June 16, 2021 Lina Khan, a prominent antitrust researcher and professor at Columbia Law School, was sworn in Tuesday as chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, in what is seen as a victory for progressives seeking a more...
June 15, 2021 The American Civil Liberties Union, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Writers Guild of America West, and 50 other groups have called on U.S. President Joe Biden to act quickly and fill the open seat on the U.S. more...
June 14, 2021 Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives Friday introduced four bills aimed at curbing the power of the tech giants, one of which could potentially lead to their break-up. Two of the bills address the more...
June 9, 2021 To make the United States more competitive with Chinese technology, the Senate on Tuesday voted for a comprehensive package of legislation that includes provisions to strengthen technology and research in the U.S. The bill allows more...
June 4, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a decree banning U.S. companies from investing in a number of Chinese companies with alleged links to sectors of military surveillance. The Treasury Department will continuously enforce and more...
June 4, 2021 The Supreme Court has issued a ruling limiting what is considered a felony under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). This was exemplified in the case of Nathan Van Buren, a former Georgia police more...
May 31, 2021 The U.S. Senate last week passed a sweeping package of legislation aimed at enabling the country to compete with Chinese technology as Congress seeks a tougher stance on Beijing. The Senate voted 68-30 to end more...
May 25, 2021 President Biden has agreed to cut his broadband-deployment proposal from $100 billion to $65 billion. This is the same amount proposed by Republicans as they attempt to gain their support. Republicans still object to Biden's more...
May 19, 2021 Verizon and some other ISPs are preventing low-income earners from benefiting from the $50 a month Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) unless they switch to a different, more expensive plan. While the EBB is only temporary, more...
May 14, 2021 U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced on May 4 that the U.S. Department of Commerce is pressuring Taiwanese semiconductor company (TSMC) and other Taiwanese companies to prioritize U.S. automakers demands to alleviate the current more...
