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FCC Narrows Covered List Definition of “Power Inverters” and Clarifies Meaning of “Foreign-Produced”
By Devin DeBacker, Yaron Dori, Matthew DelNero, Corey Walker
Yesterday, following a second National Security Determination from the Department of War (“DoW”), the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) clarified the scope of its ban on foreign-produced “power inverters,” a category…
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ADMT Law Round-Up: What Employers Need to Know About Recent ADMT Laws
By Lindsey Tonsager, Carolyn Rashby, Jayne Ponder, Bryan Ramirez
Employers increasingly rely on automated tools to help make decisions concerning hiring, promotion, discipline, and termination. In response, state legislatures and agencies have begun to regulate uses of these technologies,…
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French Constitutional Council Strikes Down Under-15 Social Media Ban
By Jadzia Pierce, Virginie de France
On August 14, 2026, the French Constitutional Council (the “Constitutional Council”) struck down Article 1 of France’s Act to protect minors from the risks posed by the use of social…
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French CNIL Publishes Note on Agentic AI and Data Protection
On July 20, 2026, the French data protection authority (the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés, “CNIL”) published a joint exploratory note with the French AI and Digital Council…
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FCC Restricts Imports of New Foreign-Produced Power Inverters and Advanced Robotic Devices with Additions to its Covered List
By Devin DeBacker, Jennifer Johnson, Matthew DelNero, Michael Wagner, Yaron Dori, Evan Chiacchiaro
On July 28, 2026, the FCC added foreign-produced power inverters and advanced robotic devices to its Covered List, following determinations by an executive branch interagency body that they pose “unacceptable…
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White House Launches “Gold Eagle” AI Cybersecurity Clearinghouse
By Jim Garland, Ashden Fein, Micaela McMurrough, Caleb Skeath, Ali Cooper-Ponte, Shayan Karbassi
On July 14, 2026, the Trump Administration announced the launch of a federal clearinghouse, “Gold Eagle,” that is designed to facilitate the sharing of AI-derived cybersecurity vulnerability information between government agencies, “American…
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FCC Approves Massive Modernization of Satellite Licensing Regime
By Gerard J. Waldron, Conor Kane
On July 22, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) voted to approve a Report and Order (the “Order”) and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “FNPRM”) that will rework…
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UK online safety update: Ofcom’s Category 1 proposals and DSIT’s latest response to “Growing Up in an Online World”
On 10 July 2026, Ofcom published a package of draft materials as part of the third phase of its implementation of the Online Safety Act (the “Act”). While the Act…
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FCC to Vote on Unlocking Spectrum for Direct-to-Device Operation for Unlicensed Equipment
By Gerard J. Waldron, Conor Kane
On July 16, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) seeking comment on proposals to permit direct-to-device (“D2D”) operations from satellites to unlicensed…
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Looking beyond the tech sovereignty package: how the EU is moving to ensure tech sector resilience
By Paul Maynard, Jadzia Pierce, Sam Jungyun Choi
On 3 June 2026, the European Commission published several legislative and policy measures wrapped up in one “tech sovereignty” package (see our posts summarising the package as a whole here,…