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March 18, 2024|Blogs

China’s Annual Parliamentary Meeting Shows National Commitment to Advancing AI

Unlike the United States or the European Union, the primary focus among stakeholders in China was how to ensure China does not fall behind in the development or adoption of this emerging technology.

March 18, 2024|Blogs

Redefining Privacy Harms Would Unleash a Flood of Litigation

In recent years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has aggressively scrutinized the tech sector, going after virtual reality, artificial intelligence, online marketplaces, and Internet service providers. Now in its latest case against data brokers, the FTC and the courts could change the definition of privacy harms, unleashing a flood of litigation and potentially undermining the data economy.

March 18, 2024|Blogs

Fact of the Week: Technology Sector Firms Pay a Higher Premium to Acquire Innovative Target Firms

A recent paper found that the average innovative target firm received a takeover premium and cumulative abnormal stock returns that were 4.2 and 5.6 percentage points, respectively, higher than their non-innovative counterparts.

March 14, 2024|Blogs

UK Tech Secretary Michelle Donelan Recommits to Innovation But Her Ambition to Achieve Tech Superpower Status May Be Hindered By Her Own Party

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Michelle Donelan's recommendations, while commendable, fail to consider the wider context in which UK innovation currently sits, calling into question the feasibility of her plans in one of the most politically charged times of Conservative Party leadership.

March 11, 2024|Blogs

Fact of the Week: Manufacturing Firms That Use Cloud Computing Export More Often Than Non-Users

A recent working paper found that manufacturers that use cloud computing systems are more likely than non-users to export, and they also export to more regions.

March 8, 2024|Blogs

Joe Biden Did Not Approve This Fake Message

During his State of the Union address, President Biden called for banning AI voice impersonation. He was wrong to do so. Banning AI is a bunch of malarkey.

March 7, 2024|Blogs

The Brussels Effect: How the EU’s Digital Markets Act Projects European Influence

As the Digital Markets Act comes into effect, more jurisdictions are adopting similar laws to shoot for big tech targets, creating the “Brussels effect.”

March 6, 2024|Op-Eds & Contributed Articles

Let’s Be Realistic About Green Hydrogen

Like any new technology, green hydrogen must meet three related challenges: production, distribution and adoption. But it faces far higher-than-advertised hurdles at every stage.

March 6, 2024|Blogs

Updated Children’s Safety Bills Still Contain Serious Flaws

Though Congress is finally making progress on federal children’s online safety legislation with the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), they contain serious flaws that would threaten online free speech, privacy, and the digital economy.

March 5, 2024|Blogs

US Policymakers Should Fight Back Against EU Attacks on America’s Tech Sector

If U.S. policymakers do not step up to address the threat that European laws and regulations pose to U.S. economic interests, then the EU will only increase the size and severity of its fines and other confiscatory actions.

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