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Tag: Regulation and Deregulation of Industry
E.U. Takes Aim at Big Tech’s Power With Landmark Digital Act
The Digital Markets Act is the most sweeping legislation to regulate tech since a European privacy law was passed in 2018.
W.H.O. Delays Assessing Russia’s Sputnik Vaccine Over Ukraine War
An official with the World Health Organization said “the assessment, along with inspections, have been affected.”
Biden Restores California’s Power to Set Stringent Tailpipe Rules
The state is expected to write strict auto pollution standards designed to significantly speed the transition to electric vehicles and influence new federal rules.
Australia Authorizes Moderna’s Covid Vaccine for Children Ages 6 to 11
The country is the first to grant provisional authority for the Moderna vaccine to be used in children younger than 12.
Swiss Approve Ban on Tobacco Ads
Health advocates have said that the legislation, which was approved in a referendum, was a significant step toward tightening the country’s loose tobacco regulations.
As Beijing Takes Control, Chinese Tech Companies Lose Jobs and Hope
The crackdown is killing the entrepreneurial drive that made China a tech power and destroying jobs that used to attract the country’s brightest.
Britain’s Crossbow Rules in the Cross Hairs After Windsor Castle Breach
Britain’s Home Office said it was “considering options to strengthen controls” on the weapons, part of a continuing review, after a man was arrested in castle grounds with one.
How China’s CATL Became the Top Electric Car Battery Maker
Beijing gave CATL lavish subsidies, a captive market of buyers and soft regulatory treatment, helping it to control a crucial technology of the future.
China Evergrande Has Defaulted on Its Debt, Fitch Says
A ratings agency’s declaration confirmed what investors had already suspected, but they now must wait on a restructuring plan overseen by the firm hand of Beijing.