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The UK government has launched three consultations examining how data protection rules affect international data transfers, AI and the re-use of public sector information.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/202…

Government invites views on data transfers, AI rules and public sector data re-use
The government has launched three consultations examining how data protection rules affect international data transfers, AI and the re-use of public sector information.

RE: https://mastodon.acm.org/@ACM/116929782064773116
So, here’s my response to the consultation:
❝ This is a strange consultation: Scott Delman’s article leaves little doubt that the decision has already been taken. “Now Is the Time,” but why? Why the u…

RE: https://mastodon.acm.org/@ACM/116929782064773116
So, here’s my response to the consultation:
❝ This is a strange consultation: Scott Delman’s article leaves little doubt that the decision has already been taken. “Now Is the Time,” but why? Why the u…

Switzerland🇨🇭 has now launched a consultation on implementing its 'right to plug' for EV owners. This will require landlords to install the necessary electrical infrastructure so that renters can install their own EV charging point.
https://www.admin.ch/de/newnsb/66VYsJf9n5dbavk…

"Sick days among those that took the jabs fell by 45%, while there was a 56% reduction in long-term sick leave, classed as absences of five days or more.
Patients also did not need to see a GP as often. Face-to-face appointments dropped by an average of 43% and remote consultations by 48%. More than 60% said they did not contact their GP at all. A separate study of 738 patients who were prescribed the jabs found A&E visits among the group fell by one quarter."

Government looking to regulate "agentic payments".
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/modernising-payment-services-regulation

Modernising Payment Services Regulation
A consultation on the government's approach to modernising payment services regulation.

When is data truly considered anonymous? The European Data Protection Board has published new guidelines on this topic: https://www.edpb.europa.eu/public-consultations/guidelines-022026-on-anonymisation_en#no-back

Whoop plans to offer on-demand video consultations with licensed clinicians for US users, and adds electronic health records and AI-powered health guidance (Brandon Gomez/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/08/whoop-on-demand-clinician-access.html

Fitness wearable Whoop to offer on-demand clinician access to U.S. users
Whoop is introducing on-demand clinician access and AI-powered health guidance, largely included in the price of membership.

The European Commission is now running a public consultation on the Network Code on Requirements for Grid Connection of Generators (RfG 2.0), which will allow (and require) solar inverters and bidirectional EV charging to help stabilise the grid.
#V2G

S&P Dow Jones rejected proposals to expedite S&P 500 eligibility for mega-cap IPOs such as SpaceX, which remains ineligible until one year after going public (Isabelle Lee/Bloomberg)