• Report: Morgan Stanley Facing Probes of Anti-Money Laundering Practices

    Morgan Stanley is reportedly facing investigations by several agencies into how its wealth management division vets and monitors clients who may pose money-laundering risks. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Federal Reserve are probing the bank, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday […]

  • EU lawmakers approve overhaul of migration law, hoping to deprive far right of votes

    European Union lawmakers approved Wednesday a major revamp of the bloc’s migration laws, hoping to end years of division over how to manage the entry of thousands of people without authorization and deprive the far right of a vote-winning campaign issue ahead of June elections. In a series of 10

  • Gov. Kotek signs HB4156 into law, modernizing Oregon's Anti-Stalking law

    MEDFORD, Ore.- House Bill 4156 is being signed into law by Governor Tina Kotek, modernizing Oregon’s Anti-Stalking law. According to the Oregon Legislature, HB 4156 broadens the scope of the current stalking law, now covering electronic and internet harassment. This includes efforts to damage a victim’s identity and credit rating. The law also increases the […]

  • Anti far-right campaigners say Labor’s anti-doxing laws could be weaponised

    Group tells attorney general’s department that not all doxing is harmful and therefore bad or undesirableFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnti-fascist research group the White Rose Society has warned the Australian government that its push for new anti-doxing laws are a “quick fix” for complex problems that could be weaponised against reporting and have negative consequences for society.In March the...

  • Republicans want to use an 1873 law to ban abortion. Congress must overturn that law

    Democrats have a chance to corner Republicans on an unpopular issue – and defend a modern and egalitarian societyThey don’t need Congress. The anti-abortion movement is preparing to ban abortion nationwide as soon as a Republican takes the White House, and under a bizarre legal theory, they don’t think they even need congressional approval to do it. That’s because anti-choice radicals have begun to argue that an 1873 anti-obscenity law, the Comstock Act, effectively bans the mailing, sale,...

  • Platform versus Platformization: How CrowdStrike is winning the platform battle

    In the second part of VentureBeat's interview, George Kurtz, CEO of CrowdStrike, emphasizes the increasing importance of having cybersecurity expertise and leadership on corporate boards.

  • Lawmaker violates law during his odd experiment

    MP Rudolf Huliak claims that he wanted to help a plant.

  • EU to delay space law, constellation contract

    The European Commission is delaying two key space initiatives, a space law and a contract for a satellite constellation, until at least this summer.

  • Panama Papers money-laundering trial begins

    The trial of 27 people charged in connection with the Panama Papers money laundering scandal has started in a Panamanian criminal court, the BBC reports. The leak of secret financial documents in 2016 revealed how some of the world’s wealthiest people stashed their assets in offshore companies. The defendants include Jurgen Mossack and Ramon Fonseca …

  • Lawmaker, lawyers, disagree over laws on rights abuse

    The need for holistic reforms of the nation’s laws to safeguard the rights of Nigerians has pitted a federal lawmaker, Oluwole Oke against Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mike Ozekhome, SAN. Oke, a member of the House of Representatives, representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Osun State, chairs the committee on Judiciary. In a telephone interview with Saturday PUNCH Read More

  • Platform versus Platformization: George Kurtz on why CrowdStrike is winning the platform battle

    Customers and the industry believe that having the data, having it organized, and using the data not only for AI training but for other outcomes, is a big part of the platform story.

  • LGBTQ Websites Could Be Sued Under Kansas Anti-Porn Law

    Under a vaguely worded law, some websites offering LGBTQ content or news could be sued if they don't age-verify users from Kansas.