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James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, recently discussed the pandemic's fiscal-monetary reaction and its impact on inflation, emphasizing the need to offset the excessive inflation generated by the fiscal-monetary response.
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The Supreme Court has said it would "decline to address" Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in the case of Gonzalez v. Google, effectively protecting tech companies from being held responsible for posts on their platforms.
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A San Francisco-based company that designs cloud-based software for businesses has announced a new conversational artificial intelligence experience.
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The Federal Trade Commission is suing to block a large pharmaceutical corporation from acquiring a specialty biotech firm to avoid giving the corporation undue control over essential medicines.
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The U.S. Departments of Commerce, Labor and Education have launched a new joint initiative — SelectTalentUSA — to encourage foreign multinationals to invest in the United States and increase the quality of jobs through foreign direct investment.
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The chair of the Federal Trade Commission Linda Khan has called for enforcement of antitrust laws to spur innovations in technology even as the commission has proposed a blanket prohibition preventing Facebook from profiting from data it collects for users under 18.
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In one night, a miner reaped 6.701 bitcoin (BTC), yielding almost $200,000 in transaction fees.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency recognized Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May.
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The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law convened May 16 for a hearing on "Oversight of A.I.: Rules for Artificial Intelligence."
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Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., took action in federal court last month, asking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to respond to a petition the company filed last year seeking clarity for the digital asset industry.
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The first regional Economic Development District in Puerto Rico has been designated by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration.
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Katherine Loughead, a senior policy analyst with the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, recently made recommendations to improve Wisconsin’s tax structure and competitiveness in her testimony before the state legislature’s Committee on Ways and Means.
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The social media giant Meta, formerly Facebook, secured a legal victory after a federal appeals court dismissed an antitrust lawsuit filed by several U.S. states seeking to break up the company, citing a lack of proof that the firm's data policies damaged competition.
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Former Coinbase Chief Technology Officer Balaji Srinivasan settled his March wager that Bitcoin will hit $1 million in just 90 days while warning the public that he believes that hyperinflation is imminent.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has launched the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs) competition.
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The president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce told the 13th annual China Business Conference leadership and action are needed regarding the U.S.-China relationship.
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The FTC announced in a recent press release that it has filed a lawsuit to stop a supplier of VoIP from sending millions of illegal robocalls over its network to consumers nationwide after receiving warnings to discontinue.
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Samuel Altman, CEO of OpenAI, testified before the US Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law today, urging lawmakers to take a proactive role in regulating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and fostering a cooperative relationship between the government and the AI industry.
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International Trade Administration recently signed an agreement with the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development to facilitate exports and foreign direct investment.
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A North Carolina town is getting a $1.3 million federal grant for an infrastructure project that will boost business expansion, job creation and the local economy.