On 15 December 2020, the EU and the UK each announced further details of highly significant pieces of digital regulation. Each piece of regulation carries the potential for huge fines and taken together, the reforms have far-reaching consequences for online platforms and digital services. The three pieces of legislation are...

The Internet of Things (IoT) plays a central role in underpinning technologies that support the path to net zero, as our research into decarbonising technologies for cities with Economist Impact has highlighted. IoT technology facilitates monitoring and automation. It can enable more efficient building management or energy consumption. It also...

Open finance and open banking has the potential to promote innovation and benefit customers – but effective and ethical implementation will be challenging.

Introducing connected products into a business's product range may appear straightforward, but that connection creates numerous legal implications to navigate.

Digital twins can be transformative: shifting the entire business model: from selling an asset to selling the service provided by the asset.

The European Commission has published (28 September 2022) proposals for adapting civil litigation rules in European Union Member States – and in the European Economic Area – to reduce perceived difficulties in claiming non-contractual damages for harm caused by artificial intelligence (AI). The proposal sits alongside wider reforms to the...

The metaverse offers us a vision of a powerful, collaborative immersion in digital content, blended with the real world or distinct. How the metaverse will be built, who will build it, how transactions will be governed and how it will be regulated all remain open questions. Like all tech innovations...

As businesses look for new revenue streams, many who would typically be software as a service (SaaS) consumers are commercialising their software assets and becoming vendors. However, this switch is not always straightforward and the ideal contracting positions for customers and vendors do not often align. What are the key...

The workplace is experiencing a significant rise in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by both employers and employees. To streamline operations and enhance decision-making processes, employers are deploying AI systems to complete tasks such as data analysis, automation and customer service. Likewise, employees are utilising AI (particularly generative AI...