The current draft of the House budget reconciliation package includes a tax credit designed to support municipal broadband. While this credit is somewhat narrower than some reports have suggested, it is still ill-advised.
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September 16, 2021
September 16, 2021
In a decision that will have far-reaching effects on the social media and online news landscape in Australia, the nation’s High Court ruled on September 8, 2021, that Australian media companies can be held liable for defamatory comments by users on their company’s social media posts.
September 16, 2021
Expanding the 25-year-old trade agreement that eliminates tariffs on ICT goods would spur broad-based growth for countries that sign on, because lowering prices increases ICT adoption, which spurs productivity and innovation throughout the economy.
September 15, 2021
The notion of market tipping in IoT confuses the first-mover advantage inherent to “market creation.” Absent market tipping, or with considerable qualifications, antitrust authorities should reconsider a hasty analysis concluding that IoT markets epitomize gatekeepers.
September 15, 2021
The linchpin of President Biden's strategy to achieve a net-zero electricity grid by
September 13, 2021
Following in the footsteps of Snap’s Spectacles and Amazon’s Echo Frames, Facebook’s newly announced Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses are the latest effort to transition digital communications from handheld devices to wearable displays.
September 13, 2021
The prevailing narrative is that Americans work in an economy of growing job insecurity, and that new technologies like artificial intelligence have only made matters worse. In fact, jobs are more secure now than at any time since the mid-1990s.
September 13, 2021
As the Biden administration works with its EU counterparts through the new U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC), it should hold firm in defending the superior U.S. innovation system. To that end, U.S. negotiators must first clarify their positions on at least four strategic questions.
September 13, 2021
With technological advancements in deep-well drilling and material improvements, Enhanced Geothermal Systems technology costs could be reduced, and geothermal energy could make substantial contributions to a net-zero energy system over the long term.
September 13, 2021
When firms invest outward into foreign countries, they are deepening global value chains and growing markets overseas. This growth translates into increased sales and performance for the investing firms, which can expect a positive impact on their domestic activities.