by Ekrem Duman | Sep 2, 2026 | Corporate Governance
⚡ TL;DRShareholder activism in 2026 has been defined less by raw campaign volume than by high-profile board turnover: Elliott Management reshaped Norwegian Cruise Line’s board with five new directors, Starboard Value added four directors at Tripadvisor and won...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 31, 2026 | Corporate Governance, Intellectual Property
What did Sony Music and Warner Chappell allege against Anthropic? Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell and a group of other music publishers sued Anthropic in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in late August 2026, accusing the AI...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 23, 2026 | Corporate Governance
In 2026, U.S. public company directors rank deploying artificial intelligence as their second-highest organizational priority and their top area for capital investment — yet only 22% of boards have a formal governance process for the AI tools they already use. That...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 8, 2026 | Corporate Governance, Corporate governance
What Actually Took Effect on August 2, 2026? On August 2, 2026, the European Union began actively enforcing the AI Act through the AI Office and national market-surveillance authorities, and the Act’s Article 50 transparency obligations — chatbot disclosure,...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 3, 2026 | Corporate Governance
⚡ TL;DR On August 2, 2026, the EU AI Act’s Article 50 transparency obligations became enforceable, requiring businesses to disclose AI interactions and label AI-generated content. Enforcement of these rules sits with national market surveillance authorities, not...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 28, 2026 | Corporate Governance, KYC & Compliance
Australia’s AML/CTF Tranche 2 reforms took effect on July 1, 2026, extending anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligations to lawyers, accountants, real estate agents, conveyancers, and dealers in precious metals and stones for the first...
