Ethics panel rejects $17,500 fine for L.A. City Council candidate; 2 members say it’s not enough

The city’s Ethics Commission has rejected a $17,500 settlement agreement with L.A. City Council candidate Jose Ugarte.
Journal of Accountancy

Navigating outside investors: Safeguarding ethics and independence in evolving practice structures

The AICPA’s Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC) is updating guidance for firms navigating private-equity ...

L.A. City Council candidate to be fined $17,500 for ethics violation

Documents from the city’s Ethics Commission show that candidate Jose Ugarte repeatedly failed to disclose outside income he ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s political fund returns $120K from PACs connected to city vendors

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign last quarter returned $120,000 from two political action committees both led by developers ...
exchange4media

ECI issues advisory to political parties on use of AI and deepfakes in election campaigns

The ECI said it has received reports of manipulated visuals and audio clips depicting political leaders making false or ...

Trump says he’s owed a ‘lot of money’ over federal probes. Here’s how the government could pay him

President Donald Trump has suggested he’s entitled to compensation from the federal government over investigations he faced ...
MIT Technology Review

The Download: embryo ethics, and reducing chatbot risks

Instead of relying on the same old recipe biology has followed for a billion years, give or take, stem-cell scientist Jacob ...

Advertising Code of Ethics under review

In response, Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) has launched a public review of its Code of Ethics.