UK regulators have launched parallel investigations into the Grok artificial intelligence system following reports that it has been used to generate non-consensual sexualized images and videos of real people, including children.
Spain’s competition watchdog has come down hard on the Repsol Group, handing out €20.5 million in fines and temporarily shutting several of its companies out of public fuel contracts after finding that they squeezed rivals out of the diesel market during the most volatile months of 2022.
The Swedish Data Protection Authority (IMY) has identified three areas that will shape its guidance and enforcement work over the coming year: the use of artificial intelligence in the public sector, the protection of children and young people online, and the expanding range of tools used by law enforcement authorities.
A UK tribunal has backed the Financial Conduct Authority’s findings against Banque Havilland, concluding that the bank and two senior figures deliberately devised a scheme intended to undermine the Qatari economy and then lied to regulators and the court when the plan came to light.
South Korea’s competition watchdog has fined seven ready-mixed concrete manufacturers and sellers for running a coordinated price-fixing and market-allocation scheme that effectively shut down competition in the private construction market in the Gwangyang area.
Generative AI is no longer a distant experiment for Europe’s insurers, but it’s also not something they’re rolling out recklessly. A new market-wide survey from European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority paints a picture of rapid uptake paired with notable restraint, as firms weigh efficiency gains against new operational, regulatory, and governance risks.
Italy’s competition authority has opened an investigation into fashion brand Harmont & Blaine, alleging the company may have crossed the line in how it referenced the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in its marketing.