Worldwide: Technology

California's Privacy Protection Agency has introduced mandatory risk assessment and cybersecurity audit requirements that demand immediate attention from qualifying businesses. With the first submission deadlines approaching in 2028 but covering activities beginning in 2026, companies face a compressed timeline to inventory sensitive data processing, remediate compliance gaps, and prepare regulator-facing certifications that could invite scrutiny if poorly framed.

This collection explores critical developments across multiple sectors including sports regulation, AI-driven data center infrastructure, consumer financial strain, cybersecurity threats, joint ventures in capital-intensive industries, and healthcare compliance. Each piece examines how organizations are navigating heightened scrutiny, technological transformation, and evolving regulatory frameworks in an increasingly complex business environment.

Representatives Jay Obernolte and Lori Trahan have released a discussion draft of the Great American Artificial Intelligence Act of 2026, a nearly 270-page federal bill that takes a notably different approach to AI regulation by targeting...

A new Executive Order directs federal financial regulators to conduct a 90-day review of rules, guidance, and supervisory practices that may impede fintech firms from partnering with traditional financial institutions or obtaining federal licenses. The order also asks the Federal Reserve to evaluate whether non-bank financial companies, including digital asset firms, can gain more transparent access to Reserve Bank payment accounts and services.

On May 19, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed S. 163, establishing a regulatory framework for digital assets and cryptocurrency activities in the state.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a Request for Information seeking public comment on whether existing regulations and guidance are impeding fintech firms from partnering with CFTC-regulated institutions or obtaining required registrations. The RFI implements Executive Order 14405 and extends beyond formal rulemaking to include staff guidance, no-action positions, and supervisory practices that shape market access. For fintech firms, digital asset businesses, and trading technology provide

Al, and the cross between fear of it, and adoption

Welcome to Health-e Law, Sheppard’s podcast exploring the fascinating health tech topics and trends of the day. In the second part of this two-part episode, Cora Han, Chief Health Data Officer for University...

Corporate leaders rushing to adopt AI often attempt piecemeal governance approaches, but this strategy is proving untenable as AI becomes embedded across business functions and regulatory requirements intensify globally. Organizations must establish comprehensive, systematic AI governance frameworks that connect strategy, policy, and process to manage operational risks, meet evolving compliance obligations, and maintain competitive advantage in an increasingly complex legal landscape.

Two bodies of export regulations typically come to mind when we think of export controls: the Export Administration Regulations of the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ...

The 2026 International Hotel Investment Forum EMEA revealed critical challenges facing the hospitality industry, from geopolitical tensions affecting Middle East markets to yield compression threatening profitability. Industry leaders grappled with how artificial intelligence will reshape booking channels and operations while maintaining the human touch that defines hospitality.

As AI agents begin to autonomously execute commercial transactions, a critical question emerges that precedes all others: will the platforms, merchants, and payment providers that control transaction infrastructure even allow these agents to participate? The architecture of access control is being built now, and it may determine the future of agentic commerce more than any legal doctrine.