House Lawmakers Line Up Bills to “Hold Big Tech Accountable”
After airing four bills last week to limit Section 230 liability protections, a House subcommittee is set to debate seven more bills on Thursday that would regulate Internet platforms on consumer-protection grounds.
U.S. Military Bases Deploy Clean Energy Microgrids
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Defense Department are rolling out distributed energy resources to support energy resilience.
House to Vote on Spectrum Coordination Following FCC, NTIA Clashes
After a series of “process breakdowns,” lawmakers want the FCC and NTIA to update a two-decade-old MOU for resolving spectrum disputes.
USDA Wades Into Net Neutrality, Drawing Fire From Senate Republicans
A dozen senators say USDA has overstepped its bounds by including net neutrality as a scoring metric for its Broadband ReConnect Program.
NIST Probes Chinese Influence in Global Tech Standards
The issue has been of increased concern for U.S. industry and other stakeholders who fear that China could leverage standards-setting processes to gain competitive advantage in strategically important fields of technology.
DOE Ramps Up Investments in Clean Energy R&D
More than $500 million worth of new investments target solar power and storage for the grid, EV batteries, and other technologies to reduce emissions from cars and trucks.
New Research Consortium Tackles Gene Therapies for Rare Diseases
There are 7,000 “rare diseases,” and most stem from a specific gene mutation, yet only two currently have FDA-approved gene therapies.