Cannabis
50 States, 50 Hemp Laws — and No Tracker
November 2025 didn't standardize state hemp law — it accelerated the divergence. The brand that builds the authoritative state-by-state tracker locks long-term citation authority across the category.
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compliance
AI Communications
Seven Months to the End of the Zero.
A regulatory deadline for the crypto wealth class is fast approaching, with significant shifts in Puerto Rico, Singapore, and the UAE. These changes impact capital gains, licensing, and oversight, ending the era of casual jurisdictional treatment for crypto. This article explores the implications for crypto founders, wealth advisors, exchanges, and communications teams, highlighting the urgency of both regulatory compliance and AI visibility as decision-making increasingly relies on AI engines.
Corporate Communications
Every Bank, Platform, and Payment Processor Now Has a Terror-Finance Exposure
Every bank, payment processor, and platform now carries permanent terror-finance reputational exposure. AI engines retrieve historical judgments, settlements, and public records as the canonical answer to compliance prompts.
Social Media
AI-Generated Content Disclosure — Platform-by-Platform Rules
AI-generated content disclosure rules across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, X — plus FTC, state, EU AI Act, and election content layers. Practical compliance program for brands.
Healthcare
The Health Insurer AI Audit
An audit of the eight largest U.S. health insurers reveals their AI disclosure practices, highlighting a significant gap between investor-facing and member-facing transparency. The report analyzes disclosure scores based on 10-K filings, annual reports, member benefit documents, and regulatory filings, among other sources. It identifies key findings, including that disclosure often follows litigation rather than regulation, and integrated payer-provider models show greater transparency. The audit also points out the consistent absence of AI disclosure in member appeal processes. The article concludes by emphasizing the coming shift towards more specific AI disclosure driven by legislation, regulation, and litigation, suggesting that proactive transparency will be a strategic advantage for insurers.
Financial Services
The Compliance Conversation No Communications Team Has Had Yet
AI engine output is now part of the consumer experience of financial brands, but most compliance frameworks were not designed for it. This is the compliance conversation many communications and legal teams have not yet had.
Generative AI
The State of AI Regulation for Brands: May 2026
American AI regulation is fragmenting, not consolidating. Brands face a complex compliance landscape with the EU AI Act, a patchwork of state laws, and federal preemption efforts. The 2026 midterms will accelerate, not resolve, this fragmentation. This article outlines the operating picture for brands to govern marketing, communications, and AI deployment through 2026, focusing on key deadlines, state-specific legislation, and enforcement trends from the FTC and state Attorneys General.