27 Dec, 2023 Not a game: How China’s proposed new games laws will tighten restrictions on online games industry By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke On 22 December, the National Press and Publication Administration of the People’s Republic of China (NPPA) published proposals to further...
21 Dec, 2023 Unwrapping the CMA’s predictions on trends in digital markets By Agostino Bignardi Last week, the CMA published its first Horizon Scanning Report detailing ten trends in digital markets, covering how such trends may...
18 Dec, 2023 A step forward for the UK AI industry: Courts confirm that Artificial Neural Networks are patentable By Olivia Williams Kathy Berry Katie Coltart Yohan Liyanage +1 more... Show less The UK High Court has ruled that an AI invention comprising an artificial neural network (ANN) for providing media recommendations was...
18 Dec, 2023 GBA Standard Contract released: An alternative solution to facilitate cross-border data transfer across the Greater Bay Area? By Alex Roberts Jasmine Yung Tiantian Ke Zoe Dong +1 more... Show less On 13 December, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau (ITIB) in Hong Kong SAR...
14 Dec, 2023 EU Platform Work Directive: Council and Parliament agree on rules for gig-economy workers By Jennifer Granado Aranzana Federico Dante De Falco After two years of intense negotiations, the EU legislators have reached a provisional agreement on the Platform Work Directive...
11 Dec, 2023 Germany’s Future Financing Act - game changer for the start-up scene or too short a leap? By Maximilian Mann Mario Pofahl Oliver Rosenberg Carolin Jost +1 more... Show less The German legislator has passed the Future Financing Act (Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz), which promises to modernize outdated legal...
08 Dec, 2023 China: Further opening-up of data exports for Fintechs and other financial services players? By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke Hunter Li On 7 December 2023, Mainland China’s State Council released the ‘Overall Plan for Fully Integrating International High Standard Economic...
07 Dec, 2023 Spain – Data regulator's new approach to the use of biometric data for daily employee work hours record By Ceyhun Pehlivan Elena Valín The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has recently issued guidelines on the use of biometric systems for daily employee work hours...