Government

A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary.

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Visa and Tech5 Partner to Promote Digital ID-Based Payments
Visa and Tech5 Partner to Promote Digital ID-Based Payments
December 21, 2023  |  Digital Identity

Visa has teamed with biometrics firm TECH5 to help build “digital government ecosystems on a global scale.” The partnership will involve the two companies working to “implement digital ID-based...

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Card Interchange Fee Debate Confuses Costs With Who Pays Them
Card Interchange Fee Debate Confuses Costs With Who Pays Them
December 21, 2023  |  Credit Cards

Card interchange fees have fierce defenders and heated detractors. Turn on the financial news, and commentary might touch on whether cards are “free” — and...

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Stablecoin Lobbying Efforts Surge Ahead of 2024 Congressional Debate, Election
Stablecoin Lobbying Efforts Surge Ahead of 2024 Congressional Debate, Election
December 20, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency industry’s lobbying efforts over the regulation of stablecoins reportedly saw an increase in spending throughout 2023. Stablecoins, which serve as a bridge between...

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Lawmakers Seek Delay on Beneficial Ownership Rules Affecting Small Businesses
Lawmakers Seek Delay on Beneficial Ownership Rules Affecting Small Businesses
December 20, 2023  |  SMBs

A group of Republican lawmakers wants the government to delay new small business reporting requirements. Starting Jan. 1, many businesses will be required to provide...

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AI Needs Safety Standards and NIST Wants to Write Them
AI Needs Safety Standards and NIST Wants to Write Them
December 20, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Despite its increasing popularity, generative artificial intelligence is still in its infancy. What happens now with the novel technology will be determined by what businesses...

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Lawmakers Say EU Regulations Unfairly Target US Tech Companies
Lawmakers Say EU Regulations Unfairly Target US Tech Companies
December 18, 2023  |  Regulation

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers reportedly wrote a letter to President Joe Biden expressing concerns that the European Union’s digital regulations unfairly target American...

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Is the EU’s AI Act Historic or Prehistoric?
Is the EU’s AI Act Historic or Prehistoric?
December 13, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act officially reached provisional status Friday (Dec. 8). It took three days and 36 hours of political back-and-forth, but the...

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Senate Grapples With AI’s Existential Threats Amid Industry’s Dueling Narratives
Senate Grapples With AI’s Existential Threats Amid Industry’s Dueling Narratives
December 06, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

There’s a simple binary that many in advertising use to promote brands: fear vs. hope. Home security systems and health insurance providers, for example, are...

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Europe Could Reach Tentative Agreement on AI Act This Week
Europe Could Reach Tentative Agreement on AI Act This Week
December 06, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

This could be a make-or-break week for the future of Europe’s AI Act. The European Union could reach a tentative agreement on the artificial intelligence...

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