Leaders of the U.S. and China conducted the first direct phone call since November. Chinese President Xi Jinping warned President Joe Biden this week that the U.S.’s increasing…
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Legislators Urge DOD to Add BioTech Companies to China Affiliate List
House China Committee leaders say weaponized “synthetic pathogens” are possible. Representatives Michael Gallager of Wisconsin and Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois recently wrote a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd…
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FTC Rejects Parental Consent Mechanism Amid COPPA Rule Compliance Effort
Facial age estimation technology proposal rejected as age verification methods are considered. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has rejected, without prejudice, an application by the Entertainment Software Rating…
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DOE Invests Clean Energy Funding into 30 Communities
The total investment of $18 million will support technical assistance for local action plan customization. The Department of Energy recently selected 30 communities to receive a combined $18…
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FTC Supports Qualcomm’s Decision to Abandon Acquitision of Autotalks Ltd
The director says it “will preserve innovation and price competition.” Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Competition Director Henry Liu recently affirmed Qualcomm Inc.’s decision to withdraw from…
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House Bans Staff Use of Microsoft AI Copilot
Office of Cybersecurity says the application could leak data to cloud services. The House of Representatives imposed a total ban on the use of Microsoft’s AI assistant Copilot…
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Commerce Department Reaches Preliminary Agreement with Intel
CHIPS funding would support Intel manufacturing in four states. The Commerce Department announced that it has reached a preliminary agreement with Intel Corporation, offering the company $8.5 billion…
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DOE Commits $6 Billion to Decarbonize Domestic Manufacturing
33 projects expect to prevent 3 million cars worth of emissions per year. The Department of Energy announced this week that it is investing $6 billion to reduce…
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Legislators Attend Lab Launch For Government AI Testing
The lab will assess the risks and possibilities of artificial intelligence models. Senator Mark Warner and Representatives Don Beyer and Gerry Connolly, all from Virginia, attended the opening…
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SEC Fines Two Investment Firms for “AI Washing”
Chair Gensler says advisors should not claim to use AI when they do not. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fined two investment companies a combined $400,000 for…
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