LexNext DC Tech Tracker
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Lina Khan Positioned to Name FTC’s Next Inspector General
December 17, 2024By Paul Steidler: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has enormous investigatory and legal power against U.S. companies. To ensure that power is not abused, it is essential that the agency have a stron ...
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Machiavelli Would Enjoy Today’s FTC
December 11, 2024By Paul Steidler: Congratulations on your promotion. We look forward to working with you, are jealous, and hope you fail. The above summarizes an open letter of “congratulations” that Federal Trade Co ...
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President Trump’s Big Antitrust News
December 4, 2024By Paul Steidler: President-elect Donald J. Trump announced today that he will nominate Gail Slater as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division at the U.S. Department of Justice. The ch ...
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Google, Chrome and U.S. National Security
November 21, 2024By Rebecca Grant: The Department of Justice (DoJ) wants Google to sell off its Chrome internet browser, and maybe Android, too. While the issue will go to court next spring, the announcement of DoJ’s ...
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Trump Electrifies AI to Compete with China
November 19, 2024By Rebecca Grant: Electricity for artificial intelligence is at the top of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s policy agenda, signaling a strong link between China policy and AI dominance. The announ ...
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FTC Block of iRobot Deal Means 105 More Lost Jobs
November 18, 2024By Paul Steidler: The job cuts keep mounting at iRobot, the Massachusetts-based maker of the popular Roomba robot vacuum. In a November 6 10-Q filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, ...
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Trump Will Champion AI as Top Economic Priority
November 8, 2024By Rebecca Grant: President-elect Donald J. Trump is treating AI first and foremost as a top economic priority. Trump’s official Republican Party Platform placed the AI plank in Chapter Three, “Build ...
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White House Memorandum on Advancing U.S. AI Leadership
October 31, 2024By Paul Steidler: On October 24, the White House issued an ambitious and comprehensive National Security Memorandum (NSM) on artificial intelligence (AI). The NSM aims to advance U.S. AI leadership by ...
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Lame Duck AI Legislation Gets Some Life
October 24, 2024By Paul Steidler: “Congressional leaders in the House and Senate are privately negotiating a deal to address increasing concerns about artificial intelligence, and they’re hoping to move a bill in the ...
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Tech Companies Seize The Mantle To Lower America’s Emissions
October 17, 2024By Paul Steidler: In a major boost for clean energy production, Amazon announced yesterday that it signed three new agreements to support the development of nuclear energy projects, including the cons ...