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Solana Policy Institute Launched in Washington DC; Kristin Smith Named President
Founded by Miller Whitehouse-Levine, the Solana Policy Institute is a non-partisan, non-profit Web3 advocacy group based in Washington, DC. In the coming months, it will host educational sessions for US policymakers, featuring key leaders from the Solana ecosystem to provide in-depth insights into blockchain and crypto use cases.
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Luigi Mangione Case Exposes Dangers Of 3D Printed Firearms
These firearms, made partially or entirely with commercially available 3D printers, are increasingly appearing in criminal activity, posing significant challenges for law enforcement and policymakers worldwide.
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US Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate By 0.25%, Sending Stocks Tumbling
Policymakers voted 11-to-1 to lower the central bank's key lending rate to between 4.25 percent and 4.50 percent as expected, the Fed announced in a statement.
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PayPal USD Expected to Do Better Than Facebook's Libra in Stablecoin Market
PayPal's stablecoin is likely to succeed where Facebook's failed, thanks to the payment giant's standing in Washington and policymakers' greater understanding of the issues in the last three years. PayPal this month said it was launching PayPal USD, a crypto token pegged to the US dollar, making it the second major global company to launch a stable...
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Coinbase Chief Brian Armstrong to Meet US Lawmakers to Discuss Crypto Future
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is gearing up to discuss the roadmap to a fruitful future for the crypto industry with the policymakers of the US. Armstrong, in his meeting, is expected to address topics like crypto taxes, concerns around privacy and data collection, as well as the current industrial climate around crypto in the US.
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European Union, US Working Towards Common Code of Conduct for AI Amid Growing Privacy, Civil Liberties Concerns
The EU and US said Wednesday that they would soon release a voluntary code of conduct on artificial intelligence, hoping to develop common standards among democracies as China makes rapid gains. Both political and technology industry leaders have been warning of the growing risks as AI takes off, with potentially wide-ranging effects on privacy and...
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OpenAI Exploring 'Democratic Decision-Making' to Gather Wikipedia-Like Broad Input on Its AI
At AI Forward, an event in San Francisco hosted by Goldman Sachs Group and SV Angel, OpenAI president Greg Brockman discussed the broad contours of how the maker of the wildly popular chatbot is seeking regulation of AI globally.
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TikTok Usage Banned on Irish Government Devices Amid Cybersecurity Concerns
Irish government has been recommended to not use TikTok on official devices. A number of Western countries including Britain, the US and other European Union member states have barred TikTok over security concerns. The EU's two biggest policymaking institutions also banned the app last month.
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AI Must Be Regulated to Avoid Hurting Growth, National Security Risks, US Chamber of Commerce Says
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, should be regulated to avoid hurting growth or becoming a national security risk, the US Chamber of Commerce said on Thursday. In a departure from the lobbying group's usual stance against regulation, the US Chamber of Commerce has called for the development of flexible, industry-specific guidance and best practices ...
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Big Hike In Fees For H-1B Visas Proposed By US, Could Affect Tech Workers
"Economists would note that fee increase on these visa categories would work against the desire of US policymakers for more workers to enter the United States legally," Forbes said in a news report.
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Central Banks Unleash 350 Basis Points More Of Rate Hikes In Inflation Fight
Major central banks have stepped up their fight against runaway inflation, unleashing another 350 basis points of hikes in a pivotal week in which policymakers are determined to show they mean business.
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"Critical" We Understand Digital Money's Impact: US Policymaker
The development of digital currency and payments technologies could change how the Federal Reserve conducts monetary policy and the composition of its balance sheet, issues the central bank will need to work to understand, New York Fed President John Williams said Wednesday.
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Cryptos Regulation Needed Not Just For Rich, But Everyone: US Policymaker
Better regulation of the fast-growing world of crypto assets is needed not to keep rich people from losing money but for the sake of everyone else, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Friday.
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'Hulk' Star Mark Ruffalo Joins "Tax The Rich More" Call
US actor Mark Ruffalo on Tuesday joined a call by over 150 wealthy people for governments to tax them more, as global elites and policymakers met at the World Economic Forum in Swiss resort Davos.
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ISIS Head Killed By US Nicknamed 'Professor', Was "Brutal Policymaker"
The head of Islamic State group, whom the US declared dead in a special-forces raid Thursday, was nicknamed the "Destroyer" and presided over massacres of Yazidis before assuming the leadership.
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Solana Policy Institute Launched in Washington DC; Kristin Smith Named President
Founded by Miller Whitehouse-Levine, the Solana Policy Institute is a non-partisan, non-profit Web3 advocacy group based in Washington, DC. In the coming months, it will host educational sessions for US policymakers, featuring key leaders from the Solana ecosystem to provide in-depth insights into blockchain and crypto use cases.
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Luigi Mangione Case Exposes Dangers Of 3D Printed Firearms
These firearms, made partially or entirely with commercially available 3D printers, are increasingly appearing in criminal activity, posing significant challenges for law enforcement and policymakers worldwide.
-
US Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate By 0.25%, Sending Stocks Tumbling
Policymakers voted 11-to-1 to lower the central bank's key lending rate to between 4.25 percent and 4.50 percent as expected, the Fed announced in a statement.
-
PayPal USD Expected to Do Better Than Facebook's Libra in Stablecoin Market
PayPal's stablecoin is likely to succeed where Facebook's failed, thanks to the payment giant's standing in Washington and policymakers' greater understanding of the issues in the last three years. PayPal this month said it was launching PayPal USD, a crypto token pegged to the US dollar, making it the second major global company to launch a stable...
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Coinbase Chief Brian Armstrong to Meet US Lawmakers to Discuss Crypto Future
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is gearing up to discuss the roadmap to a fruitful future for the crypto industry with the policymakers of the US. Armstrong, in his meeting, is expected to address topics like crypto taxes, concerns around privacy and data collection, as well as the current industrial climate around crypto in the US.
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European Union, US Working Towards Common Code of Conduct for AI Amid Growing Privacy, Civil Liberties Concerns
The EU and US said Wednesday that they would soon release a voluntary code of conduct on artificial intelligence, hoping to develop common standards among democracies as China makes rapid gains. Both political and technology industry leaders have been warning of the growing risks as AI takes off, with potentially wide-ranging effects on privacy and...
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OpenAI Exploring 'Democratic Decision-Making' to Gather Wikipedia-Like Broad Input on Its AI
At AI Forward, an event in San Francisco hosted by Goldman Sachs Group and SV Angel, OpenAI president Greg Brockman discussed the broad contours of how the maker of the wildly popular chatbot is seeking regulation of AI globally.
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TikTok Usage Banned on Irish Government Devices Amid Cybersecurity Concerns
Irish government has been recommended to not use TikTok on official devices. A number of Western countries including Britain, the US and other European Union member states have barred TikTok over security concerns. The EU's two biggest policymaking institutions also banned the app last month.
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AI Must Be Regulated to Avoid Hurting Growth, National Security Risks, US Chamber of Commerce Says
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, should be regulated to avoid hurting growth or becoming a national security risk, the US Chamber of Commerce said on Thursday. In a departure from the lobbying group's usual stance against regulation, the US Chamber of Commerce has called for the development of flexible, industry-specific guidance and best practices ...
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Big Hike In Fees For H-1B Visas Proposed By US, Could Affect Tech Workers
"Economists would note that fee increase on these visa categories would work against the desire of US policymakers for more workers to enter the United States legally," Forbes said in a news report.
-
Central Banks Unleash 350 Basis Points More Of Rate Hikes In Inflation Fight
Major central banks have stepped up their fight against runaway inflation, unleashing another 350 basis points of hikes in a pivotal week in which policymakers are determined to show they mean business.
-
"Critical" We Understand Digital Money's Impact: US Policymaker
The development of digital currency and payments technologies could change how the Federal Reserve conducts monetary policy and the composition of its balance sheet, issues the central bank will need to work to understand, New York Fed President John Williams said Wednesday.
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Cryptos Regulation Needed Not Just For Rich, But Everyone: US Policymaker
Better regulation of the fast-growing world of crypto assets is needed not to keep rich people from losing money but for the sake of everyone else, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Friday.
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'Hulk' Star Mark Ruffalo Joins "Tax The Rich More" Call
US actor Mark Ruffalo on Tuesday joined a call by over 150 wealthy people for governments to tax them more, as global elites and policymakers met at the World Economic Forum in Swiss resort Davos.
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ISIS Head Killed By US Nicknamed 'Professor', Was "Brutal Policymaker"
The head of Islamic State group, whom the US declared dead in a special-forces raid Thursday, was nicknamed the "Destroyer" and presided over massacres of Yazidis before assuming the leadership.
