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Finance & Economics

Robinhood Reaches Agreement with U.S. Marshal Service to Repurchase Shares from Emergent Fidelity Technologies

Virtual brokerage company Robinhood has reached an agreement with the U.S. Marshal Service (USMS) to buy back shares of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Emergent Fidelity Technologies.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Fed Warns Goldman Sachs Over FinTech Risk

The Federal Reserve issued a warning to Goldman Sachs about risk control and compliance with regulatory requirements in the unit of the investment bank specializing in financial technologies.

News

French Regulator Searches Worldcoin Paris Office

The French data regulator CNIL this week conducted searches at the regional Worldcoin office, which is located in Paris.

News

British Parliamentarians Question Prospects of UK Leadership in AI Regulation

In the United Kingdom, parliamentarians said that the country’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to make the UK a leader in the regulation of artificial intelligence is under threat.

News

Baidu Reportedly to Get China Approval for AI Models

The media reported that this week China will approve the first batch of generating artificial intelligence services for public implementation.

Science & Technology

Microsoft’s President Says AI Needs Human Control

Microsoft President and Vice Chairman Brad Smith, while talking to the media, said that people should curb artificial intelligence, because it can become a weapon.

News

SEC Accuses Wells Fargo of Overcharging Nearly 11,000 Investment Accounts With Advisory Fees

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, August 25, reported that Wells Fargo has for many years used the practice of illegally overcharging almost 11,000 investment advisory accounts in the amount of about $27 million.

News

TD Bank Cooperates With Regulators on Anti-Money Laundering Issues

TD Bank announced cooperation with regulators and law enforcement agencies in the framework of the proceedings concerning the lender’s compliance with the provisions of the normative base defining the legal principles of combating money laundering.

Society & Lifestyle

China Fines US Firm Mintz Group

China has fined the American company Mintz Group, which specializes in corporate legal expertise.

Blockchain & Crypto

China Aims to Expand Government Control To Metaverse

China is reportedly looking to implement a system with digital IDs and real-world punishments for actions in the Metaverse

Science & Technology

New York City Bans TikTok on Government Devices

New York last Wednesday, August 16, decided to ban the use of the TikTok app on government devices.

Society & Lifestyle

China’s Internet Regulator Discusses New Data-Security Rules With Foreign Firms

The Chinese Internet regulator is discussing options for applying new data security rules with foreign companies, including Walmart.

News

Intel Abandons Its Attempt to Acquire Tower Semiconductor

Intel Corporation announced the termination of attempts to acquire the Israeli company Tower Semiconductor.

News

UBS to Pay Over $1 Billion to Settle Fraud Claims

It became known that the Swiss bank UBS agreed to pay $ 1.4 billion as part of the settlement of claims of involvement in fraudulent activities in the United States, which became a kind of premise of the financial crisis that broke out in 2008.

Society & Lifestyle

Google’s Ad Revenue Model Faces Challenges in India

The Delhi High Court ruled that Google’s advertising program falls within the legal scope of the Indian Trademark Law.

News

SoftBank Sues IRL

Japanese SoftBank Corporation sues social app IRL, for the development of which it has allocated investment funds in the amount of $1.1 billion.