In a 180-degree turn, the Trump administration now says it will release the names of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) recipients and the amount of taxpayer-funded loans they received from the $660 billion in aid for small businesses. “I am pleased that we have been able...
Chinese telecom firm Huawei was charged with racketeering and conspiracy to steal trade secrets on Thursday (Feb. 13), along with two of its U.S. subsidiaries, according to The Wall Street Journal. The charges are yet another escalation to the pressure from the Trump administration on...
As it rolled out new federal agency guidance at the annual CES event, the Trump administration showed strong support for autonomous vehicles. The U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao unveiled the latest principles for autonomous vehicles from the administration that she says brings together the self-driving...
The Trump administration recently submitted new rules governing any future federal regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) used in an array of industries, according to reports, including transportation and medicine, among others. AI watchdogs, however, are unlikely to be satisfied because of ambiguities in the White...
March 09, 2018
Who fizzled most this week from the news that a trade war looms, courtesy of the Donald Trump administration? There was the continued drain of the Trumpian brain trust. Gary Cohn, economic adviser at large, former Goldman executive and widely liked by Wall Street, is out the door. There was the fizzle of the stock market […]
February 16, 2018
Tempest in a (meal) box? Attention turned to meal kits as the government invoked “Blue Apron” as a model of sorts for a new food stamp initiative. Turns out the...
July 17, 2017
The CFPB opens the door to class action suits, and possibly trial lawyer riches, while across the pond, some warnings on regulatory compliance rumble, and Barclays begins ring-fencing efforts.
July 13, 2023
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan faced scrutiny from Republicans at a Thursday (July 13) House Judiciary Committee Oversight hearing. Under Khan, the FTC’s budget has ballooned by 30%, with the Biden administration granting an additional $430 million in fiscal year 2023, the New York Post reported Thursday. Republicans allege that Khan has mismanaged funds and staff, […]
June 22, 2020
In a 180-degree turn, the Trump administration now says it will release the names of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) recipients and the amount of taxpayer-funded loans they received from the...
February 14, 2020
Chinese telecom firm Huawei was charged with racketeering and conspiracy to steal trade secrets on Thursday (Feb. 13), along with two of its U.S. subsidiaries, according to The Wall Street...
January 09, 2020
As it rolled out new federal agency guidance at the annual CES event, the Trump administration showed strong support for autonomous vehicles. The U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao unveiled the...
