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May 7, 2024
Why the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. has been getting busier
Marketplace radio interviewed ITIF President Rob Atkinson for a story on the role of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) amid geostrategic trade tensions.
May 3, 2024
ITIF President Wonders Whether Canada Has the “Political Will” to Fix Its Productivity Issues
BetaKit—the publication of record for Canadian start-up and tech innovation news—interviewed Rob Atkinson in Ottawa at the launch of ITIF’s Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness.
April 28, 2024
How TikTok Lost the War in Washington
The Wall Street Journal quoted ITIF Vice President Daniel Castro on the pressure TikTok faces. “TikTok is facing resistance from all the critics of big tech, all the criticism of social media, they’re facing all the criticism of Chinese apps, of China-based tech companies,” said Castro.
April 20, 2024
House Passes Potential TikTok Ban That Could Speed Through Senate
Daniel Castro told The Washington Post that, even if the Chinese government is demanding access to user data, “[TikTok] is not collecting particularly sensitive data.” He added, “Policymakers have legitimate concerns about Chinese-made apps and reciprocal access to China’s digital market, but they should address those issues through policies that are specific, scalable, and sound.”
April 19, 2024
Is the US Banning TikTok? What a TikTok Ban Would Mean for You
USA Today quoted ITIF’s opposition to legislation banning TikTok in the United States. “The TikTok ban is bad policy, plain and simple,” ITIF Vice President Daniel Castro said in a statement. And, he said, “it will not stop China’s techno-nationalist agenda.”
April 9, 2024
FCC Move to Restore Net Neutrality Sets Stage for Familiar Fight
Reporting on the FCC’s move to regulate broadband Internet service under Title II of the Communications Act, CQ Rollcall quoted ITIF’s Joe Kane explaining why classifying Internet service as a telecom service is an outdated approach.
April 9, 2024
Early Sticking Points Emerge for Privacy Bill
In a story on the newly released American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), Axios noted quoted ITIF policy analyst Ashley Johnson, who expressed concerns that the new bill’s private right of action is much broader than previous bills.
April 7, 2024
China Shifts to Automation, Industrial Robots to Address Shrinking Workforce and Stay Competitive
The South China Morning Post’s weekend section Young Post covered a recent ITIF report on innovation in China’s robotics industry, noting that China has adopted 12-and-a-half times more robots than would be expected based on the size of its manufacturing workforce. And while China does not yet appear to be leading in robotic innovation, it is only a matter of time before it catches up.
April 2, 2024
ITIF Calls for Prioritizing International Cooperation in Rollout of Internet of Things Cyber Labeling Program
Inside Cybersecurity covered an ITIF report calling for cooperation on Internet of Things cybersecurity labeling between the United States and the European Union, as the FCC works to roll out a program for wireless consumer IoT products.
April 2, 2024
Public Interest Group Offers New Liability Regime for Closed AI Foundation Models
As Inside AI reports, the advocacy group Public Knowlege has called for developers of closed-foundation AI models to bear greater responsibilities than “open” AI developers, but ITIF’s Center for Data Innovation counters that NTIA should take an “agnostic” approach.