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SEC and CFTC Clarify Spot Crypto Trading Rules While Illinois Enacts New Crypto Laws

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Recent policy developments highlight continued momentum in digital asset regulation across federal agencies and state legislatures. The SEC and CFTC jointly issued staff guidance clarifying that current law does not prohibit...more

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FDA Launches PreCheck and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Designation Programs to Strengthen U.S. Drug Manufacturing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced two initiatives to boost domestic pharmaceutical production. On August 7, 2025, the agency announced the voluntary FDA PreCheck Program to expedite review of new...more

DLA Piper

AI in the Tech Sector – Touch Points and Regulatory Difference Across the EU and Australia

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In the rapidly evolving tech industry sector, artificial intelligence (AI) stands at the forefront of innovation. Although stakeholders active in the technology sector represent the natural leaders of AI and are adopting AI...more

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CFPB releases report on implementing scientific tenets

On August 20, the CFPB released a report describing the actions it will take to implement “Gold Standard Science.” On May 23, President Trump issued Executive Order 14303, “Restoring Gold Standard Science,” directing federal...more

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Working in Two Mediums, NAIC Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Working Group Conceptualizes Tools for Regulators and AI Model...

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Since the Spring National Meeting, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (H) Working Group has been conceptualizing new tools for regulators and exploring whether and to...more

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2025 Horizons Life Sciences and Health Care

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In 2025, Life Sciences and Health Care (LS&HC) companies face rapidly evolving regulatory paradigms that create transactional risks and require daily monitoring. After more than 70 national elections in 2024, the dust hasn’t...more

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Wyoming debuts first state-issued stablecoin in the U.S.

On August 19, Wyoming launched the Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), under the supervision of the Wyoming Stable Token Commission (WSTC), making it the first state in the U.S. to issue a government-backed stablecoin. The...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

New Lessons in Regulation, August 2025 - FRB Rescinds Novel Activities Supervision Program and Vice Chair Bowman Speaks on...

Last week, (almost two years to the day of when it was issued), the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) rescinded SR Letter 23-7 regarding the creation of the Novel Activities Supervision Program. The FRB stated that supervision of...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

AI in the Financial Services Industry

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The recent American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators Annual Conference included a presentation highlighting the rising use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in the Financial Services industry. As this will...more

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Cultivated Meat Snapshot: Recent Federal and State Actions

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At both the federal and state levels, 2025 has seen new developments for cell-cultured meat. Here we provide an overview of cell-cultured meat (also known as cultivated meat) and these recent regulatory developments....more

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AI Reporter - August 2025

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The United States Senate’s 99-1 vote to lift a 10-year ban on state-level AI regulation marked a major shift in tech policy, challenging efforts by companies like OpenAI and Google to maintain uniform federal oversight. The...more

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NHTSA Grants First-Ever U.S. Exemption for Purpose-Built Robotaxi Fleet: Key Takeaways for the AV Industry

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has granted Amazon’s Zoox Inc. a landmark exemption for its U.S.-manufactured, purpose-built autonomous vehicles (AVs). This decision allows Zoox to deploy robotaxis...more

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California Courts Adopt Rule Governing the State’s Generative AI Use

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Following the year-long work of its Artificial Intelligence Task Force, California’s Judicial Council has adopted Rule 10.430 addressing the use of generative AI by the state’s judicial branch. California is the largest, and...more

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SEC Launches AI Task Force

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On August 1, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the formation of a new task force dedicated to harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance innovation and efficiency across the agency. This...more

Jones Day

With New Action Plan, White House Launches AI "Space Race"—What Banks Should Know

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The White House has issued an AI Action Plan that aims to position the United States as the leader in artificial intelligence ("AI"), as part of a broader pattern of boosting innovation and reducing regulatory burden, with...more

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Federal “Temporary Pause” of State AI Laws Clears Procedural Hurdle as Sides Draw Battle Lines

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One of many provisions in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, would place a 10-year “temporary pause” on states’ ability to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). Initially called a...more

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NAIC Responds to Proposed 10-Year Moratorium on State Regulation of AI in One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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There is a proposed 10-year moratorium on the enforcement of state laws that regulate artificial intelligence (AI) contained in Section 43201(c) of H.R.1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act. ...more

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CDA update: new five-year strategic plan and position statement on using AI in health technology assessments

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On April 15, 2025, Canada’s Drug Agency (CDA) released its new five-year strategic plan, Insight to Impact 2025-2030. Formerly the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), this is the CDA’s first...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

NASEM Releases Quadrennial Review of NNI, Recommends Renewed and Expanded Infrastructure

On May 20, 2025, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) announced the release of a report entitled Quadrennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (2025): Securing U.S. Global...more

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California SB 813 Proposes Landmark Safe Harbor for AI Development Through Certification

With SB 813, California introduces a first-in-the-nation framework that reduces regulatory uncertainty and encourages responsible AI innovation. In addition to fostering public-private cooperation over top-down mandates, the...more

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EU AI Act – Spotlight on Emotional Recognition Systems in the Workplace

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Emotion recognition artificial intelligence (Emotion AI) refers to AI which uses various biometric and other data sets such as facial expressions, keystrokes, tone of voice and behavioural mannerisms to identify, infer and...more

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New Executive Order Issued on AI; Prior AI Order Revoked

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Among the blizzard of executive orders issued following his inauguration, President Trump revoked former President Biden’s executive order addressing artificial intelligence (AI). A few days later, on January 23, 2025,...more

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UK Government response to report on governance of Artificial Intelligence

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The U.K. Government has published its response to the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee report on the governance of AI. The Government welcomes the findings of the Committee and agrees with the...more

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House AI Task Force Unveils Report with Focus on Sectoral Regulatory Framework

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The bipartisan task force on artificial intelligence (AI) in the US House of Representatives on December 17, 2024 released its highly anticipated report providing guiding principles, recommendations, and policy proposals to...more

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The First Requirements of the EU AI Act Come into Force in February 2025

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Earlier this year, the European Parliament approved the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (the “AI Act”) by a sweeping majority, becoming the world’s first comprehensive set of rules for artificial intelligence....more

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