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Foley Hoag LLP

Patents Under Lock and Key: Managing Dual Use Technology in a Globalized World

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Dual use technologies are innovations that have both civilian and military applications. Notable examples include advanced semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), encryption software, 3D printing, chemical and...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

UAE’s Stargate – A Defining Moment for Global AI and Infrastructure

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The UAE’s bold move to launch the “Stargate” AI data center in Abu Dhabi by 2026 is more than a technological milestone. It’s a strategic play that reinforces the country’s ambition to lead in AI, digital infrastructure, and...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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

BIS Rescinds Its AI Diffusion Rule and Issues Compliance Guidance Regarding Advanced Computing Items

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a series of significant updates affecting export controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs), artificial intelligence (AI)...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: What’s Next for the AI Diffusion Rule

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The Trump administration recently announced its intent to scrap the so-called AI diffusion rule, a complex regulation the Biden administration published in January to govern the global export of AI technology and maintain US...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: May 21, 2025, The I Want You Back Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance...more

Cooley LLP

CFIUS Non-Notified Transaction Enforcement: Cooley’s Five-Year Lookback

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March 2025 marked the fifth anniversary of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) initiative to “formalize and centralize” within the Department of the Treasury an enforcement function to identify...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Throwing Away the Toaster: Where AI Controls Are Now and May be Heading

Anyhow, on a possibly related note, on May 14, 2025, BIS announced that it will rescind the AI Diffusion Rule and that, until the time of the official recission, would not enforce the Biden-era regulation. Stop-Gap Stopped -...more

White & Case LLP

Breaking Barriers: China’s New IDC Open-Up Opportunities for Foreign Investors

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The demand for data centers is skyrocketing in the era of digital transformation, driven by the growth of cloud computing and AI technologies. Historically, China has tightly restricted or even barred foreign investment in...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

A Closer Look at the UK – US Economic Prosperity Deal - Tariffs, National Security and Beyond

The new US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal (“EPD”), announced last week (8 May 2025), is promising to bring back economic stability and will be welcomed by businesses at a time of increased geopolitical uncertainty....more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

President Trump Pulls the Plug on Controversial AI Diffusion Rule

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In a highly anticipated move, the Trump administration has announced that it will rescind and replace the AI Diffusion Rule issued by the Commerce Department during the last weeks of the Biden administration. Set to take...more

Jones Day

OMB Directs Agencies to Accelerate AI Adoption and Devise Governance Strategy

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The Office of Management and Budget releases highly anticipated guidance to federal agencies on the use and deployment of artificial intelligence and how to manage its risks....more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: White House Advances Development of New Artificial Intelligence Action Plan and R&D Strategy

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Recent activity by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) highlights the Federal government’s ongoing focus on US leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) and opportunities for public input. On April...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

A Roadmap for Export Controls? Project 2025 and the Future of U.S. Exports – Part III

The second Trump administration has come flying out of the starting blocks on international trade policy actions—imposing and rescinding, shaping and reshaping tariffs, sanctions, and export controls. The executive orders and...more

WilmerHale

The United States and Singapore Signal More Robust Export Control Enforcement

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Recent actions by the Singapore and US governments following DeepSeek’s alleged use of restricted artificial intelligence (AI) chips signal more robust enforcement of export controls. Not only is Singapore stepping up its...more

K&L Gates LLP

AI Updates: Committees on Capitol Hill Continue Debate on Future of Emerging Technologies

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“And if you study the history of the world, the nations that are the most military and economically domineer [sic] are the nations that are the most innovative,” Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) remarked at a recent congressional...more

Mogin Law LLP

Big Tech’s Decade of A.I. Shopping

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Does anybody remember Napster? Launched in June 1999, the revolutionary peer-to-peer music sharing platform peaked at 80 million music lovers worldwide. It famously fell from greatness into bankruptcy three years later after...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

A Roadmap for Export Controls? Project 2025 and the Future of U.S. Exports – Part I

The second Trump administration has come flying out of the starting blocks on international trade policy actions—imposing and rescinding, shaping and reshaping tariffs, sanctions, and export controls. The executive orders and...more

Goodwin

Trump Administration Sets New Direction for AI Policy

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Objectives include the acceleration of the use and procurement of AI within the federal system, embracing AI governance as an enabler of innovation, and increasing investment in AI infrastructure to position the US as a...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

Trump Administration issues America First Investment Policy

Positive Development for Investors from Allied Nations - In a further solidification of the Administration’s efforts to isolate identified adversaries and strengthen U.S. leadership key strategic technologies, the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Who is Stacking the Chips: U.S. Commerce Department Launches Section 232 Investigation into Semiconductor Imports

On April 16, 2025, the Department of Commerce announced that it initiated an investigation on April 1, 2025, under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, into imports of semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment...more

King & Spalding

Trump Administration Early Executive Orders Signal Shift in AI Policy

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Since returning to office, President Trump quickly issued two executive orders that mark a significant shift in the federal government’s approach to artificial intelligence regulation and oversight (“Trump AI EOs”). These...more

White & Case LLP

AI Watch: Global regulatory tracker - China

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has made enormous strides in recent years and has increasingly moved into the public consciousness. Explore Trendscape Our take on the interconnected global trends that are shaping the business...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Establishing the United States Investment Accelerator (Trump EO Tracker)

Establishes the United States Investment Accelerator office within the Department of Commerce to facilitate and accelerate investments above $1 billion in the United States. The office will assist investors in navigating...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Why Your Organization Should Be Thinking About Quantum Computing and the Future of Encryption

Quantum computing (QC) is poised to disrupt cybersecurity in ways that business leaders and legal professionals cannot afford to ignore. But what exactly is quantum computing, why does it pose such a significant threat to...more

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