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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.
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Reps. Blake Moore (R-UT) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) have reintroduced the Protecting Circuit Boards and Substrates Act, which aims to encourage domestic printed circuit board (PCB) production to help decrease American reliance on China.
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A joint federal initiative has been launched to develop a network of skilled employees to fill the workforce requirements of foreign firms with new or expanding U.S. operations.