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WHAT'S NEXT?: Substantive regulatory change is likely to happen in the next decade as a result of the recent U.S. Presidential election, Brexit and efforts to reduce the impacts of climate change, increase trade and reduce bureaucracy while legislating for new forms of technological advancement such as robots, driverless cars and drones.

• [New] The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is amending its regulations by adding a risk-informed, performance-based, and technology-inclusive regulatory framework for commercial nuclear plants in response to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act. Federal Register
• [New] Most countries expect to consolidate comprehensive legal frameworks between 2025 and 2026, partly in response to recommendations from the Financial Action Task Force. MEXC
• [New] More autonomous supply chains will require new governance models, with CSCOs taking partial responsibility for overseeing AI-enabled decision making and ensuring compliance with emerging laws and notable regulatory developments worldwide. Gartner
• [New] Citigroup lowered its 12-month price targets for Bitcoin and Ether, citing stalled U.S. crypto legislation as a key risk factor. MEXC
• [New] Until there's regulation worldwide mass adoption will face significant challenges. Coinmonks
• [New] Amazon Stock Opinions on Prime Shipping Pilot Program Negative Sentiment: Regulatory risk increased by new antitrust legislation proposals that could complicate merger approvals and add enforcement scrutiny for dominant platforms - a longer-term valuation overhang for big tech. MarketBeat
• [New] Private credit firms essentially act as banks but without all the regulations that force actual banks to mitigate risk and make their balance sheets public. The Week
• [New] Enacted legislation in California, Washington, and Illinois will extend similar programs to more than 60 million additional residents as their regulations take effect over 2027. LightNOW | News and opinion for lighting people
• [New] More than 2,400 related cases have been centralized in California federal court, and legal experts say appellate rulings could narrow the liability shield for other online platforms, too. Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Fundin
• [New] Two jury verdicts against Meta and Google are setting the stage for what could become one of the biggest legal fights in years over how far U.S. law protects internet platforms. Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Fundin
• [New] The US Senate passed legislation early Friday to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, forging a path to end a lengthy partial government shutdown that snarled airport security and threatened to ripple through an economy already roiled by the Iran war. Insurance Journal
• [New] Legal teams will likely advise executives to exercise greater caution in public disclosures, particularly on platforms like Twitter, which have become pivotal in shaping public and investor narratives. BUSINESS 2.0 NEWS
• [New] Governments are tightening their grip, from Europe's antitrust push on AI giants to U.S. bans on foreign networking hardware, while cyber threats and legal pressure continue to mount globally. Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Fundin
• [New] Legislation Enacted into Law Of the new California AI laws taking effect between 2025 and 2028, two establish broad, cross-industry AI governance frameworks, while more than a dozen are industry-specific, and several expand data privacy and consumer protection requirements. JD Supra
• [New] The world's first comprehensive AI regulation, which classifies AI uses by risk level. Articsledge
• [New] California's climate disclosure laws will continue to have significant implications for large companies in the fashion and retail sector. National Law Review
• [New] Governments worldwide are actively implementing new regulations to address the deepfake AI security threat 2026. VERTU Official Site
• [New] Ireland's Data Protection Commission has opened a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) investigation into X's chatbot Grok over personal data processing and the generation of sexualised AI images, marking a Member State regulatory response to AI-related content risks. EU DisinfoLab
• [New] California's VC diversity reporting law will impose significant new compliance obligations on venture capital firms at a time when federal policy has shifted in the opposite direction. Carta
• [New] Under INTERPOL coordination, law enforcement agencies will move quickly to disrupt operations at source - freezing bank accounts, shutting down communication channels and carrying out coordinated raids to bring scam networks to justice. GOV.UK
• [New] By the end of 2026, more than 1,000 legal claims for harm caused by AI agents will be filed against enterprises due to insufficient guardrails and inadequate oversight. ISACA
• [New] The Trump administration's pending list of onerous state AI laws could set up a federal crackdown on state regulation and reshape who writes the rules for AI. Mimir's Well
• [New] Legal experts and national security analysts are increasingly warning that AI-generated deepfakes could become one of the most destabilizing forces in modern politics, raising urgent questions about election integrity, free speech protections, and the limits of U.S. law. USA Herald - The People's Voice

Last updated: 31 March 2026