On December 7, 2025, House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders unveiled legislative text (House Amendment to S. 1071) for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 must-pass defense authorization bill, unveiling a wide-ranging...more
12/12/2025
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Cloud Computing ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Emerging Technologies ,
National Security ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain
On December 1, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a consent order against Illuminate Education, Inc. (Illuminate), a prominent provider of educational technology solutions, for alleged failures in protecting...more
On November 19, 2025, the European Commission formally unveiled a “digital omnibus” legislative proposal aimed at simplifying the EU’s privacy, cyber, data and AI regulatory frameworks. This is also in response to growing...more
11/26/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation
On October 30, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a putative nationwide class action filed by three residents of North Carolina and Oklahoma against California-based Samba TV, Inc....more
11/17/2025
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CIPA ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Federal Court Litigation ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Privacy Laws ,
Putative Class Actions ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Video Privacy Protection Act
On October 21, 2025, the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) announced the launch of the American AI Exports Program following President Trump’s July 23 executive order (EO) on Promoting the Export...more
White House Releases America’s AI Action Plan On July 23, 2025, the White House released America’s AI Action Plan. The plan, initiated by President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order 14179, "Removing Barriers to American...more
Welcome to the June edition of Akin Intelligence. To ensure continued receipt, please subscribe to future issues here if you have not already done so. For past issues and other AI content, check out Akin’s AI & ML Insights...more
On July 23, 2025, the Trump Administration released its long-anticipated AI Action Plan, outlining a federal roadmap to maintain U.S. global leadership in artificial intelligence (AI). The plan serves as a guiding policy...more
7/25/2025
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Government Agencies ,
Innovation ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On May 13, 2025, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that the Commerce Department initiated a rescission of the Biden Administration’s Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion (“AI...more
6/30/2025
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Biden Administration ,
Bots ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Collective Actions ,
Deep Fake ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Free Speech ,
Government Agencies ,
New Guidance ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Secretary of Commerce ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector ,
Training ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On May 19, 2025, President Trump signed the bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act into law. The Act criminalizes the publication of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions of individuals, including AI-generated deepfakes. Threats to...more
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Final Rule updating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule, significantly expanding compliance obligations for online services that collect, use,...more
On January 16, 2025, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published the Final Rule, prohibiting the import of “vehicle connectivity system” (VCS) hardware (including connected vehicles integrating that hardware) and the...more
2/14/2025
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Automotive Industry ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
NPRM ,
Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Policy ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Welcome to the November-December edition of Akin Intelligence. As the end of 2024 approached, the European Union (EU) sustained progress on guidance and supporting materials for its AI Act and international AI Safety...more
2/3/2025
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
China ,
Clinical Trials ,
Compliance ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
GAO ,
New Rules ,
NIST ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector
On January 17, 2025, days before the inauguration, former President Joe Biden issued an executive order titled Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation's Cybersecurity (EO 14144). Building on previous efforts,...more
1/22/2025
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China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Executive Orders ,
Infrastructure ,
Internet of Things ,
National Security ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced the formal public comment period for its latest proposed rulemaking package, which includes updates to existing regulations and introduces new guidelines for automated...more
1/13/2025
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Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
California ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Insurance Industry ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Rulemaking Process
Welcome to the Akin Intelligence September-October recap. Around the one-year anniversary of the AI Executive Order, the White House announced that agencies had carried out their directives. Members of Congress introduced a...more
12/16/2024
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
COPPA ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Semiconductors ,
UK
The European Commission’s (EC) public consultation on the draft delegated act in relation to access by researches to data from providers of very large online platforms (VLOPs) and very large online search engines (VLOSEs)...more
On 14 November 2024, the European Union’s AI Office published the first draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice (the Code). The purpose of the Code is to help providers (i.e., developers) of general-purpose AI models...more
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) proposed rule implements President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) on “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of...more
11/11/2024
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Biometric Information ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Geolocation ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Penalties ,
Proposed Rules ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Russia ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Telecommunications
During the course of any lending transaction, lenders will conduct a due diligence review of the borrower, including reviewing any relevant “know-your-customer” information. In the context of a fund finance transaction, this...more
10/10/2024
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Firewalls ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
SaaS
On September 26, 2024, the Office of Information Communications Technology Services (OICTS) within the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce published a long-awaited proposed rule to regulate the...more
Following the publication of the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act or Act) on 12 July 2024, there are now a series of steps that various EU bodies need to take towards implementation. One of the first key...more
Welcome to the July edition of Akin Intelligence. This month, United States agencies released several key pieces of artificial intelligence (AI) guidance, including patent eligibility guidance from the United States Patent...more
9/3/2024
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Bias ,
Deceptive Intent ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
EU ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
HUD ,
Machine Learning ,
NTIA ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
USPTO
Judge Engelmayer’s 107-page dismissal of most of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s claims against SolarWinds provides valuable guidance, and some comfort, for public companies and Chief Information Security...more
8/19/2024
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Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Fraud ,
Internal Controls ,
Misrepresentation ,
Negligence ,
Ransomware ,
Scienter ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
SolarWinds
Key Points - The Senate has passed landmark children’s online privacy and safety legislation via a near-unanimous vote shortly before departing for the August recess. The bill is comprised of revised versions of the Kids...more
8/2/2024
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Consent ,
COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Duty of Care ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Market Research ,
Minor Children ,
NDAA ,
Personal Information ,
Preemption ,
Privacy Policy ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Social Media ,
Transparency