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Common legal phrase. Lawful action, such as an agreement consciously agreed to by two or more entities, establishing lawful accountability. For example, an apartment lease legally binds the lessor and the lessee.

Alaska Updates Money Transmission Law as States Broaden Oversight of Virtual Currency

Alaska Updates Money Transmission Law as States Broaden Oversight of Virtual Currency
Alaska Updates Money Transmission Law as States Broaden Oversight of Virtual Currency
August 05, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Alaska has joined a growing wave of states modernizing their money transmission laws to bring virtual currency businesses more squarely within existing financial regulatory frameworks....

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UK Tribunal Rejects Google Bid to Block $6.7 Billion Advertiser Class Action
UK Tribunal Rejects Google Bid to Block $6.7 Billion Advertiser Class Action
August 05, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The United Kingdom’s Competition Appeal Tribunal rejected Google’s bid to block a class action lawsuit brought by advertisers alleging that the company abused its position...

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Appeals Court Overturns Ban on Perplexity AI Shopping Agents on Amazon
Appeals Court Overturns Ban on Perplexity AI Shopping Agents on Amazon
August 04, 2026  |  Amazon

A U.S. appeals court overturned a March ruling that temporarily barred Perplexity’s artificial intelligence-powered agentic shopping tools from accessing Amazon’s platform, Reuters reported Tuesday (Aug....

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FTC Lawsuit Signals Regulatory Linkage of Privacy and Consumer Protection
FTC Lawsuit Signals Regulatory Linkage of Privacy and Consumer Protection
August 04, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Federal and state regulators are expanding their scrutiny of digital business practices by treating privacy violations and deceptive consumer practices as part of the same...

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EU AI Act Transparency Rules Put Financial Institutions on Compliance Front Line
EU AI Act Transparency Rules Put Financial Institutions on Compliance Front Line
August 03, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The European Union’s landmark AI Act entered a new phase on Sunday (Aug. 2) as the regulation’s transparency provisions became enforceable. With that step, the...

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FTC Puts Digital Health’s Growth Playbook on Trial
FTC Puts Digital Health’s Growth Playbook on Trial
July 30, 2026  |  Healthcare

Digital health borrowed its growth playbook from consumer technology, landing patients fast and keeping them subscribed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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State AGs Expand AI Enforcement Using Traditional Consumer Protection Laws
State AGs Expand AI Enforcement Using Traditional Consumer Protection Laws
July 30, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

State attorneys general are relying on long-standing consumer protection, licensing, privacy and advertising laws in lieu of new artificial intelligence-specific statutes to police AI products...

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Delaware Proposes New Legal Framework for Autonomous Agents
Delaware Proposes New Legal Framework for Autonomous Agents
July 29, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Delaware is proposing a new type of corporate entity designed specifically for autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents, according to a Monday (July 27) Bloomberg report....

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