LexNext DC Tech Tracker
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Biden’s Parting Shot on AI
January 14, 2025By Rebecca Grant: The Department of Commerce dropped the Regulatory Framework for the Responsible Diffusion of Advanced Artificial Intelligence Technology on Jan. 13, and outgoing President Joe Biden ...
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U.S. Treasury Targeted: Cybercriminals Compromise Critical Data
January 8, 2025By Paul Steidler: In a bold cyberattack, hackers breached the U.S. Treasury Department on December 8, infiltrating its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the agency responsible for administering ...
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Commerce AI Diffusion Export Rule: House China Committee Reacts
January 7, 2025By Rebecca Grant: Here it comes. With just days left in the Biden administration, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo is understood to be on the verge of dropping a finalized Export Control Framework ...
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Cantwell, Cruz: Rethink “Draconian” Market Caps on International Chip Sales
December 20, 2024By Rebecca Grant: Driving international sales of chips to China’s Huawei is not a good outcome. Yet that’s exactly what might happen if President Joe Biden’s outgoing team releases a rumored draft Exe ...
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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, ...