The fate of government regulation — or deregulation — hangs in the balance. President Trump and his allies have vowed to dismantle much of the government’s regulatory superstructure, arguing that the costs are burdening US business and slowing economic growth. Not so, respond Trump’s critics. They argue that he’s jettisoning crucial environmental and consumer safeguards, with the savings channelled into ...

When shareholders narrowly voted to approve a possible 99 million euros ($110 million) bonus for Ryanair Holdings Plc boss Michael O’Leary in September, it seemed unlikely they’d actually have to pay him the money. The terms of the reward plan require O’Leary to get the stock price back above 21 euros, and at the time of the annual meeting it ...

Facebook says that it is banning “deepfakes,” those high-tech doctored videos and audios that are essentially indistinguishable from the real thing. That’s excellent news — an important step in the right direction. But the company didn’t go quite far enough, and important questions remain. Policing deepfakes isn’t simple. As Facebook pointed out in its announcement this week, media can be ...