Biden administration wants your input on rules for AI models like ChatGPTOfficials hope to hold companies accountable for misbehaving AI.By J. Fingas, 04.11.2023
Senate bill would give Commerce Secretary the power to ban TikTok as a 'security threat'The measure comes days after the House advanced another anti-TikTok bill.By J. Fingas, 03.07.2023
Commerce Department calls Google and Apple 'gatekeepers' of mobile appsA Biden administration report says more legislation is likely needed to boost competition.By K. Holt, 02.01.2023
Inaccurate maps are delaying the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s broadband fundingThe Commerce Department can’t allocate $42.5 billion in grants until the FCC publishes better coverage data.By I. Bonifacic, 08.14.2022
Biden administration launches $45 billion plan to get the entire US online by 2030The Internet for All initiative is funded by the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.By K. Holt, 05.13.2022
Biden's executive order on cryptocurrency opens the door for a US coinThe initiative will explore the risks and potential of crypto.By J. Fingas, 03.09.2022
US warns global chip shortage will likely last through 2022"We aren't even close to being out of the woods."By J. Fingas, 01.25.2022
US blocks companies aiding Chinese military's quantum computing effortsOfficials are worried China could win the encryption wars.By J. Fingas, 11.24.2021
US bans trade with security firm NSO Group over Pegasus spyware (updated)NSO is accused of enabling 'malicious' surveillance of activists.By J. Fingas, 11.03.2021
Commerce Department limits sale of hacking tools to Russia and ChinaUS companies will now need to obtain a license to sell their software to some countries. By I. Bonifacic, 10.20.2021
US officials can't decide if Honor smartphones are a national security threatThe company could land on the Commerce Department's entity list. By I. Bonifacic, 09.20.2021
National committee will advise the President on AI competition and ethicsBut will it make a large impact on policy?By J. Fingas, 09.08.2021
US blacklists Chinese supercomputer organizations over military supportThe US is worried China might claim an edge in combat.By J. Fingas, 04.08.2021
Huawei files lawsuit disputing FCC 'security threat' designationThe company alleges the 2020 order was "arbitrary" and "capricious."By I. Bonifacic, 02.10.2021
Xiaomi files court challenge against US banThe Chinese tech giant says claims of military ties are false.By J. Fingas, 01.30.2021
DJI says products will stay on sale despite US trade banHow long availability lasts isn't clear.By J. Fingas, 12.19.2020
DJI can no longer buy components from the US for its dronesThe Commerce Department said the drone maker 'enabled wide-scale human rights abuses within China.'By K. Holt, 12.18.2020
Commerce Department cuts off China’s biggest chipmaker from US techSMIC has faced scrutiny for months, but today's announcement could be dire.By C. Velazco, 12.18.2020
Commerce Department extends deadline for a TikTok sale to the 27thTikTok has an extra 15 days to get a deal done, but it's unclear what will happen if it doesn't.By R. Lawler, 11.13.2020
US Commerce Department delays TikTok ban following court rulingThe agency says it will wait to enforce the order "pending further legal developments.”By I. Bonifacic, 11.12.2020