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USA – Biden’s first 100 days and the federal judiciary: Prompt action and a Supreme Court controversy (Brookings)

Russell Wheeler President Biden sent the Senate his first nine judicial nominees on April 19. He announced a tenth nominee (D.C. Superior Court judge Florence...

Trans-Atlantic Scorecard — April 2021 (Brookings)

Welcome to the eleventh edition of the Trans-Atlantic Scorecard, a quarterly evaluation of U.S.-European relations produced by Brookings’s Center on the United States and Europe...

USA – More than relief: How unemployment insurance can limit community transmission in a pandemic – and what to do next (Brookings)

Mallika Thomas Unemployment insurance (UI) federal supplements — the enhanced unemployment benefits that were authorized in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — have been extended...

Financing the fight: A history and assessment of Department of Defense budget formulation processes (Brookings)

Robert F. Hale The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) needs a budget formulation process capable of creating budgets that meet national security needs effectively and...

Founders Circle Capital has raised a new $355 million fund to buy secondary startup shares (TechCrunch)

Connie Loizos Founders Circle Capital, a nine-year-old, San Francisco-based investment firm that strikes agreements with private, venture-backed companies to buy some of the vested stock...

At social media hearing, lawmakers circle algorithm-focused Section 230 reform (TechCrunch)

Taylor Hatmaker Rather than a CEO-slamming sound bite free-for-all, Tuesday’s big tech hearing on algorithms aimed for more of a listening session vibe — and in that...

Exyn Technologies’ drones achieve autonomy milestone with on-board mapping (TechCrunch)

Rebecca Bellan Exyn Technologies announced Tuesday that it has achieved what it considers the highest level of aerial autonomy reached within the industry. The key...

Red Hat CEO looks to maintain double-digit growth in second year at helm (TechCrunch)

Ron Miller Red Hat CEO Paul Cormier runs the centerpiece of IBM’s transformation hopes. When Big Blue paid $34 billion for his company in 2018, it was because...

Banana Capital’s debut fund is for internet-first founders (TechCrunch)

Natasha Mascarenhas You might know him for his viral tweets, but Turner Novak wasn’t always a master meme-maker. https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/banana-capitals-fund-1-turner-novak/

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