Businesses in California are exempt from obtaining prior consent from minors before selling or sharing their personal data, following a veto from Governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday. The vetoed bill, A.B. 1949, proposed by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, aimed to require individuals aged 16 and 17 to opt-in to data sharing, aligning them with younger children…
California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a significant piece of legislation that aimed to establish one of the most comprehensive policies regulating the safety of artificial intelligence in the United States. The decision to block Assembly Bill 331, often referred to as the AI Safety Bill, has created a stir among both proponents of stringent…
California has taken a significant step towards regulating the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence with the enactment of the most comprehensive U.S. legislation to date concerning the disclosure of training data used by AI models. Signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 28, 2024, the legislation, known as AB 2013, targets generative AI…
California has taken a significant step towards regulating the use of artificial intelligence in health insurance decisions. Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1120, mandating that health insurers using AI for coverage determinations must have those decisions reviewed by qualified healthcare providers, such as physicians. The legislation aims to ensure that coverage decisions are based…
California’s Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation that would have mandated private equity firms and hedge funds to seek approval from the state attorney general for acquisitions of health-care facilities. The bill, known as AB 3129, aimed to increase state oversight of these transactions in a sector experiencing a surge in investment. Proponents of the…
During the 79th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, South Korean Foreign Minister, Tae-yul Cho, accused Russia of engaging in illegal arms trading with North Korea. Cho reiterated that North Korea’s ongoing development of nuclear weapons continues to pose a threat to peace on the Korean peninsula. He claimed North Korea has…
A Hong Kong court has sentenced Chung Pui-kuen, the former editor-in-chief of the now-defunct pro-democracy publication Stand News, to 21 months in prison for sedition. His colleague, Patrick Lam, the former acting editor-in-chief, received a reduced sentence due to health issues and was subsequently released. Chung and Lam were convicted of conspiracy to publish seditious…
Employers in California can no longer mandate workers to attend anti-union meetings or other gatherings on political or religious topics, following the enactment of new legislation by Governor Gavin Newsom. The measure, known as SB 399, positions California as the latest and largest among a growing list of states implementing such bans. These “captive audience…
The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) of Canada announced that the Communications Security Establishment’s (CSE) use of polygraphs for security screening during the hiring process breaches the privacy of prospective employees. Though the CSE asserts that its assessment method aligns with the Privacy Act, the NSIRA’s findings state that it “falls short of…
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Saturday that an IDF strike targeting Hezbollah’s Central Headquarters, located underneath residential buildings in Beirut, resulted in the death of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese Shia organization Hezbollah, on Friday night. The IDF maintains that the headquarters constituted a “legitimate military target under international law.” Meanwhile,…