Compliance and Regulations

The FCA plans a 2027 group using synthetic data to explore whether quantum machine learning can help identify money laundering and fraud.

Meta is expanding Instagram’s AI age estimation globally, but has not disclosed error rates or how adults can appeal a mistaken teen classification.

A Kiplinger report says reviewing health plans, HSAs and workplace benefits during open enrollment may help households avoid a costly mismatch.

The Bank of England raised Bank Rate to 4% on an 8–1 vote, citing rising energy prices and UK inflation of 3.5% in September.

Unofficial results show restrictions leading in 46 of 47 local data center measures across 10 states, though the ballots covered different policies.

ABB says China prohibited SoftBank’s acquisition of its robotics business in China. The global deal’s status and Beijing’s reasons remain unclear.

An EU Court adviser says AI chatbots may infringe press publishers’ rights in some cases, but his opinion is nonbinding and the case concerns Gemini.

Z.ai’s GLM Legal ranked seventh of 81 models on Vals AI’s Harvey benchmark, with a 19.17% all-criteria task pass rate and 92.5% criteria pass rate.

Bangladesh appointed a six-member garment wage board as protests disrupted 529 factories. Workers are seeking a 30,000-taka monthly minimum wage.

South Korea’s court administration says judges reported false legal citations in filings and plans to propose procedural-law changes, including fines.