California lawmakers call for stricter regulation of autonomous vehicles
By Abhirup Roy (Reuters) - California lawmakers and labor unions rallied on Monday to call for laws to not allow autonomous trucks without human drivers, amid rising safety concerns after accidents involving self-driving taxis from General Motors and Alphabet. A robotaxi from
Britain invests 100 million pounds in AI research and regulation
By Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday said it would spend more than 100 million pounds ($125 million) to launch nine new research hubs in artificial intelligence (AI) and train regulators about the technology. "AI is moving fast, but we
Australia unveils draft law to regulate digital payment providers
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government said on Wednesday it planned to introduce laws that would empower the central bank to regulate digital wallet providers including Apple Pay and Alphabet's Google Pay. Apple Pay, Google Pay and China's WeChat
Brazil’s central bank seeks tighter cryptocurrency regulation, brokerage oversight
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank governor Roberto Campos Neto on Wednesday said policymakers are aiming to tighten cryptocurrency regulation and subject brokerages to their supervision. Speaking during a hearing in Congress, Campos Neto emphasized regulators will scrutinize the
SpaceX’s Starship probe ends with 63 regulatory fixes
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration wrapped up a technical investigation into SpaceX's April test launch of its giant Starship rocket, saying in a Friday statement that the company must implement dozens of corrective measures before
UNESCO seeks regulation in first guidance on GenAI use in education
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - UNESCO on Thursday published its first guidance on use of Generative AI (GenAI) for education, urging governmental agencies to regulate the use of the technology, including protection of data privacy and putting an age limit
Indonesia plans to tighten oversight of crypto market
By Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to move the regulation, supervision and oversight of cryptocurrency investments to the Financial Service Authority (OJK) to better protect investors, its finance minister said on Thursday. Currently, the Trade Ministry and the Commodity Futures