U.S. Department of Commerce
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Recent News About U.S. Department of Commerce
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A federal judge has ruled in favor of the Justice Department (DOJ) and the attorneys general of six states and the District of Columbia in an antitrust lawsuit to stop the Northeast Alliance between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways.
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The chief executive officer of OpenAI gave testimony May 16 before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law addressing the importance of regulatory oversight on artificial intelligence.
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The American Institute of Architects reported a modest increase in billings for architecture firms in March.
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The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) emphasized the importance of maintaining global competition and leadership in semiconductor research and manufacturing as the U.S. implements the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act.
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The 16th Americas Competitiveness Exchange took place in the greater Seattle region May 14-19.
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Esquire Financial Holdings Inc. increased its use of Salesforce technology to more effectively power its hyper-personalized sales and marketing initiatives targeted at law firms nationwide.
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Amazon.com Inc. released its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31.
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IBM has announced the release of a new enterprise-ready artificial intelligence and data platform that will help transform AI for businesses.
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The 2023 National Association of Development Organizations economic summit in Denver, Colo., featured workshops that included a focus on Indigenous communities.
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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.