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ICO publishes response to Government with regulatory proposals for AI and data transfers to promote economic growth

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On January 24 2025, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published its response to a request from the Prime Minister, Chancellor and Business Secretary for regulatory proposals to improve business confidence and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Analyzing President Biden's Ambitious Cybersecurity Executive Order

In his final days in office, President Biden signed an ambitious executive order to improve the federal government's approach to cybersecurity. Executive Order 14114 ("Executive Order"), issued January 16, 2025, titled...more

Cooley LLP

Treasury Department Issues Final and Proposed Rules on Cloud Transactions, Other Digital Content

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On January 10, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury and IRS released final and proposed regulations that provide tax guidance for the digital economy....more

Freeman Law

Treasury Issues Final Digital Asset Sourcing Regs and Proposed Cloud Transaction Sourcing Regs

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On January 14, 2025, the Treasury Department and IRS issued final and proposed regulations on sourcing income from digital content and cloud transactions. Why is Source Important? While U.S. persons generally are...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FedRAMP Releases New Draft Authorization Boundary Guidance

Over the last few years, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (“FedRAMP”) Program Management Office (“PMO”) has released two draft guidance documents related to defining the applicable boundary for security...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Looking Beyond FedRAMP – Lessons from the U.S. Treasury Cybersecurity Incident

In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, even organizations that meet stringent security standards can be victims of sophisticated cyberattacks. A notable example of this is the December 8, 2024 cybersecurity incident...more

Conn Kavanaugh

Three Things You Should Know About Service Level Agreements in SaaS/Cloud Contracts

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When a customer purchases software-as-a-service (SaaS)–which is sometimes called a “cloud” service or product–the software is not hosted. It does not reside at the customer’s location or data center. Rather the software is...more

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Biden’s Final Cybersecurity Order Proposes Significant Changes, All to Be Implemented by the Incoming Administration

Citing the threats posed by foreign adversaries and criminal organizations, and seeking enhanced accountability for companies that provide software and cloud services to the federal government, the Biden administration has...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Advanced Forum on Global Export Controls - February 25th - 26th, Arlington, VA

Looking for something more advanced than your average export controls conference? Go beyond the basics at ACI’s 2nd Annual Advanced Forum on Global Export Controls. This premier event offers cutting-edge insights and...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

IRS Issues Final Digital Content and Cloud Transaction Regulations

On January 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations (the Final Regulations) regarding the classification of digital content transactions and cloud...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

An Opportunity for Alberta and Canada to Lead Globally on Data Centres

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As the increasingly broad application of artificial intelligence (“AI”) transforms our business and societal needs, Alberta is in a unique position to take the lead on developing and hosting the required infrastructure to...more

White & Case LLP

Digital infrastructure opens new horizons for Indonesia

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Commodities will always be a key pillar of Indonesia’s economy, but as capital pours in to expand its technology infrastructure, the country is providing investors with increasingly diverse opportunities - Indonesia has...more

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Data centers and water: From scrutiny to opportunity

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Data centers power the cloud computing services companies rely on for everyday tasks, including banking, logistics and data storage and processing. In many countries, including Australia and the United States, data center...more

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Cozen Cities - December 18, 2024

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Baltimore nonprofit Waves received a $2 million grant from Baltimore’s Office of Information and Technology to deploy fiber-optic networks in low-income residential buildings, aiming to bridge the city’s digital divide...more

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House’s Passage Of The Samosa Act Signals Policy Shift Towards Government-Wide Enterprise Software Licensing

On December 4, 2024, the House passed the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) Act, a bipartisan bill that is now before the Senate. Under the SAMOSA Act, federal agencies are directed to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Lawmakers Advance AI Provisions in Must-Pass Defense Bill

On December 7, 2024, House and Senate Armed Services committee leaders unveiled legislative text (H.R. 5009) and a joint explanatory statement for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 must-pass defense authorization bill, which contains...more

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Power moves: Data center deals are heating up in EMEA

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AI, social media and cloud computing are driving dealmaking demand in EMEA’s data center subsector - Demand for data centers—the physical facilities that house computer servers used by organizations to remotely store,...more

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A Transformative Wave: Understanding the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

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A significant wave of economic and regulatory transformation looms over the business sector as the European Union implements the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), marking a fundamental shift in corporate...more

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FDA Clinical Investigations: New Guidance on Electronic Systems

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On October 2, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released guidance in a question and answer format regarding the use of electronic systems, electronic records, and electronic signatures in clinical...more

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UK Supreme Court Ruling: Sky Falls in Pivotal Trade Mark Battle with SkyKick

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The wait is over! The UK Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in the closely followed and long-running litigation between Sky, the well-known television and broadband company, and SkyKick, a lesser-known cloud computing...more

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AI: Businesses' new nervous system

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Technology is an increasingly important part of what we do as accountants. Whether that’s through accounting software, cloudbased solutions or AI-bots, no practice can expect to keep pace with client demands without adopting...more

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Commission Concludes That Online Social Networking Service X Should Not Be Designated Under the Digital Markets Act

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On October 16, the European Commission determined that X’s online social networking service does not qualify as a core platform service (CPS) under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). This conclusion follows a detailed market...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Infrastructure of the Future: The Impact of AI and the Cloud

Artificial intelligence (AI) is top of mind for all businesses looking to grow. Economic researchers point to AI as a key factor to boost the economy, and believe that AI could result in billions, if not trillions, of dollars...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Artificial Intelligence and the Expansion of Data Centers

As artificial intelligence booms and our digital world grows, so does the demand for data centers. In August, Liz Young of The Wall Street Journal published an article about the growth in the data-center market and the...more

Mayer Brown

New EU Cyber Rules (NIS2) Take Effect; Implementing Rules Adopted

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On 17 October 2024, the European Commission adopted the first Implementing Regulation under the Network and Information Security 2 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS2), focusing on digital infrastructures and services. The...more

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