U.S. Presses EU to Soften Digital Rules Before Cutting Steel Tariffs

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U.S. Presses EU to Soften Digital Rules Before Cutting Steel Tariffs

The U.S. is linking relief on high steel and aluminum tariffs to a demand that the EU make its digital-sector regulations more “balanced.” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told EU trade ministers that Washington won’t roll back tariffs until Brussels moderates its enforcement of major tech rules. EU leaders say they’re open to talks, but any change must protect European regulatory principles.

U.S. Lawmakers Push to Block State AI Law Enforcement

Congress is considering a moratorium that would prevent U.S. states from enforcing their own AI laws, raising the stakes for companies operating under patchwork regulations. Supporters argue this would ease the compliance burden for businesses, but critics warn it undermines states’ rights to regulate emerging AI risks. If passed, this would centralize AI regulatory power at the federal level — at least for a decade.

Digexin’s Digestive Claims Backed by Independent Compliance Review

Digexin — a supplement combining okra and winter cherry — has received third-party substantiation for its 7-day digestive regularity claims from regulatory compliance firm REJIMUS. This validation reflects robust clinical evidence and allows marketers and manufacturers to use stronger structure-function claims under U.S. dietary supplement regulations. The compliance sign-off improves Digexin’s credibility in the nutraceuticals market, as independent verification is increasingly demanded by regulators and consumers.

🧠 Expert Take

That's a really important thing to remember is that if the extracted performance that you're dealing with is still an offer of your advisory services or an offer of a private fund that you're advising, you know, that's still an advertisement subject to other applicable requirements of the rule, including the general prohibitions of the rule. So, you know, you do have to keep that in mind.  Issa Hanna from Eversheds Sutherland.

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