Hacker News with Generative AI: Regulations

Proposed rules would require nutrition info on alcohol labels (apnews.com)
Labels on wine, distilled spirits and malt beverages in the U.S. would be required to list alcohol content and nutritional information per serving, plus notification of potential allergens, under two new rules proposed Thursday by the Treasury Department.

Health, Regulations, Alcohol

4 points by geox 2 hours ago | 2 comments

US state regulators fine Block Inc $80M for insufficient AML controls (yahoo.com)
US state regulators fine Block Inc $80 million for insufficient money laundering controls

Finance, Regulations, Block Inc, Money Laundering

11 points by rossdavidh 2 days ago | 4 comments

US will ban cancer-linked Red Dye No. 3 in cereal and other foods (bloomberg.com)
US health officials banned the artificial food coloring Red No. 3, which has been linked to cancer and is currently in scores of products from candy to cold medicine.

Food Safety, Health, Regulations, Cancer, Food Additives

418 points by toomuchtodo 3 days ago | 558 comments

DJI stops blocking drones flying over airports, wildfires, & the White House (theverge.com)
For over a decade, you couldn’t easily fly a DJI drone over restricted areas in the United States. DJI’s software would automatically stop you from flying over runways, power plants, public emergencies like wildfires, and the White House.

Drones, Regulations, DJI, Technology, United States

27 points by thebeardisred 3 days ago | 4 comments

DJI No Longer Blocks Flights over Airports and Military Bases (hntrbrk.com)
DJI, the world’s leading drone manufacturer, announced today that it will remove “Restricted Zones” from its Fly and Pilot flight apps in the U.S.

DJI, Drones, Regulations, Aviation, Security

45 points by wumeow 4 days ago | 31 comments

UK prepared to throw planning rules out the window for datacenters (theregister.com)
Britain's planning system is still seen as a significant barrier to the development of datacenters.

Data Centers, UK, Government, Planning, Regulations

4 points by macleginn 5 days ago | 0 comments

On Google’s Policy Change Towards Fingerprinting (lukaszolejnik.com)
While I once hoped 2017 would be the year of privacy, 2024 closes on a troubling note, a likely decrease in privacy standards across the web. I was surprised by the recent Information Commissioner’s Office post, which criticized Google’s decision to introduce device fingerprinting for advertising purposes from February 2025. According to ICO, this change risks undermining user control and transparency in how personal data is collected and used.

Privacy, Google, Web, Advertising, Regulations

48 points by MasterPI 8 days ago | 60 comments

Regulations Enabling 6 GHz Wi-Fi (wi-fi.org)

Wi-Fi, Technology, Regulations

178 points by teleforce 12 days ago | 100 comments

Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol (nytimes.com)
Alcohol is a leading preventable cause of cancer, and alcoholic beverages should carry a warning label as packs of cigarettes do, the U.S. surgeon general said on Friday.

Public Health, Cancer, Alcohol, Regulations

9 points by manmal 14 days ago | 1 comments

Can dumb 'smart' TVs be the EU's next target, please? (thenational.scot)
IT was packaged by the European Commission as a belated Christmas gift – new regulations that mean all new small and medium-sized electronic devices sold in the EU will use the same charging cable.

Consumer Technology, Regulations, European Union, Sustainability

13 points by this_weekend 17 days ago | 7 comments

Treasury again delays the beneficial ownership reporting deadline for small biz (cnbc.com)

Government, Business, Finance, Regulations, Law

24 points by koolba 19 days ago | 1 comments

EC proposed measures for Apple interoperability requests [pdf] (europa.eu)

Apple, Interoperability, European Union, Regulations, Technology

5 points by comex 30 days ago | 1 comments

Mercedes allowed to drive autonomously up to 95 km/h (Level 3) (heise.de)
German Federal Motor Transport Authority permits Mercedes-Benz to drive correspondingly equipped S-Class and EQS models autonomously on highways up to 95 km/h.

Autonomous Vehicles, Germany, Technology, Regulations, Mercedes-Benz

6 points by wedesoft 31 days ago | 0 comments

FCC opens entire 6 GHz band to low power device operations (docs.fcc.gov)

FCC, Wi-Fi, Technology, Regulations, Spectrum

728 points by impish9208 37 days ago | 295 comments

Pisces: UK regulated market for private shares [pdf] (service.gov.uk)

Finance, Regulations, United Kingdom, Private Equity

24 points by thom 45 days ago | 14 comments

Italy bans Airbnb self-check-ins (cnn.com)

Travel, Regulations, Tourism, Italy, Short-Term Rentals

14 points by mgiannopoulos 45 days ago | 4 comments

An update on Google's compliance with the DMA (google)
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) requires substantial changes to the services Google can provide in Europe. Over the past year, we have made many changes to comply, including significantly redesigning certain features and completely removing others in Europe.

Google, Europe, Compliance, Regulations

33 points by evilsaloon 53 days ago | 49 comments

Bluesky is breaking the rules in the EU (theverge.com)
The European Union says Twitter alternative Bluesky violates the EU Digital Services Act rules around information disclosure, reports Reuters.

Social Media, Regulations, Europe, Twitter

40 points by cdme 53 days ago | 69 comments

EU irate about geo-locked Apple IDs (theregister.com)
The European Union has demanded more platform changes from Apple – this time accusing it of violating anti-geoblocking rules in several of its media services.

EU, Apple, Geolocation, Regulations, Media

52 points by cassianoleal 65 days ago | 58 comments

Trump expected to try to stop looming TikTok ban (techcrunch.com)
President-elect Donald Trump will try to prevent TikTok from getting banned in the United States, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

Politics, Social Media, Regulations, China, United States

8 points by mikece 66 days ago | 0 comments

Bypassing regulatory locks, hacking AirPods and Faraday cages (lagrangepoint.substack.com)
Last week, right after Apple dropped the iOS 18.1 update, my dad and I set out to go buy a pair of AirPods Pro 2 for my grandma who is hard of hearing. Fifteen minutes after buying them, I found out that the device was for all intents and purposes useless, because Apple has region locked the Hearing Aids feature to the US and some other countries1.

Security, AirPods, Apple, Hacking, Regulations

591 points by rithvikvibhu 66 days ago | 193 comments

FDA proposes ending use of oral phenylephrine as OTC nasal decongestant (fda.gov)
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it is proposing to remove oral phenylephrine as an active ingredient that can be used in over-the-counter (OTC) monograph drug products for the temporary relief of nasal congestion after an agency review of the available data determined that oral phenylephrine is not effective for this use.

FDA, Pharmaceuticals, Health, Regulations, Nasal Congestion

303 points by impish9208 71 days ago | 508 comments

Australian Labor backs 16 as the minimum age to use social media (abc.net.au)
Children and teenagers under the age of 16 could soon be banned from using social media after Labor announced it would back the higher cut-off limit.

Social Media, Politics, Australia, Children, Regulations

5 points by WaitWaitWha 72 days ago | 1 comments

US Regulator Rejects Amazon-Talen Nuclear Power Agreement (bloomberg.com)
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Energy, Regulations, Business, Nuclear Power, Amazon

5 points by marc__1 75 days ago | 0 comments

Amazon's nuclear datacenter dreams stall as regulators reject power deal (theregister.com)
Amazon has hit a roadblock in its plans for nuclear-powered US datacenters. Federal regulators rejected a deal that would let it draw more power from a Susquehanna plant to supply new bit barns next to the site, on the grounds this would set a precedent which may affect grid reliability and increase energy costs.

Amazon, Data Centers, Nuclear Energy, Regulations, Energy

20 points by rntn 75 days ago | 4 comments

Indonesia blocks Google Pixel sales after ban on iPhone 16 (techcrunch.com)
Indonesia has banned sales of Google Pixel smartphones for failing to meet domestic content requirements, days after blocking Apple’s iPhone 16 in Southeast Asia’s largest phone market.

Indonesia, Google Pixel, Smartphone Sales, Regulations, Apple

26 points by jmsflknr 78 days ago | 9 comments

Open-source AI must reveal its training data, per new OSI definition (theverge.com)
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has released its official definition of “open” artificial intelligence, setting the stage for a clash with tech giants like Meta — whose models don’t fit the rules.

Open Source, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Regulations, Data

38 points by belter 81 days ago | 14 comments

Apple iPhone 16 sales blocked in Indonesia due to local parts rule (nikkei.com)

Apple, Smartphones, Indonesia, Regulations, Business

20 points by mikhael 81 days ago | 6 comments

Guess who's suing the FTC to stop click to cancel (theverge.com)
Three industry groups are suing to prevent the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from enforcing its new “Click to Cancel” rule that requires companies to make it easy to cancel subscriptions, according to Reuters.