the tech company. Google responded that the...
86-Year Old Grandma Faced $5K Fine, Accused Of Stealing Video Games
Nov 02, 2016 08:40 am UTC| Technology Law
Illegal downloads of video games have been around for as long as the internet has been, and it has cost quite a few pirates dearly. However, when one thinks of video game pirate, 86-year old grandmothers dont usually come...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects