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U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration recently announced more than $930 million to expand and strengthen the nation's high-speed internet.
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Wilkins: 'We are heartened to learn that Maine has repealed its Certificate of Public Advantage law'The Federal Trade Commission policy director cheered on the state of Maine's decision to repeal its Hospital and Health Care Provider Cooperation Act.
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IBM, Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale and Euro-Information recently announced their sustained investment in quantum computing.
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Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) expressed concern that the draft of a bill aimed at implementing regulations in the crypto industry would allow companies currently facing enforcement actions to continue operating.
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A nationwide network that partners with U.S. manufacturers has given approximately $400,000 each to its centers to help develop programs to make domestic supply chains more resilient and efficient.
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The European Commission announced measures taken in its investigation of Google, according to a June 14 statement release.
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The ITIF, a think tank for science and technology policy, has released a report it says refutes nine points that critics often use to lobby for weaker intellectual property oversight.
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A climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean that affects weather worldwide has emerged and is expected to strengthen into the winter.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the consumer price index (CPI) for May, which showed inflation of more than 4% from last year.
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U.S. Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai observed June as Pride Month by pledging that the Biden administration will champion the rights of LGBTQI+ individuals everywhere.
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Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown, N.C., has been awarded a $1.7 million grant through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration for construction of a truck driver training facility.
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Former CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz, now the head of policy at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, is calling on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to stop its barrage of lawsuits against cryptocurrency companies and instead work with legislators to establish clear regulatory guidelines for the industry.
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Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, said that AI Cloud provides an answer to the universal demand for AI integration within companies. He points out that companies are increasingly desiring to become involved in AI, and Salesforce's new product lets them do exactly that.
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The United States has asked the government of Mexico to investigate whether workers at a global manufacturer with a foundry in Mexico have been denied their right to unionize.
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A bill is currently under consideration in North Carolina that aims to provide protection to the University of North Carolina Health Care System against potential antitrust challenges.
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The United States and Taiwan have entered the first agreement under their Initiative on 21st Century Trade, designed to strengthen the economic and trade partnership between the two nations.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the filing of charges against Coinbase for operating without required registrations as a securities exchange, broker and cleaning agency.
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Binance on SEC request to freeze funds: 'No "emergency"… other than the one manufactured by the SEC'The SEC is seeking an emergency temporary restraining order (TRO) against Binance to freeze assets tied to Binance.US. In response, Binance has filed a memo with the Court challenging the SEC's "emergency" claim, calling it "manufactured" for the SEC's "purposes” of gaining a legal advantage unsupported by fact.
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The U.S. Department of Justice announced Indivior agreed to pay $102.5 million in a settlement with 41 states and the District of Columbia.
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The Federal Trade Commission recently announced legal action against Amazon for violating children's privacy law by storing kids' Alexa voice recordings and disregarding parental deletion requests.