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Swiss Finance Minister Says About Need for New Rules After Credit Suisse Crisis
Finance & Economics

Swiss Finance Minister Says About Need for New Rules After Credit Suisse Crisis

Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said that the purchase of Credit Suisse by the UBS Group was a less risky step, noting the need for the government of this country to take measures capable of providing a high level of protection to taxpayers in the event of a crisis in the banking sector.

China Softens Stance on Gaming
News

China Softens Stance on Gaming

China approved 105 domestic games on Monday, December 25th.

South Korea Fines Global Banks for Illegal Naked Short Selling
Finance & Economics

South Korea Fines Global Banks for Illegal Naked Short Selling

South Korea has decided to impose a total fine of 26.5 billion won ($20.4 million) on two global investment banks and a local unit of an international company for involvement in naked short selling.

UK Supreme Court Says About Impossibility of Call AI as Inventor
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UK Supreme Court Says About Impossibility of Call AI as Inventor

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ruled that, from a legal point of view, it is not possible to designate artificial intelligence as an inventor to ensure patent rights.

Google Users to Share $630 Million in Play Store Settlement
Science & Technology

Google Users to Share $630 Million in Play Store Settlement

Google has agreed to pay $700 million and allow competition in its Play app virtual store.

China Reportedly Wides Its Ban on Use of iPhone
Science & Technology

China Reportedly Wides Its Ban on Use of iPhone

Media reports that in China, the number of state organizations and companies supported by the country’s government is gradually increasing, which prohibits their employees from using iPhone smartphones developed by the American technology giant Apple in the workplace.

What European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) Mean for Fintech
Fintech & Ecommerce

What European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) Mean for Fintech

The adoption of the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) became official in the European Union on October 21, 2023. What changes do the new standards bring for businesses, particularly those operating in the fintech industry?

Gina Raimondo Comments Designing by Nvidia AI Chips for China
Science & Technology

Gina Raimondo Comments Designing by Nvidia AI Chips for China

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said that the United States is currently looking into the characteristics of three new artificial intelligence accelerators that Nvidia is developing for the Chinese market.

UK Regulator to Review Microsoft and OpenAI Partnership
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UK Regulator to Review Microsoft and OpenAI Partnership

The British competition watchdog has formed the basis for launching an investigation into the partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI, which created the world’s most popular artificial intelligence-based chatbot called ChatGPT.

EU Lawmakers Call For Metaverse Strategy
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EU Lawmakers Call For Metaverse Strategy

The European Parliament Committee wants the EU to lead metaverse development and reduce the bloc’s technological dependency.

Lloyds Chief Urges UK Policymakers to Refrain From Encroaching on Banks’ Profits
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Lloyds Chief Urges UK Policymakers to Refrain From Encroaching on Banks’ Profits

The chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group made something like a warning statement to British politicians, describing measures such as a tax on unforeseen expenses of banks as thing that should be excluded amid expectations of a busy election year.

CFPB Fines Bank of America
News

CFPB Fines Bank of America

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) applied to Bank of America a measure of material impact in the form of an obligation to pay $12 million for the involvement of this financial institution in the practice of providing incomplete data related to mortgage lending to the federal government.

X Sues Watchdog Group Media Matters
News

X Sues Watchdog Group Media Matters

Social network X, formerly known as Twitter, sued the watchdog Media Matters.

Meta Calls for Parental Control Laws
News

Meta Calls for Parental Control Laws

Meta calls for the adoption of laws that would introduce an obligation for app stores to receive parental approval when children download digital products to their own devices.

US Regulator Accuses Citibank of Discrimination
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US Regulator Accuses Citibank of Discrimination

In the United States, the federal regulator accused Citibank that this financial institution had been implementing an illegal corporate policy of discrimination against Americans of Armenian origin for several years, singling them out in applications for credit cards based on surnames.

French Finance Minister Says Nvidia’s AI Dominance Stifles Competition
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French Finance Minister Says Nvidia’s AI Dominance Stifles Competition

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said that the dominance of the American company Nvidia in the sphere of artificial intelligence, which shows a trend of steady growth, negatively affects the situation in the industry from the point of view of competition.