The European Commission has opened the floor to anyone with a stake in the digital economy (from startups to tech giants, academics to everyday consumers) to weigh in on how well the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is doing its job. The law, designed to keep the biggest platforms in check and give smaller players a fighting chance, is now under review. And this time, artificial intelligence is front and center.
TerraCom Limited will pay a $7.5 million penalty after admitting to victimizing a whistleblower, marking the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) first enforcement outcome under the whistleblower provisions of the Corporations Act.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken legal action against Air AI Technologies, a Delaware-based company accused of deceiving small businesses and entrepreneurs with false promises of rapid earnings and ironclad refund guarantees. According to the complaint, many customers lost significant sums of money, some as much as $250,000, after buying into Air AI’s business coaching programs, access cards, and reseller licenses.
Australia’s corporate watchdog has launched civil penalty proceedings against Equity Trustees Superannuation Limited, alleging the trustee failed in its gatekeeping role when overseeing investments in the Shield Master Fund.
For eight years, one of the world’s biggest banks was publishing research on Hong Kong-listed companies with a blind spot. Key disclosures were either missing or wrong. Now, regulators have stepped in.
Canada has taken another hard look at the shadow economy running through its borders, and the picture is as sobering as ever. In its 2025 National Risk Assessment on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, the government says organized crime groups, fraud schemes, and new twists driven by technology like artificial intelligence remain the most urgent threats to the integrity of the financial system.
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), housed within the US Department of Commerce, is one of Washington’s central gatekeepers of national security and foreign policy. Its mission is carried out largely through export controls, which determine who can access sensitive US-origin goods, software, and technology.