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July 24, 2026|Press Releases
Trump Administration Is Right to Use Section 301 to Counter the EU’s Discriminatory Tech Rules, Says ITIF
President Trump’s announcement that the administration is initiating a Section 301 investigation puts Brussels on notice that discriminatory attacks against U.S. technology firms will not stand.
July 23, 2026|Press Releases
EU Fine Against Google Warrants Consideration of Retaliatory Measures, Says ITIF
The European Commission’s decision to fine Google $1 billion for alleged violations of the DMA's bans on self-preferencing using Google Search and anti-steering practices in Google’s Play Store is yet more evidence of the regulation's discriminatory targeting of America’s leading innovators.
July 22, 2026|Press Releases
France’s Fast-Track Social Media Ban Creates Risks for All Users, Says ITIF
Following the French Parliament’s passage of a law to ban social media for those under 15, ITIF issued the following statement from Senior Policy Manager Ash Johnson.
July 22, 2026|Press Releases
New FCC Licensing Framework Will Streamline Satellite and Earth Station Deployment, Says ITIF
Following the FCC’s vote to modernize its satellite and earth station licensing rules at its July 22 Open Meeting, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released the following statement from Policy Analyst Ellis Scherer.
July 22, 2026|Press Releases
The FCC's Upper C-Band Auction Rules Will Strengthen America's Wireless Leadership and Enhance Aviation Safety, Says ITIF
Following the FCC’s adoption of rules to auction 160 megahertz (MHz) of prime mid-band spectrum at its July 22 Open Meeting, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released the following statement from Joe Kane, director of broadband and spectrum policy.
July 16, 2026|Press Releases
EU’s Latest Action Against Google Is a Harmful Expansion of DMA, Says ITIF
Following the European Commission’s issuance of two binding specification measures requiring Google to give third-party AI assistants equal access to key Android features and to share with third-party rivals, including AI chatbots, the same user data it uses to optimize its search service, ITIF released the following statement from Daniel Castro.
July 15, 2026|Press Releases
New York's Data Center Moratorium Risks Slowing America's AI Future, Says ITIF
In response to New York Governor Kathy Hochul signing an executive order to create the nation’s first moratorium on new data centers, ITIF released the following statement from President Daniel Castro.
July 14, 2026|Press Releases
Europe Should Protect Children Without Banning Social Media, Says ITIF
Following European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s statement calling for a minimum age restriction on social media access, ITIF issued the following statement from Senior Policy Manager Ash Johnson.
July 8, 2026|Press Releases
Korea Should Turn Its Chip Windfall Into Lasting Productive Capacity, Says ITIF
Following the Korean government’s proposal to channel additional semiconductor-related tax revenue into a new Future Response Fund, ITIF released a statement from Sejin Kim, associate director of the Center for Korean Innovation and Competitiveness.
June 29, 2026|Press Releases
House KIDS Act Dilutes Good Child Safety Reforms with Bad Internet Policy, Says ITIF
Following the House’s passage of the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act), ITIF released the following statement from Policy Analyst Alex Ambrose.
News Clips
August 3, 2026|News Clips
India Sets Up Content Regulation Standoff as Police Targets Local Meta Head
Indian authorities have stirred up international drama with their decision to build a criminal case against the local head of Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta.
August 1, 2026|News Clips
Data Centers Have a Politics Problem — and Industry Knows It
As opposition to the AI projects gains momentum, industry supporters say they have ceded the narrative to their critics.
July 31, 2026|News Clips
China’s Rapid Biopharmaceutical Advancements Threaten US Leadership in AI-driven Medicine
As China accelerates its integrated biotech ecosystem and streamlines drug approvals, the US faces mounting pressure to innovate faster or risk losing dominance in AI-powered biomedicine and supply chains.
July 31, 2026|News Clips
US Should Lead New Group of Export-Control-Aligned Countries Against China
The U.S. should create a new bloc of countries to coordinate export controls and investment screening measures against China with the aim of relying less on unilateral trade restrictions that may only harm American companies, a Washington think tank said this week.
July 29, 2026|News Clips
AI’s Hidden Grid: Why Data Centers Are Scrambling for Electricians
Tech giants race to build AI data centers but face a severe shortage of electricians and skilled trades. Training programs expand and pay rises, yet projections show over 300,000 new workers needed in the decade ahead.
July 29, 2026|News Clips
Renewable Energy Growth Trails Data Center Demand, Analysts Say
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence computing and data centers is driving electricity demand at a pace that renewable energy generation has not matched, according to multiple industry reports and grid operator data.
July 24, 2026|News Clips
Every Tech IPO Cycle Promised to Spread Wealth Around. None of Them Ever Did
Tech IPO fortunes keep landing in the same zip codes, with the AI boom expected to pack 12,000 new millionaires into San Francisco alone.
July 24, 2026|News Clips
Broad Tariffs on Semiconductors Risk Economic Harm and American Security
Town Hall cited ITIF research in an column arguing that semiconductor tariffs will harm America.
July 23, 2026|News Clips
Amazon and Globalstar Fire Back at Yippy’s Yapping
Light Reading noted ITIF's support for FCC approval of an Amazon and Globalstar merger.
July 22, 2026|News Clips
Genesis Mission Selects First AI Research Cohort Spanning Fifty US States
Tech Times quoted ITIF analysis that argued an overly broad Genesis Mission that fails to deliver will lower overall long-term support for AI at DOE.
