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Why There Is a Disconnect Between the Economics of Innovation and U.S. Antitrust Policy, With David Teece (ITIF)

Antitrust policy should favor dynamic, innovation-driven competition, yet antitrust regulators generally don’t see it that way. Why is that? Rob and Jackie sat down...

U.S., EU agree to work on chip supplies, tech rules, China trade (David Lawder and Nandita Bose, Reuters)

The United States and European Union agreed on Wednesday to deepen transatlantic cooperation to strengthen semiconductor supply chains, curb China's non-market trade practices and...

Federal Agencies Must Make More Progress on Digitizing Forms, Report Finds (Phil Goldstein, FedTech)

Recent data from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation reveals that only a tiny percentage of government forms are compliant with a law meant...

The Downside to State and Local Privacy Regulations (Katya Maruri, Government Technology)

Are stricter privacy regulations a good thing? As more state and local governments look to protect data privacy, a couple of industry experts point...

Condemning the October 3 Houthi Missile Attack (US Department of State)

The United States condemns the October 3 Houthi missile attack on the densely populated neighborhood of al-Rawdha in Marib, Yemen, which killed two children...

Haiti facing stalled elections, kidnapping surge, rampant insecurity (UN News)

Still reeling from the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, on 7 July, the country was crippled on 14 August by a deadly 7.2 magnitude earthquake that...

UN looks to address ‘unprecedented catastrophic levels’ of food insecurity (UN News)

To ramp up support, the United Nations on Monday convened a high-level event, calling for international action, before it is too late. Close to half a million people are experiencing famine-like conditions (IPC phase 5, under the official...

At UN trade meeting, Guterres urges ‘quantum leap in support’ for vulnerable nations (UN News)

Warning that uneven recovery is leaving much of the world behind, Mr. Guterres urged greater support for vulnerable nations as they tackle the challenges of...

Secretary Blinken’s Call with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg (US Department of State)

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss the...

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