TikTok Faces Imminent US Ban as House Passes Bill, Biden Ready to Sign
Apr 21, 2024 09:24 am UTC| Technology Law
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill potentially banning TikTok nationwide, with President Biden signaling readiness to sign it into law. This marks a significant shift amid ongoing concerns over data...
Apple Pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China Store; US Moves to Force TikTok Sale
Apr 19, 2024 04:00 am UTC| Technology Business Law
Apple has removed WhatsApp and Threads from its China App Store following government orders, amid escalating tensions over app security. Concurrently, US Congress advances legislation requiring TikToks Chinese owner,...
Canada Set to Enforce OECD Crypto Tax Standards by 2026
Apr 19, 2024 02:38 am UTC| Technology Digital Currency Business Law
Canada has announced plans to adopt the OECDs Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) by 2026, aligning with global efforts to standardize cryptocurrency taxation. The move aims to enhance transparency and regulatory...
Apr 18, 2024 06:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Irelands new prime minister is a relatively young man leading a comparatively young republic that is experiencing several unprecedented challenges. Simon Harris was confirmed as taoiseach, or prime minister, on April 9,...
Mexico’s slow slide towards vigilante violence
Apr 18, 2024 06:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Life
Mexico has witnessed two high-profile public lynchings within the space of two weeks. In late March, a woman suspected of murdering an eight-year-old girl in Taxco, Guerrero, was lynched by an angry mob. Then, on April 9,...
Why experts fear the EU’s new migration laws could lead to more deaths at sea
Apr 18, 2024 06:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
A little over ten years after a boat carrying migrants from Libya to Italy sank off the coast of Lampedusa, claiming the lives of 368 migrants, another boat has capsized in the same waters, around 50 km off the...
Senators Push for Stablecoin Regulation to Protect US Dollar Dominance
Apr 18, 2024 02:13 am UTC| Technology Digital Currency Law
U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Cynthia Lummis have introduced the Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act. This legislation establishes stringent guidelines for stablecoin issuers to enhance consumer protection and...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects