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• Semiconductor News Roundup (Oct. 23, 2020)

  By J.D. Kim, Esq. on October 23, 2020

  HUAWEI BEGINS TO FACE DIFFICULTIES DUE TO U.S. CHIP BAN Huawei released its business results today, for the first three quarters of the year reporting a 9.9% increase in revenue over the same period last year. However, it noted that… Read More ›

• Google Calls DOJ Antitrust Action ‘Deeply Flawed’

  By J.D. Kim, Esq. on October 22, 2020

  In a blog post by SVP of Global Affairs Kent Walker, Google responded on Tuesday to the arguments found in the antitrust action brought against it by the U.S. Department of Justice the same day, asserting that consumers are not… Read More ›

• Calling Google the ‘Monopoly Gatekeeper of the Internet,’ U.S. Justice Department Files Antitrust Action

  By J.D. Kim, Esq. on October 21, 2020 • ( 1 )

  On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice along with eleven states that include Florida, Texas and Arkansas filed a civil action against Google in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the company unlawfully maintained “a… Read More ›

• The Partnership for New York City Releases Health Plan that Heavily Utilizes Data-Driven Approach

  By J.D. Kim, Esq. on October 20, 2020

  

  Yesterday, the Partnership for New York City, the entity typically seen as the leading voice of the city’s business community released a health care plan entitled, “Towards a Resilient System of Health,” that seeks a coordinated and multi-sector approach that… Read More ›

• Following Nation’s First Cybersecurity Regulation, NYS Releases Recommendations to Regulate Social Media Platforms

  By J.D. Kim, Esq. on October 16, 2020 • ( 0 )

  On Wednesday New York State’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) released the results of its investigation into the July 15 hacking of the Twitter accounts of cryptocurrency firms and public figures such as Presidential candidate Joe Biden, using the opportunity… Read More ›

• NYC Comptroller Seeks to Increase Access to Digital Economy amidst Tech Companies’ Increasing Presence

  By J.D. Kim, Esq. on October 14, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Noting the loss of 479,000 jobs in the city’s private sector and 253,000 jobs in the restaurant, retail, accomodations, building and personal services industries, today NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer announced a comprehensive Workforce Development Plan, which aims to “dramatically expand… Read More ›

• South Korea Deepens Commitment to AI Chips

  By J.D. Kim, Esq. on October 14, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Last fall at DEVIEW 2019, an artificial intelligence developers conference, South Korean President Moon Jae-in released his “Presidential Initiative for Artificial Intelligence,” declaring that his country would become ‘unrivalled’ in the use of AI. On Monday, South Korea’s Yonhap News… Read More ›

• International Agreement for Digital Tax Framework Delayed

  By J.D. Kim, Esq. on October 12, 2020

  On Monday the OECD announced that its efforts to develop a consensus international framework when it comes to taxing the digital economy has been delayed. Noting in a statement that while digital transformation “spurs innovation, generates efficiencies, and improves service… Read More ›

• With Spin-off IBM Seeks Greater Focus on Cloud, AI

  By J.D. Kim, Esq. on October 9, 2020

  

  On Thursday IBM announced that it would separate the Managed Infrastructure Services unit of its Global Technology Services division into a new company, which it said would move it from being an entity with “more than half its revenues in… Read More ›

• U.S. DOJ Announces Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework

  By J.D. Kim, Esq. on October 9, 2020

  Noting that cryptocurrency is a “technology that could fundamentally transform how human beings interact and how we organize society,” yesterday U.S. Attorney General William Bar announced the publication of “Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework,” calling it a ‘first-of-its kind’ effort. Drafted… Read More ›