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CCIA has filed comments to the FTC and the Justice Dept concerning improvements to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification process. As the comments underscored, amid intensifying global AI competition, the premerger notification process works best as an efficient screening mechanism for potentially harmful transactions and not as a broad regulatory burden on the vast majority of transactions that raise no competitive concerns. Read more: https://ccianet.org/news/2026/05/ccia-files-comments-to-ftc-and-doj-on-hsr-premerger-notification-form-consultation/

Today, CCIA is voicing our opposition to Illinois’ SB 315, the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act. CCIA is urging lawmakers to revise SB 315’s audit provisions and instead follow the more measured approaches adopted in Virginia and Connecticut, studying how independent AI verification can work before imposing sweeping compliance mandates. Read the comments: https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-on-illinois-sb-315/

CCIA filed comments with the FTC and DOJ urging antitrust guidance that provides businesses with legal predictability and certainty by maintaining legal safe harbors, particularly in high-technology markets. The comments also underscore how AI-enabled collaboration tools can deliver procompetitive benefits, helping companies innovate and build products and services that better serve consumers. Read more: https://ccianet.org/news/2026/05/ccia-files-comments-to-ftc-and-doj-on-competitor-collaborations/

Empowering the next generation of innovators helps tackle real-world challenges. Columbia University students are leveraging AWS Cloud technology to transform their bold classroom ideas into impactful, fully-powered startups that drive progress. https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/university-cloud-collaboration-in-action-columbia-university-students-transform-ideas-into-aws-powered-startups/

At a time when consumer prices are rising, proposed regulations, such as the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA), risk costing consumers more money. AICOA could impose restrictions on “self-preferencing” that would limit a platform’s ability to highlight its own low-cost shipping options, private-label products, maps, payment systems, or integrated services, even when those are the cheapest or fastest options. Read more from Project DisCo: https://project-disco.org/competition/returning-soon-a-home-front-in-the-u-s-fight-against-foreign-tech-regulations/

Unlocking human biology requires next-generation tools. Google’s new $10M REPLIQA initiative combines quantum computing and AI to simulate molecular interactions, paving the way for breakthroughs in drug development. https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/quantum-computing/repliqa-quantum-computing-life-sciences/

Canada’s latest CRTC decision triples mandatory local content funding obligations for streaming services from 5% to 15%, a move that could cost U.S. companies nearly $7B over the next five years while shielding traditional Canadian broadcasters. Forcing innovative digital platforms to subsidize competitors through discriminatory “discoverability” and programming mandates will raise costs, reduce consumer choice, and discourage investment ahead of the USMCA review. 1/2

Ohio’s SB 163 highlights the challenge of regulating #AI with overly broad mandates. Requiring every “AI-generated product” to carry a watermark, without defining the term or establishing technical standards, risks sweeping in ordinary software features like autocomplete, editing tools, accessibility functions, and image enhancement. Policymakers should pursue targeted, workable AI rules that protect consumers without creating confusion, compliance uncertainty, or barriers to innovation. 1/2

CCIA urged the FTC and DOJ to issue clear, evidence-based Antitrust guidance that gives businesses the certainty needed to pursue legitimate collaborations driving Innovation and digital transformation.
In comments to the agencies, CCIA also highlighted the procompetitive benefits AI-based collaboration tools can deliver for consumers and high-tech markets alike. Read more: https://ccianet.org/news/2026/05/ccia-files-comments-to-ftc-and-doj-on-competitor-collaborations/

SETI Institute scientists used AI to analyze marine vocalizations, completing a groundbreaking 20-minute "conversation" with a humpback whale. This incredible milestone could completely redefine how we study non-human intelligence. https://www.earth.com/news/whale-seti-ai-helps-humans-have-20-minute-conversation-with-humpback-whale-twain/

For more than 50 years, CCIA has worked to advance tech policy that supports innovation and growth. Research from CCIA’s Research Center underscores just how quickly that innovation is accelerating: generative AI has become the most rapidly adopted general-purpose technology in modern history. Within less than three years of its public release, 3 in 5 U.S. adults are already using generative AI tools. Read more: https://ccianet.org/news/2025/11/new-ccia-research-finds-generative-ai-is-the-fastest-adopted-technology-in-history/

AI is transforming live sports. The WNBA is partnering with AWS to leverage advanced AI analytics, bringing fans closer to the action with real-time stats and unlocking an exciting new era for women's basketball.
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/media/wnba-inside-the-game-powered-by-aws-ai-meets-the-next-era-of-womens-basketball/

WITA is holding its U.S.-India Intensive Trade Seminar this week. Today, CCIA’s Jonathan McHale took part in a discussion on Digital Trade and market access. JH: “The launch of the US-India bilateral trade negotiations was enormously consequential… This is music to our ears for setting up a framework for good mutually beneficial trade and investment, and we’re really looking forward to some of the outcomes that the US government and the Indian government will be able to negotiate.”

CCIA submitted comments to NIST advocating for a flexible, risk-based approach to #AI agent governance that supports innovation while addressing evolving security considerations. As AI agents become more integrated into the economy, policy should align with emerging frameworks and preserve the multistakeholder collaboration that has long driven U.S. technology leadership. 1./2

Empowering local entrepreneurs drives economic growth. Google is equipping small businesses with AI tools to help Main Street founders streamline daily operations, connect with new customers, and compete in the modern economy. https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/small-business/ai-for-small-businesses/

The Center for a New American Security held a virtual fireside chat today with House Foreign Affairs Chair Brian Mast on “U.S.-China AI Competition.” Last year, CCIA CEO Matthew Schruers noted, “News like the AI advances announced by DeepSeek should be a reminder that the United States is in a global race for technology leadership. The outcome of this global competition to be innovation leaders has a direct impact on the U.S. economy and national security.” Read more: https://ccianet.org/news/2025/02/ccia-response-to-chinese-regulatory-actions-targeting-us-companies/

When discussing the effect of # AI on jobs, the conversation is often dominated by fear. But new MIT research paints a more nuanced picture. AI’s impact on the labor market appears to be unfolding broadly and consistently, not through sudden disruptions in specific areas. The research notes a small degree of job loss, like many disruptive technological advancements of the past, but even more importantly, researchers argue AI works best when it augments human expertise rather than replaces it.1/2

CCIA is asking lawmakers to advance comprehensive #privacy legislation that is durable, consistent, and innovation-friendly, not fragmented or overly prescriptive. Effective privacy frameworks should be risk-based, technology-neutral, and built on clear definitions that allow businesses to comply with confidence while protecting consumers. 1/2

AGOA has long been the foundation of U.S.-Africa trade. As Africa’s digital economy accelerates, the framework should evolve with it. CCIA is urging a long-term AGOA reauthorization that includes modern digital trade provisions to address barriers like data localization mandates, internet shutdowns, and restrictions on cross-border data flows, helping strengthen investment, connectivity, and regional integration across Africa’s growing digital economy. Read more: https://ccianet.org/news/2026/05/ccia-urges-long-term-agoa-reauthorization-with-modern-digital-trade-provisions/

Accelerating medical research requires scalable data solutions. AWS provides researchers a secure way to manage massive biomedical datasets, empowering experts to collaborate and drive life-saving innovations.
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/scaling-biomedical-research-on-aws-a-cloud-native-approach-to-scientific-data-management/

AI isn’t replacing work, it’s reshaping it. New MIT FutureTech research suggests #AI’s biggest value may come from enhancing human expertise, not eliminating it. Data also shows that many employees in AI-adopting organizations already report higher productivity and efficiency.
History tells a similar story: innovation changes the tasks jobs focus on, creates new industries, and opens new career paths. The future of work is changing, but change does not mean decline. https://project-disco.org/innovation/new-research-shows-ai-can-complement-workers-boost-wages-and-expand-opportunity/

CCIA urged Vermont lawmakers to reject S 71, warning the bill could undermine both innovation and privacy by incentivizing intrusive age verification, imposing unworkable data processing restrictions, and creating compelled speech concerns under the First Amendment. Protecting kids online should not require collecting more sensitive data or saddling businesses with inconsistent state-by-state compliance burdens. https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-on-vt-s-71/

Preventing severe health complications starts with identifying risks early. Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a machine learning tool that predicts the genetic risk of Type 1 diabetes, paving the way for earlier interventions and more personalized care. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1126427

The Senate Judiciary Committee has begun its hearing, “From the Courtroom to Congress: Why Landmark Social Media Verdicts Demand Federal Action to Protect Kids Online.” CCIA supports increased security and privacy online for younger users and media literacy programs to help people use the tools available.

Strong #privacy protections and innovation can coexist, but HB 380 misses the mark. CCIA urged Delaware lawmakers to reject provisions that would expand “sensitive data” definitions beyond practical necessity, impose constitutionally questionable compelled speech mandates, and create burdensome disclosure requirements that add compliance costs without meaningfully improving consumer privacy. An effective privacy policy should be targeted, workable, and consistent with the #FirstAmendment. 1/2

Breaking through mathematical barriers is key to advancing scientific discovery. Penn Engineers have designed a new #AI framework to solve complex equations, helping researchers uncover hidden dynamics in everything from DNA to weather forecasting.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1126149

CCIA submitted written comments to the California Privacy Protection Agency regarding the DROP Audit rule-making process. CCIA recommends the CPPA consider established privacy frameworks, such as the deletion guidelines from NIST or ISO. These standards have long played a role in evaluating compliance with the technical requirements for other privacy laws, setting useful precedents for covered entities to follow. https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-comments-on-the-california-privacy-protection-agencys-invitation-for-preliminary-comments-regarding-the-delete-request-and-opt-out-platform-audits/

Sustainable tech starts at the local level. Google is supporting community-driven clean energy and economic development in Arkansas through its recently announced West Memphis Energy Impact Fund. https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/west-memphis-energy-impact-fund-recipients/

CCIA UK welcomes Charlotte Holloway as the new Senior Policy Manager. Charlotte joins at a pivotal moment for the UK’s role in #AI innovation and the global digital economy. Her expertise will strengthen CCIA’s advocacy for policies that support investment, growth, and technological leadership. https://ccianet.org/news/2026/05/ccia-uk-adds-a-senior-policy-manager/

Protecting kids online matters. Getting the policy right matters too. Overly broad proposals in Massachusetts could create privacy risks and limit access to important online resources. Here’s what a more balanced approach looks like: https://commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/governor-and-lawmakers-are-overreaching-with-proposed-social-media-restrictions-for-children/

Check out Washingtonian’s “Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People of 2026,” which includes CCIA’s President Matt Schruers. Now we all know who to turn to when we need duct tape in a hurry! https://washingtonian.com/2026/05/05/washington-dcs-500-most-influential-people-of-2026/

California’s AB 2169 would force interoperability mandates that undermine privacy, weaken cybersecurity, and intrude on platforms’ editorial discretion. Existing tools under the CCPA already provide data portability without creating new attack surfaces or government-controlled internet architecture. CCIA joined a broad coalition opposing the bill. https://ccianet.org/library/ccia-led-coalition-letter-on-ca-ab-2169/

Early detection is life-changing in the fight against cancer. Mayo Clinic researchers validated an innovative AI model that detects pancreatic cancer up to three years before clinical diagnosis, helping to improve patient survival rates. https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-ai-detects-pancreatic-cancer-up-to-3-years-before-diagnosis-in-landmark-validation-study/