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Tech Workforce/H-1B Visas

Late last week, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) imposing a new, incremental $100,000 fee for H-1B petitions. Two days later, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – as directed by the EO – issued a proposed rulemaking to implement a weighted selection process that would generally favor the allocation of H-1B visas to higher...

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International Digital Taxes/Regulation

President Trump continues to signal his alignment with large U.S. tech firms, most recently reflected in his hosting of industry leaders (e.g., Bill Gates, Sergey Brin, Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, others) at the White House. Meanwhile, his allies in Congress are highlighting censorship of U.S. citizens abroad and foreign discrimination against...

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With California lawmakers having passed new AI legislation - and that bill awaiting Governor Newsom’s approval - Republican discussions around a possible moratorium on state-level AI laws are beginning to reemerge.

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AI/Semiconductors

Senate China hawks want to include export control legislation in its annual defense bill (NDAA) that would give U.S. companies the right of first refusal on advanced AI chip orders before foreign countries like China could place orders for the same semiconductors. A similar effort failed in the House earlier this month as the tech industry has...

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AI/Semiconductor Export Controls

President Trump’s AI Action Plan expresses strong support for exporting the full AI technology stack (hardware and software) to allied countries. However, the Action Plan makes more explicit than any statement to-date that the administration supports using export controls to prevent China from getting access to advanced semiconductor technology.

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President Trump’s AI Action Plan and associated Executive Orders (EOs) focus on expediting permitting for data center build outs, ensuring that international standards and export controls protect U.S. technology and keeps it out of China’s hands, while reducing regulation that could inhibit AI innovation. A key part of the de-regulation element...