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The Danger of Overzealous Regulators to Innovation and Consumers

October 13th, 2023

The technology and innovation industry’s rapid growth and unparalleled significance have placed it squarely in the crosshairs of overeager regulators in both the U.S. and Europe. While cloaking their actions as protecting competition, recent moves by these regulators reveal a troubling pattern: a willingness to bypass established laws and norms to advance an increasingly ideological agenda. These misguided actions not only threaten innovations coming out of the technology sector, but we are now seeing the impact it’s having on potential lifesaving technologies in the bio-tech and healthcare sectors too. Unfortunately, this unchecked regulatory overreach will not only undermine innovation and hurt consumers, but it also risks ceding our leadership across a number of industries to China. […]

Hispanic Americans Help Drive American Tech Innovation

October 3rd, 2023

Every year, Hispanic Heritage Month allows us to celebrate the rich tapestry of the Hispanic American culture and its countless contributions to our society, economy, and history. […]

Obstacles to America’s Tech Leadership: China, Europe, and U.S. Policymakers

September 27th, 2023

While China and the United States are engaged in a high stakes contest for global technology leadership, America’s tech industry is coming under renewed attacks – not just from Beijing, but from European policymakers and bureaucrats in our own country. These dangerous actions at home and abroad undermine America’s ability to innovate and compete against China, and threaten to jeopardize our national security, our economic prosperity, and our values. […]

5 Things To Keep In Mind As U.S. Tech Leadership Is Challenged On Three Continents

September 11th, 2023

America’s global technology leadership is under a multi-front attack. Last week, as the European Union (EU) announced tough new restrictions primarily on American technology companies, China announced the creation and deployment of a new advanced microchip. This week, as the U.S. Department of Justice begins an antitrust lawsuit against one of America’s largest innovators, Congress will hold hearings on how to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) tools being developed by American tech companies. Given this three-continent challenge to American innovators, it’s important to keep five things in mind, especially as we head full-speed into the 2024 election season. […]

How Europe’s Digital Markets Act Undermines American Tech Leadership and Helps China

September 6th, 2023

Today, while China and the United States engage in a no-holds barred contest for global technology leadership, America’s allies in the European Union (EU) applied onerous new regulations on the U.S.’s leading tech companies as part of its Digital Markets Act (DMA). This move not only will stifle innovation, but it will also jeopardize the West’s collective security and hand China a significant edge in the tech race. […]

A Digital Doomsday: China’s Bid to Control the Future of the Internet

August 29th, 2023

China is waging a sustained campaign to control the future of the global internet. The Communist country is seeking to replace today’s open, accessible, and decentralized internet with a closed, centralized, and censoring version that can be controlled by their government. […]

100 Days of Hacking by China and Russia – And How America Needs to Respond

August 7th, 2023

Last week, FBI Director Christopher Wray spoke at the FBI’s Cyber Threat Summit in Atlanta. Warning of China and Russian hacking efforts against America, he shared four stunning facts: […]

Three Major Problems With The New Corporate Merger Guidelines

July 20th, 2023

Yesterday, the Biden Administration’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) released new guidelines that attempt to turn back the clock to the 1960s on U.S. corporate merger and acquisition (M&A) policy. […]

Despite Multiple Court Losses, The FTC’s Extreme Agenda Threatens American Prosperity and Security

July 13th, 2023

Another day, another loss in court for Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan. But despite the losses, the FTC’s extreme agenda remains a threat to American economic prosperity and our national security. […]

America and Her Allies Must Lead the Fight Against Digital Authoritarianism

July 10th, 2023

Today’s internet is a digital dynamo that helps billions of people find their voice and easily access new information, education, and economic opportunities. The internet as we know it, however, is under assault from authoritarian regimes that want to censor and control people online – including here at home. In the face of these threats, America and its allies must preserve the world wide web as a tool for freedom, not oppression. […]