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Innovation

Technology Still Has the Power to Make The World a Better Place, Gary Shapiro Says at CES 2021

January 12, 2021 – Technology still has the power to unite and to give, said Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, at the start of 54th annual Consumer Electronics Show. While the year of 2020 has upended virtually everyone’s lives in ways never before seen, and in spite of the c

Antitrust

Panelists at CES 2020 Disagree About Both the Problem and the Solution in Tackling Big Tech

A tense debate over curbing the power of the biggest companies in high tech broke out at CES 2020 in Las Vegas late Thursday. Speakers agreed that antitrust laws were not well-suited to handle the challenges posed by high tech, but divided over the merits of sweeping regulation. As the presidential

Smart Cities

Panelists at CES 2020 Consider Crucial Role of Public Safety in Smart City Infrastructure

Smart cities will thrive with better communications capabilities for infrastructure, and for public safety, according to panelists speaking at a CES 2020 session Thursday on the deployment of Internet of Things devices. Indeed, public safety needs to be a significant priority for smart city innovati

Section 230

Section 230 Immunity Isn’t Popular in Many Places. But at CES 2020, Techies Huddle and Applaud the Law

A group of panelists assembled at CES 2020, the world’s largest technology conference, countered the increasingly-controversial reputation that has recently enveloped Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The general consensus of the Wednesday panel at the Las Vegas trade show sponsored was

Innovation

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Announces AV 4.0, a New Set of Federal Principles for Self-Driving Cars

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Wednesday announced Automated Vehicles 4.0, a set of guiding policy principles for self-driving technology at CES 2020 in Las Vegas. AV 4.0 is a joint initiative with the White House, said Chao, who said that the federal government is “all in” for safer, bette

Privacy

Federal Trade Commission Chair Joseph Simons Talks Competition, Seeks Modern Privacy and Consumer Protection Statue

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons on Tuesday talked up the role of competition, and his agency’s role in enforcing it, at a CES 2020 Event with the Consumer Technology Association in Las Vegas. In a question and answer session with CTA CEO Gary Shapiro, Simons stressed the FTC’s dual f

5G Wireless

At CES 2020, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Touts Role of 5G, Unlicensed Spectrum

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Tuesday emphasized the importance of 5G wireless technology at CES 2020, the technology trade show hosted by CTA in Las Vegas. As major carriers advance to 5G, he cited barriers including cost, access to spectrum, and work crews. The building of