Insights: Tech / Media / Telecom

Tech / Media / Telecom

Children’s Data Privacy/Online Safety

The House Energy & Commerce (E&C) Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, & Trade held a vote on 18 bills relating to children’s online safety/privacy.

Tech / Media / Telecom

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

President Trump signed an executive order (EO) this week that attempts to challenge and constrain state-level AI regulations that the administration views as “burdensome."

Tech / Media / Telecom

Semiconductors/China

President Trump on Monday said he would allow Nvidia to sell its advanced H200 chips to China and that the U.S. will collect 25% of the revenues of those sales. AMD and Intel are expected to receive similar treatment. Separately, the White House successfully lobbied to remove the GAIN AI Act from the annual defense policy bill (NDAA). The GAIN...

Tech / Media / Telecom

Antitrust (Meta, Amazon, Apple)

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled in favor of Meta Platforms Inc., rejecting the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) antitrust lawsuit that sought to unwind the company's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

Tech / Media / Telecom

The Trump administration is considering issuing an Executive Order (EO) that would attempt to impose through various means a moratorium on state-level AI laws and regulations.

Energy, Tech / Media / Telecom

Data Centers/Energy Usage

The increasingly visible rise in electricity prices was a prominent issue in last week’s elections in GA, NJ, and VA. Electricity costs are among a multitude of issues that relate to broader voter concern about the cost of living/affordability, which is increasingly dominating the policy dialogue at both the state and federal level. As a result,...