IBM has agreed to pay just over $17 million to resolve allegations that its employment practices violated anti-discrimination requirements tied to its federal contracts, according to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday.
As artificial intelligence quietly becomes part of daily routines, from recommendation engines to automated decision-making tools, regulators are starting to speak less like rulemakers and more like translators. On April 13, 2026, a data protection authority published “The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Privacy,” the first installment in a new “AI & Data Protection” series aimed not at compliance teams, but at the people actually using these systems every day.
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets has issued a warning about the state of the global financial environment, arguing that the convergence of economic shocks, geopolitical tensions, and rapid technological change is creating a level of uncertainty that is no longer episodic but structural.
Publishing.com has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle allegations brought by the Federal Trade Commission that it misled consumers about how much money they could earn through its online self-publishing programs.
The rapid integration of artificial intelligence into capital markets is actively reshaping how trading operates today. But as speed and efficiency increase, so too do the risks. In a new report, AI in Capital Markets: Balancing Innovation and Integrity, the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) makes a clear case that human oversight and accountability must remain firmly embedded in the system.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has asked a federal judge in Arizona to block the state from pursuing criminal and civil enforcement actions against companies operating prediction markets under federal oversight. The request, filed Wednesday, seeks both a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction while a broader legal challenge plays out.
On April 9, the European Commission published two new sets of rules aimed at sharpening transparency and improving how market activity is tracked across the bloc. At the same time, it opened a broader review of the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, the body tasked with making sense of that data and spotting when something isn’t right.