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U.S. Sticks to Its Position on Israel as Gaza Crisis Deepens
The Biden administration is pressing Israel to do more to protect civilians. But it has not publicly discussed any consequences if it does not.
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In Las Vegas, Biden Speaks the Name He Often Doesn’t
The president openly attacked his predecessor, former President Donald J. Trump, deploying direct criticism he has frequently avoided, at an event announcing billions for high-speed rail service.
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In Iowa, Nikki Haley Looks Beyond Her Rivals’ Attacks
In her first campaign stop since Wednesday’s heated Republican debate, Ms. Haley suggested that fierce criticism from her opponents continued to not be worth her time.
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Fears of a NATO Withdrawal Rise as Trump Seeks a Return to Power
Current and former European diplomats said there was growing concern a second Trump presidency could mean an American retreat from the continent and a gutting of NATO.
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Hunter Biden Indictment Fuels Impeachment Inquiry at a Critical Time
The charges against the president’s son may add momentum to the investigation just as House Republicans are holding a vote to formally authorize it, but they do nothing to implicate President Biden.
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A Timeline of Biden’s AI Executive Order — AI: The Washington Report
Welcome to this week’s issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies. On October 30, 2023, President Biden promulgated Executive Order 14110, “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.” Below, we have put together a timeline detailing when some of the executive……By:…
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Can AI Provide the Magic Medicine for Corporate Cutting?
Spotify announced this week, through a very public memo to its employees, its plan to layoff about 17% of its workforce. In so doing, Spotify joins a number of other technology companies that have recently announced restructuring plans on the heels of overly robust pandemic-driven hiring….By: Mintz
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Strategies to Transform Your Compliance Program with Technology – #1: Champion(s)
Regulatory Technology (RegTech) has come a long way in recent years. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies like machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), and robotic process automation (RPA) are being integrated into compliance technology at an increasing rate, enabling better data sharing and communication among different systems. RegTech platforms are also being consolidated and interconnected to…
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FDA Issues Small Entity Compliance Guidance for Yogurt Standard of Identity
SOI sets new requirements for labels and ingredients, including for minimum dairy amount and bacterial cultures; compliance deadline is January 1, 2024 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of a Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG) to help manufacturers comply with the FDA’s final rule modernizing the standard of identity (SOI) for…
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Laying the Groundwork for Future Shadow Trading Enforcement
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) established the idea of shadow trading as a punishable offence in 2021 with a case against a pharmaceutical company executive for trading in a competitor’s stock ahead of a merger. The case focuses on insiders with non-public information trading in competitor’s or closely aligned companies’ stock to evade…
