regulatory
The European approach to online disinformation: geopolitical and regulatory dissonance
COVID-19 COVID-19 has maximized the circulation of disinformation (López-García et al. 2021). The need to obtain data and knowledge about the progress of the virus and how to combat it generated a big increase in interest and news consumption (Casero-Ripollés 2020). In this context, disinformation increased significantly. Between January and October 2022, the International Fact-Checking …
Technology and Intellectual Property Litigation
Patents The stakes in patent disputes are profound. Often, such lawsuits involve core proprietary inventions and technologies on which a business is built. Manatt’s patent litigators bring the firepower and trial experience needed to win. We assist clients through every step of the patent process, from preparation and prosecution of patent applications and post-grant proceedings—including …
RegEd to Acquire Financial Services Compliance Technology and Education Businesses from National Regulatory Services (NRS)
Morrisville, NC, Jan. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RegEd, the leading provider of compliance, education, training and regulatory management solutions and services for insurance companies, broker-dealers, banks, and other financial services companies, today announced that it has agreed to acquire the ComplianceMAX and FIRE Continuing Education businesses from National Regulatory Services (NRS), a provider of …
Bitcoin May Face Regulatory Scrutiny After Record-Breaking Rally, Experts Say
It’s been a tough year by all accounts. But for Bitcoin, 2020 has been a marvelous time. The cryptocurrency almost quadrupled, surpassing $20,000 (roughly Rs. 14.7 lakhs) for the first time as it notched record after record. The diehards cheered it as an inflation hedge in an era of unprecedented central bank largesse. Wall Street …
From good business sense to regulatory need: Future perspectives on how technology will transform regulatory compliance
In this 3-part tech blog series, we’ve explored how legal and accountancy regulators are driving and responding to changes in technology and innovation in their respective professions. We’ve also considered the commercial perspective, looking at interesting developments in these sectors , particularly around the use of artificial intelligence (AI). In our final piece, we turn …
Building Health Care AI in Europe’s Strict Regulatory Environment
Executive Summary Although European countries have centralized healthcare systems, patient data is distributed across many different databases. In leveraging AI to improve and tailor treatments, tech companies struggle with getting training data for their algorithms. Drawing from the experience of three startups, this article describes a five-step process for consolidating the data. © Eggy Sayoga/Getty …
Technology Deals That Failed to Get Regulatory Approval
SoftBank announced on Monday the sale of chip designer Arm to Nvidia or as much as $40 billion (roughly Rs. 2,93,320 crores) in a deal set to reshape the semiconductor landscape. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approvals including in Britain, the United States and China, will be putting a long-neutral technology vendor to …
DASH Regulatory Technologies Launches SaaS-Based Version of Regulatory Capital Compliance Suite
DASH Regulatory Technologies – the regtech-focused affiliate of capital markets technology and execution services provider DASH Financial Technologies – today announced the launch of DASH 360R, the next-generation of its industry-leading LDB platform for U.S. regulatory capital calculation and reporting compliance. The suite is available in both fully SaaS-based and on-premise deployment options, giving broker-dealers …
Lion Air Boeing 737 Max crash investigation faults flight-control feature, regulatory lapses and pilot error
The crash prompted Boeing to make changes to the 737 Max, the manufacturer said in a statement Friday as the report was released. The fixes included changing how the angle-of-attack sensors feed information to the cockpit and improving crew manuals and pilot training. “These software changes will prevent the flight control conditions that occurred in …