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An appeals court ruling that validated its fight against a deal by the gene-sequencing giant Illumina is a boost for the agency’s expansive antitrust strategy.

And senators race to secure a border security deal.

The attacks, once unthinkable, could upend how a suite of agencies including the F.T.C. and the S.E.C. enforce rules.

The U.S. needs to pass federal legislation to establish a national framework of standards and a rules of the road for AI, but first passing federal data privacy

A House panel will kick off a series of hearings about the role of artificial intelligence (AI) technology Wednesday as the expanding industry leaves lawmakers scrambling to considering regulations. As companies roll out more AI tools for commercial use, Wednesday’s House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing will focus on concerns around how AI systems collect…

Plus, BioHub Maryland has a new workforce development and partnerships manager, TDI named a new CEO, and more local leadership changes.

On Monday, Gov. Phil Scott allowed a new environmental bill to become law without signing it. H.126 is a Vermont land conservation bill aimed at helping protect the state's forests and wildlife. Advocates like Jon Leibowitz, executive director of New Wilderness, said this is a big step to make Vermont an even greener state. "H.126 really sets the framework of generously protecting nature in Vermont and doing it in a thoughtful and complimentary...

The law establishes a goal of permanently conserving 30% of Vermont’s total land area by 2030 and conserving 50% by 2050.

The FTC has created a new effort to put an end to consumers being trapped by unwanted fees. So, what's the "Click to Cancel" FTC rule?

We are now part of a larger partnership of forest scientists, practitioners and advocates who ask: How can we position forests to best respond to the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss?