WASHINGTON – As the American financial landscape faces unprecedented economic volatility, a high-stakes legislative battle has erupted on Capitol Hill. On August 21, 2026, a broad coalition of consumer, community, and civil rights organizations issued a stern warning to the House Financial Services Committee: the proposed "CFPB Reform Act of 2026" is not a measure…
In an era where developer trust is the currency of the AI arms race, Anthropic—the company behind the powerful Claude AI models—has found itself at the center of a privacy controversy. The AI firm has officially removed a "hidden" tracking mechanism from its coding assistant, Claude Code, following revelations that the tool was embedding clandestine…
By PYMNTS | June 30, 2026 In a move that could fundamentally reshape the economics of the mobile ecosystem, the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has unveiled a sweeping regulatory proposal aimed at dismantling the restrictive gatekeeper status of Apple and Google. The proposal, announced Tuesday, seeks to mandate that both tech giants…
