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EU’s AI Act: Premature or Prescient?
Artificial Intelligence // February 05, 2024

Is it possible to achieve a perfect balance between regulation and innovation over disruptive technologies? The European Union’s (EU) 27 member states appear to think so. The bloc unanimously endorsed the final text of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act on Friday (Feb. 2), moving past concerns by...

Report: African FinTech Flutterwave Planning an IPO
IPO // August 22, 2023

 Nigerian payments company Flutterwave is reportedly planning to go public. In an interview with Bloomberg News published Tuesday (Aug. 22), the company’s chief executive said it is moving forward with a planned initial public offering (IPO). Olugbenga Agboola, also one of the co-founders of Flutterwave, told Bloomberg the company...

This Week in AI: China’s Regulations Go Live While Use-Cases Expand 
artificial intelligence // August 18, 2023

The wheels of the generative artificial intelligence (AI) marketplace keep moving forward.  And their innovative turns are driving the emergent AI sector toward an exciting future, both from a regulatory and a commercial standpoint.  Not only did significant policy strides take place on the global...

Threading the Needle in Defining AI’s Regulatory Boundaries
artificial intelligence // June 27, 2023

How does one tame the hyper-rapid advance of the disruptive technical beast? While marketplace innovations have always played the proverbial “hare” to the regulatory “tortoises” of national governments when it comes to something like generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its unheralded commercial explosion — the...

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Threading the Needle in Defining AI’s Regulatory Boundaries

June 27, 2023
How does one tame the hyper-rapid advance of the disruptive technical beast? While marketplace innovations have always played the proverbial “hare” to the regulatory “tortoises” of national governments when it comes to something like generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its unheralded commercial explosion — the part of innovation may be better played by something like […]

Are the SEC’s Actions an End or an Exorcism for Crypto in America?

June 12, 2023
Crypto’s reputation as a lawless, “Wild West,” was touted by enthusiasts as a positive. Now, as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its head Gary Gensler aim for...

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Apple Withholds AI, Other Offerings From EU amid DMA Conflicts

June 21, 2024
Apple will reportedly withhold several new technologies from consumers in the European Union (EU). The company will block the release of Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring and SharePlay Screen Sharing in the EU this year, citing the Digital Markets Act (DMA) as the reason, Bloomberg reported Friday (June 21). “We are concerned that the interoperability requirements of the DMA could force us to […]

Report: African FinTech Flutterwave Planning an IPO

August 22, 2023
 Nigerian payments company Flutterwave is reportedly planning to go public. In an interview with Bloomberg News published Tuesday (Aug. 22), the company’s chief executive said it is moving forward with a planned initial public...