During his first week in office, President Trump issued Executive Orders on Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence, Declaring a National Energy Emergency, and Unleashing American Energy. On February 14, he issued another Executive Order, Establishing the National Energy Dominance Council. He has also announced plans by a joint
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U.S. Federal and State Governments Moving Quickly to Restrict Use of DeepSeek
Last month, DeepSeek, an AI start-up based in China, grabbed headlines with claims that its latest large language AI model, DeepSeek-R1, could perform on par with more expensive and market-leading AI models despite allegedly requiring less than $6 million dollars’ worth of computing power from older and less-powerful chips. Although some industry observers have raised
Brazil’s Digital Policy in 2025: AI, Cloud, Cyber, Data Centers, and Social Media
Executive Summary
- Artificial intelligence (AI), social media, and instant messaging regulation will be a hot topic in Brazil in 2025, with substantial activity in Congress and the Supreme Court.
- Cloud, cybersecurity, data centers, and data privacy are topics that could also see legislative or regulatory action throughout the year at different policymaking stages.
- Technology companies
MHRA Consultation on Individualised mRNA Cancer Immunotherapies – Unique opportunity for a streamlined risk based regulatory framework?
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (“MHRA”) is seeking industry feedback on its new draft guideline on individual messenger ribonucleic acid (“mRNA”) cancer immunotherapies (the “Draft Guidance”). Building on the success of mRNA vaccine technology in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the technology is now being adapted to target diseases such as cancer.
January 2025 AI Developments – Transitioning to the Trump Administration
This is the first in a new series of Covington blogs on the AI policies, executive orders, and other actions of the new Trump Administration. This blog describes key actions on AI taken by the Trump Administration in January 2025.
Outgoing President Biden Issues Executive Order and Data Center Guidance for AI Infrastructure
Before turning
What President Trump Might Do on Critical Minerals
Barely noticed in the firehose stream of presidential activity since the inauguration was a brief Oval Office mention of cutting a deal with Ukraine for access to its critical minerals. Securing steady access to uranium, the rare earth elements, and other critical minerals is a natural priority for an America First agenda, so President Trump’s
Trump Administration Seeks Public Comment on AI Action Plan
On February 6, the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (“OSTP”) and National Science Foundation (“NSF”) issued a Request for Information (“RFI”) seeking public input on the “Development of an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan.” The RFI marks a first step toward the implementation of the Trump Administration’s January 23 Executive Order 14179,
Senator Hawley Introduces Sweeping U.S.-China AI Decoupling Bill
On January 29, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced the Decoupling America’s Artificial Intelligence Capabilities from China Act (S. 321), one of the first bills of 119th Congress to address escalating U.S. competition with China on artificial intelligence. The new legislation comes just days after Chinese AI company DeepSeek launched its R1 AI model
What Commerce Secretary Nominee Howard Lutnick’s Confirmation Hearing Tells Us about Technology Policy in the Trump Administration
U.S. Secretary of Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick delivered a detailed preview of what to expect from the Trump Administration on key issues around technology, trade, and intellectual property. At his nomination hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Wednesday, January 29, Lutnick faced questions from senators about the future of the
What Does the New European Commission Mean for EU Tech Policy?
The new European Commission, which took office in December 2024, will likely rebalance its policy priorities, putting greater emphasis on competitiveness and innovation and less on risk-prevention and regulation. Over the past five years, the EU adopted several sweeping tech regulations, such as the Digital Services Act (DSA), the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and the