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Welcome to the Buzzinga AI Weekly Round-up covering 15 – 21 July 2025. In ten minutes you’ll hear 30 global tech stories plus 10 Arab-world highlights – from OpenAI’s new autonomous agent to Saudi Arabia’s historic seed round for Lucidya.


Show notes & links: buzzinga.ai
Host: Ali Moheyaldeen (@BuzzingaAI)


Global AI Horizons: Innovations, Investments, and Regulations

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The Trump Admin's "America’s AI Action Plan," outlines the United States' strategy to achieve global dominance in artificial intelligence by July 2025.  Got no time to read a 25-page document?  Check out our Google NotebookLM GenAI 'podcast' to stay informed in just 17 minutes. 

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In episode 11 of the iGaming AFRIKA Podcast, Leon Mutua, Key Account Manager at Sofascore, highlights the role of data in shaping localized business approaches, the need for balanced, collaborative regulation, and the impact of emerging technologies like AI, micro-betting, crash games, and crypto in driving innovation and responsible gaming across the continent.

Leon dives deep into the contrasting dynamics of African markets, using Nigeria and South Africa as prime examples of volume-versus-value betting behaviors. He highlights emerging markets like Uganda, Zambia, DRC, and Ghana as fertile ground for operators, thanks to low competition tech-savvy youth, and increasing access to mobile infrastructure.

Leon stressed that regulation should be seen as necessary collaboration between governments and operators. He discusses real-world examples from Rwanda’s sudden tax hike to Ghana’s tax removal policy and explained how balanced, consultative regulation can drive player trust and industry sustainability.

Leon also explored how innovation is shaping the future of iGaming in Africa. From AI-driven personalization to micro-betting and crash games like Aviator, tech is enabling richer, safer, and more tailored player experiences. He champions the rise of mobile money and crypto as essential tools that are expanding access and inclusion across borders, especially in unbanked populations.

Crucially, he advocated for responsible gaming. Drawing inspiration from Kenya’s credit bureau model, Leon envisions a shared player risk profile system that would protect players across platforms, enabling early detection of harmful behaviors while supporting operators and regulators in building a safer ecosystem.

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Unlocking Growth and Innovation in African iGaming with Technology Podcast with Leon Mutua

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin and the Director of Regulatory Policy Dan Goldbeck join us to discuss the Fed’s latest decision, President Trump’s August 1 tariffs, and a six-month review of the administration’s regulatory agenda.

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Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7aWwYw3EKPmTqLQMbRGR2e

Ep. 174: The Fed's Decision, Trump's Tariffs, and the Administration's Regulatory Agenda

The EU’s two big green regulations on shipping have had many consequences, whether intended or otherwise. But their original purpose was as a threat.

Four years ago the International Maritime Organization had been dragging its feet on agreeing any kind of meaningful limits on CO2 from ships. So Brussels effectively told the regulator: reduce your emissions, or we will.

The European Commission extended its emissions trading system to cover half of emissions from voyages to and from the EU. It also pitched a green fuel standard called FuelEU Maritime, which fines companies unless they phase in greener fuels over time.

The ETS started at the beginning of 2024 and the first credits are due to be handed over by September 30. FuelEU is being phased in too, with its own set of deadlines in the coming years. Shipping has been preparing ever since.

But now the EU could be close to getting its original wish.

A global net zero framework for cutting emissions is on its way from the IMO, though it needs to be formally adopted in October.

So, now we have a global regime on the horizon, shouldn’t Europe fall into line?

The commission has said will consider changing its ways – if it considers the IMO system ambitious enough for the planet. So, what will it do?

Joining Declan on this week's podcast are: 

Magda Kopczyńska, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission 

Simon Bennett, Deputy Secretary General, International Chamber of Shipping

What next for the ETS?

State lawmakers approved sweeping regulatory changes during the 2025 legislative session to replace the antiquated Transfer Act with new release-based cleanup regulations.

When the new regulations take effect March 2026, it will be the culmination of years of collaboration between key stakeholders, including CBIA member companies, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and Department of Economic and Community Development.

“It had to be a partnership between the business community and state agencies to get this done,” says CBIA’s Pete Myers.

Myers and Robinson+Cole’s Emilee Mooney Scott joined the CBIA BizCast to break down the regulations and why the shift will have a positive impact on the state’s economy.

Mooney Scott said conversations around replacing the Transfer Act have been ongoing since she joined Robinson+Cole in 2011.

She said the Transfer Act required filings and costly environmental investigations when owners tried to transfer ownership of their property.

“An enormous amount of time and money goes into that evaluation,” she said.

She added that the process is onerous and inefficient and “chills economic development and real estate transactions.”

Under the new regulations, Mooney Scott said contamination must be investigated and remediated when a release occurs.

“So, if you kick over a drum—it occurs today, or when a past release is discovered,” she said. “There’s no particular requirement to go out and prove a negative.”

Connecticut based the new regulations in part on a similar system already in place in Massachusetts.

“We’re a different state than Massachusetts,” Myers said. “But it was certainly a roadmap that we wanted to follow.

“How can we be similar to states around us, but yet still be more competitive in those states around us?”

Myers said the updated regulations will help promote economic development, particularly in cities and downtown areas.

“You’re going to see a tremendous amount of sites become available in our downtowns, like Waterbury and Danbury, that are now available for economic development,” he said.

Myers and Mooney Scott said it was important that the state and the regulated community keep making the program better.

Because of that, the working group that’s been part of the effort to create the new regulations will continue to provide input into the program.

“We’ve been building this shiny new vehicle, but we won’t really know how it drives until we take it for a spin,” Mooney Scott said.

“And we’re not taking it for a spin until March 1. So, it is a huge relief that there is this feedback mechanism in place to evaluate how it drives.”

As businesses prepare for the new system, Mooney Scott plans to do a video series with Robinson+Cole to help them understand the regulations.

Mooney Scott and Myers encouraged businesses who are either working through the Transfer Act or planning to use the new release-based cleanup regulations to share their feedback through CBIA’s E2: Energy & Environment Council.

“Members of the business community can be a bit reluctant to raise their own hands and say, I am having this problem,” Mooney Scott said.

“E2 can take that feedback and pass it up in a way that helps the individual members.”

“It’s a tremendous resource to have access to people like Emily and the rest of our members,” Myers added.

Related Links:
Robinson+Cole
Website: https://www.rc.com/ 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/robinson-cole-llp/
Emilee Mooney Scott LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilee-mooney-scott-1091266/

CBIA
Website: https://www.cbia.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cbia/
Pete Myers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-myers-9623871ab/
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Understanding Release-Based Regulations

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts in reply to questions from Morris May (twice), Trading Floor Audio, James Hirst, Polenic Paine, and Mr B ( those who know know) on bond markets. Regulation, the Premier League and Euromillions.

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The European Accessibility Act is in place, and organizations across the EU and beyond are racing to understand what this landmark legislation means for their products and services. In this timely conversation, accessibility expert Susanna Laurin returns to AXSChat to separate fact from fiction about the European Accessibility Act.

Susanna reveals a concerning readiness gap, with European-based companies generally better prepared than their American counterparts who often mistakenly view the EAA through a WCAG-only lens. Large global organizations with established compliance departments have plans in place, while smaller businesses and those in sectors previously untouched by accessibility requirements remain dangerously unaware of their obligations - with just days until implementation begins.


The conversation dives into prevalent misconceptions surrounding the EAA, from the false belief that all websites must be accessible to misunderstandings about grace periods and documentation requirements. Susanna cautions against the growing industry of "quick-fix" accessibility solutions and overnight experts offering magical tools that promise compliance with minimal effort.


A fascinating geographic divide emerges in the discussion, with Northern and Western European countries demonstrating greater preparedness than their Eastern and Southern counterparts. This pattern mirrors previous implementation experiences with the Web Accessibility Directive and reflects broader differences in accessibility maturity across the continent.


Perhaps most concerning is the critical shortage of qualified accessibility professionals, creating a situation where monitoring authorities are competing with private companies to recruit from the same limited talent pool. Susanna makes a compelling case that the long-term solution lies in fundamentally changing how we educate digital professionals, integrating accessibility as a core skill rather than specialized knowledge.


Join us for this essential conversation that looks beyond immediate compliance concerns to envision a more sustainable and inclusive digital future for Europe. Whether you're responsible for accessibility in your organization or simply interested in how technology and policy intersect, this episode offers valuable insights into one of the most significant digital accessibility developments in recent years.



Myths, Misunderstandings, and Magic Tools: Demystifying the European Accessibility Act

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Founded in October 2007 by father and daughter jazz musicians and industry professionals, Tim Ballard (1948-2009) and Kathryn Ballard Shut (President), TIMKAT's vision and mission thrive in promoting and supporting world-class independent jazz and soul in all their forms.  

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This is my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch era.

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SUBTILE JAZZ LP 
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SIMBIOZA
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DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION
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"Deepness" official video
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Back to the Balance is OUT NOW: https://open.spotify.com/track/3j7UTN4DGs5narjiANKBLx

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AAF experts provide clear, data-driven insight into today’s economic and domestic policy issues.

A podcast for the business-minded in Connecticut. Interviews consist of business and community leaders who are shaping the future of Connecticut’s economy. The CBIA BizCast provides new content every other week, introduces members of the business community, and tells stories about how businesses are innovating and growing in Connecticut!

BizCast provides new content every other week, introduces members of CBIA staff, and tells stories about how businesses are innovating and growing in Connecticut!

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