Private care home investors a risk to public sector, regulator says
US investors are buying up UK care homes - a situation regulators say they are "watching carefully" in case it threatens plans for a National Care Ser...
As crypto and prediction markets expand, their regulator shrinks
Even as the agency is tasked with drawing up new rules for crypto and prediction markets, its staffing and enforcement actions have dropped precipitou...
UK regulator FCA to investigate how it handled Epstein whistleblower who took his own life
British banker Simon Andriesz helped to expose alleged ties between late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and US commerce secretary Howard LutnickA top UK...
US trade regulator opens investigation into AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAI
FTC move is first official US enforcement action on rogue AI agents, following surge in incidents first reported in JulyThe US’s main trade regulator...
Save the Children officially warned by regulator over staff put at risk in Yemen
Warning from Charity Commission for England and Wales concludes two-year investigation after death of Hisham al-Hakimi in October 2023The internationa...
Google is fined more than €400m by Irish regulator over its use of location data
Watchdog says users may have been unaware their information was used to target adverts or infer their interestsGoogle has been fined more than €400m (...
Meta launches legal challenge against UK media regulator over Online Safety Act
Action against Ofcom comes as social media companies are being accused of using courts to slow down implementationMeta has launched a fresh legal chal...
Peptide user tore oesophagus after using counterfeit product, Australian regulator warns
TGA issues alert after person was hospitalised after believing they were taking experimental weight loss drug retatrutideFollow our Australia news liv...
Higher education regulator apologises for imposing £585,000 fine on university
Office for Students made decision to punish University of Sussex with fine last year after claiming it breached free speech regulationsEngland’s highe...
Boss of City regulator accused of threatening consumer group over £9.1bn car loan scheme
FCA chief, Nikhil Rathi, warned of ‘adverse consequences’ if challenge made to settlement, court filings allegeThe boss of the UK’s financial regulato...
Smartglasses should automatically blur people’s faces while filming, Australia’s online safety regulator says
Smartglasses with cameras can benefit the vision impaired but companies might pit ‘accessibility benefits against safety and privacy’, eSafety saysFol...
Meta reaches $17B settlement. And, nuclear regulator to abandon radiation safety rule
Meta and the states that sued the company have agreed to a $17 billion settlement. And, nuclear regulators are preparing to abandon a decades-old radi...
Dutch regulator fines Uber $966m for automating driver suspensions
European regulators have imposed billions in penalties on US technology companies due to privacy, competition and digital market rulesThe Dutch data p...
ABC sues Trump’s media regulator over ‘politically motivated’ license renewals
Network alleges FCC demand for early license renewal is retaliation for political purposeAfter being forced to apply early to renew its license to bro...
Australia news live: Chalmers asks regulator to watch service stations ‘like a hawk’ as fuel excise cut ends
Fuel excise cut, which was imposed after outbreak of Iran conflict, ended at midnight on Monday. Follow today’s news liveGood morning, and happy Monda...
Australian regulator TGA warns of ‘rare but severe’ eye disorder linked to GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic
TGA says product information for some diabetes and weight loss drugs updated with warning of NAION disorderFollow our Australia news live blog for lat...
City regulator urges judges to dismiss larger payout claims in car loans scandal
FCA clashes with consumer group pushing for bigger compensation, alleging lack of transparency and conflict of interest The City regulator is trying t...