Lawmakers ramp up scrutiny of Shein, call for proof it doesn’t use forced labor after retailer files for IPO

[ad_1] Lawmakers are ramping up their scrutiny of Shein after it confidentially filed to go public last week. One congressman who sits on a key committee is even threatening to…

French lawmakers approve bill to ban disposable e-cigarettes to protect youth drawn to their flavors

[ad_1] France’s National Assembly has unanimously approved a bill to ban single-use, disposable electronic cigarettes, in an attempt to protect young people drawn to their flavors and mitigate the environmental…

City lawmakers in Brazil passed a new law secretly written by ChatGPT

[ad_1] Objections were sparked when politicians in the city of Porto Allegre discovered the law they had enacted was written by OpenAI’s popular chatbot. ADVERTISEMENT City lawmakers in Brazil have…

New Jersey lawmakers eye expanding job-protected family leave to small businesses – New Jersey Monitor

[ad_1] Lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday that would expand New Jersey’s Family Leave Act to small businesses with five or more employees, drawing applause from workers’ rights advocates and objections…

‘What’s the point?’ — EU lawmakers sink teeth into digital euro

[ad_1] The ECB says issuing digital money will help it keep pace with technology — but some MEPs are unconvinced if not downright hostile ADVERTISEMENT The European Central Bank is…

EU lawmakers to discuss AI rulebook’s revised governance structure

[ad_1] The Members of the European Parliament involved in the AI law will discuss the governance aspect of the legislation in light of the recent discussions on the most powerful…

X, Snap and Discord CEOs subpoenaed by lawmakers to testify about child sexual exploitation

[ad_1] Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, speaks onstage during Vox Media’s 2023 Code Conference at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California, on Sept. 27, 2023. Jerod Harris |…

Two GOP Lawmakers Demand Records From FDIC

[ad_1] Two Republican lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee are investigating allegations of a toxic workplace at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, sending a letter to the agency Monday requesting…

Russian Lawmakers Urge Central Bank to Rethink Digital Ruble Plans

[ad_1] Source: Alex Zarubi/Unsplash Russian lawmakers want the country’s Central Bank to ditch its current retail model digital ruble in favor of a wholesale alternative. Per Interfax, three State Duma…

US lawmakers call for withholding assistance to Pakistan over poll fairness

[ad_1] A group of 11 influential US lawmakers have urged the Biden administration to withhold future assistance to Pakistan until Islamabad restores constitutional order and holds free and fair elections,…