The Trump Administration vs European Tech Legislation: A Closer Look – Part I
On January 23, 2025, President Donald Trump criticized the European Union at the World Economic Forum in Davos, stating, “They took billions from Apple and Google through the courts, and now they’re after Facebook for billions. These are American companies the EU is taxing unfairly.” This accusation reflects a growing clash between US tech giants […]
VARA 2.0, Tokenisation and the Future of Digital Assets: A Closer Look
The Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), established in 2022 under Law No. (4) of 2022 Regulating Virtual Assets in Dubai, serves as the dedicated regulator for virtual assets across the Emirate of Dubai. Operating as an affiliate of the Dubai World Trade Centre Authority, VARA is mandated to regulate, supervise, and oversee all Virtual Asset […]
OpenAI Enters Social Media: A Closer Look
In 2025, an unexpected player is stepping into the world of social media – OpenAI. The company is reportedly prototyping a new social feed tied to its image generator, as part of a broader move to scale multimodal AI by doing what competitors like Meta and X have already been doing for a while now. […]
The TAKE IT DOWN Act: A Closer Look
In April 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the TAKE IT DOWN Act, a bipartisan effort to curb the growing threat of AI-generated deepfake pornography. Officially, the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act, it’s poised to reshape how the U.S. tackles nonconsensual intimate visual depictions (NCII). […]
A Closer Look: India’s Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules
On 3 January 2025, India’s long-simmering data protection law took another tentative step towards actualization, as the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MEITY”) released the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (“Draft Rules”). The Draft Rules are the much-awaited subordinate rules for the implementation of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA), 2023, […]
OpenAI’s Seeks to Consolidate Copyright Lawsuits: A Closer Look
As we’ve covered in several earlier articles (AI & Ownership Part 3: All Out War, AI & Ownership: IP, Competition Law, and Publicity Rights in a Changing World – Part 2, and Raw Story Media & AlterNet Media Inc. V. OpenAI), companies developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, and OpenAI in particular, are currently battling a […]
FTC Takes Action Against Sale of Location Data
Background In the week ended December 6, 2024, the FTC announced settlements in two significant enforcement actions, targeting American companies that trade in sensitive location data – namely data analytics provider Gravy Analytics, Inc. and data broker Mobilewalla, Inc. Gravy Analytics Inc. On December 3, 2024, the FTC issued a decision and order against Gravy […]
Raw Story Media & AlterNet Media Inc. V. OpenAI: Legal Implications for AI and Copyright
In a recent case, Raw Story Media Inc., AlterNet Media Inc. vs. OpenAI, the US District Court, Southern District of New York found that OpenAI had not violated the Digital Millenium Copyright Act and Article III standing, as alleged by the Plaintiffs. Background of the Case The lawsuit was filed against OpenAI by two news […]
Setting the Standard: The EU AI Act’s Impact on Healthcare AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries worldwide, but its impact is most pronounced in healthcare. Recent data shows that healthcare continues to lead all industries in AI adoption. According to the 2025 Stanford AI Index, 42% of healthcare organizations globally reported regular use of AI in 2024, a figure projected to rise to 45% by […]
Regulation of AI-Driven HealthTech in the UAE
The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized various sectors, with healthcare being one of the most significant beneficiaries. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the integration of AI-driven applications into healthcare systems promises to enhance patient care, streamline operations, and improve diagnostic accuracy. However, this transformation also brings forth challenges related to regulation, […]
