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Regulators just cleared the way for much higher tap-and-pay limits, possibly even removing the cap entirely. Starting in March, banks and card companies can set their own maximums for contactless transactions without a PIN. The Financial Conduct Authority is pushing firms to also offer customer...

The Bank of England's governor, Andrew Bailey, just compared the coming AI job shift to the Industrial Revolution. He warned that widespread adoption will displace many workers, potentially hitting younger employees and entry-level roles the hardest. His solution involves major UK investment in...

The court just forced PPE Medpro into liquidation, basically guaranteeing the UK government won't get back the 148 million pounds it was owed. The company, connected to Michelle Mone and run by her husband Doug Barrowman, lost a huge lawsuit over botched PPE gown contracts from the pandemic. A...

Austria's top court just slammed Meta's entire business model. The ruling states the company illegally processes data for personalized ads without proper consent under EU law. Privacy activist Max Schrems brought the case and won. The court ordered Meta to hand over a complete copy of all its...

Ghana's main anti-corruption body, the Office of the Special Prosecutor, faces a serious push from Parliament to shut it down. Established under former President Nana Akufo-Addo and led currently by Kissi Agyebeng, the OSP was designed to investigate graft independently from the Attorney...

Trump signed an order to speed up moving weed to a lower drug schedule. This pushes the Justice Department to finish a rule change that would reclassify marijuana from Schedule I, where it sits with heroin, to Schedule III, acknowledging some medical use. The process started under President...

Governor Kathy Hochul is backing New York's Medical Aid in Dying Act. The law lets terminally ill adults with less than six months to live request life-ending medication. Hochul cited her mother's death from ALS as a personal reason for her support. New York will become the thirteenth state with...

The Bolt ride-hailing app in Croatia rolled out a weird new feature. They are charging users extra to request a taxi driver who speaks Croatian. People ordering a ride through the app can now select a Croatian speaker option, but it often costs more than a standard ride. This pricing has sparked...

Croatia is preparing to implement stricter health requirements for foreign workers from outside the European Union. Under the proposed new regulations, these individuals must submit a recent health certificate with their initial residency application. The rule change follows a reported case of...

The legal technology company Luminance is expanding its United States workforce following significant revenue growth there. The Slaughter and May-backed startup reported its American income multiplied by two and a half times in the past year. This expansion includes hiring a senior product...

Legal AI provider Harvey has announced an integration with Aderant's law firm billing software. This partnership aims to connect generative artificial intelligence tools directly with legal practice management systems. Harvey's CEO stated the move reflects a broader trend toward intelligent...

DLA Piper is advising Trump Media on a planned merger with a nuclear fusion company. The all-stock deal with TAE Technologies is valued at around six billion dollars. Baker Botts represents the fusion firm. The transaction aims to form a publicly traded entity focused on commercializing fusion...

The UK Supreme Court has reversed a prior ruling, reinstating the Competition Appeal Tribunal's original decision in a major forex cartel case. The tribunal had refused to certify the collective action, valued at billions, on an opt-out basis. The claim was brought by representative Phillip...

A legal partner has developed a new contractual clause for international business disputes. Hilton Mervis of McDermott Will & Schulte designed the provision to streamline the enforcement of unpaid court judgments across borders. The mechanism allows a creditor to initiate arbitration under the...

MoonPay has hired Caroline Pham as its chief legal and administration officer. She is departing her position as acting chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Pham will manage all global legal, policy, and administrative operations for the crypto payments company. Her regulatory...

The Nigerian Football Federation has filed a formal protest with FIFA over its World Cup qualifying loss. They allege the Democratic Republic of Congo fielded up to nine ineligible players in their recent playoff. The complaint centers on claims that the athletes did not fully comply with...

City authorities have locked down a Johannesburg building following a fatal shooting. The Zambezi Building in the central business district is under investigation for illegal occupation after the murder of security contractor DJ Warras. Officials report approximately two hundred and fifty...

The International Criminal Court denounced new United States sanctions targeting its judges. These measures, enacted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, focus on two appeals chamber judges involved in cases concerning alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza. The court issued a statement rejecting the...

An Mpumalanga court sentenced Nonhlanhla Nkosi to fifty-seven years in prison for serious crimes. The thirty-year-old pleaded guilty in the Evander Magistrate’s Court to murder, kidnapping, and cyber fraud. Her charges included killing Sifiso Lucky Kubheka, whose body was found bound in the...

The U.S. excluded South Africa from its first G20 planning meeting as the new chair. The Sherpa gathering in Washington, D.C., proceeded without South African representation, a rare move in the forum's history. American officials cited unverified human rights allegations as the reason for the...