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Canada’s decision to rescind its digital services tax is a smart move that avoids harming domestic consumers and escalating trade tensions with the United States. With the tax off the table, Canada can refocus on a forward-looking competitiveness agenda.

Canada’s decision to withdraw its planned digital services tax after President Trump suspended bilateral trade talks over the measure is a welcome step toward restoring constructive U.S.–Canada engagement.

China’s investment in R&D grew nearly twice as fast as U.S. R&D spending from 2019 to 2023. To avoid losing the techno-economic war with China, a new ITIF report urges Congress to fully fund NSF’s Technology, Innovation, and Partnership (TIP) program with at least $1 billion for this fiscal year.

Following the Supreme Court ruling that upholds a Texas state law that requires age verification for porn sites, ITIF released the following statement from Policy Analyst Alex Ambrose.

The Court upheld the the Universal Service Fund's structure, but ITIF says reform must focus on smarter spending, not higher taxes.

In response to the UK government’s release of its new Industrial Strategy and  Digital and Technologies Sector Plan, the Center for Data Innovation released the following statement.

With an FCC quorum reached, Joe Kane says the FCC should prioritize spectrum, broadband adoption, and the space economy—not partisan distractions.

The Bayh-Dole Act works—now it’s time for Congress, states, and universities to double down on tech transfer and keep America’s innovation edge sharp.

Following the release of the UK Government’s Spending Review 2025, the Center for Data Innovation released the following statement from Policy Analyst Matthew Kilcoyne.

Following the passage of the Data Use and Access Bill, the Center for Data Innovation released the following statement from Ayesha Bhatti, head of digital policy for the UK and EU.

Newsweek quoted Rob Atkinson in an article on Trump Mobile and the challenges it faces to meet advertised costs.

Biometric Update quoted Hodan Omaar in an article on the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act.

Carol Miller (R-WV) reintroduced a bill that would direct the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to investigate the impacts of proposed anti-monopoly legislation in South Korea and take actions to protect U.S. digital trade. ITIF was noted as a supporter.

Communications Daily quoted Joe Kane in an article on an upper C-Band auction and how flexible-use can work in an age of convergence between fixed, mobile, and different types of satellite operators.

Route Fifty mentioned ITIF in an article on regulating AI relationships.

Government Technology quoted a panelist speaking at an ITIF event in an article on federal incentives and EVs.

Columbia Journalism Review cited the Center for Data Innovation in an article on journalism, false information, and AI.

Bloomberg Government quoted Daniel Castro on President Trump's education cuts and their effect on AI education.

TechTarget quoted Rob Atkinson on why President Trump should focus on the growing number of foreign rules targeting major U.S. tech companies in upcoming trade negotiations, specifically citing EU laws such as the DMA and DSA.

ZeroHedge mentioned a previous warning from Rob Atkinson that China is unwilling to bargain on or even acknowledge the core issues the United States wants resolved, in a story on the upcoming trade negotiations in London.