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U.S. needs International data protection framework to protect businesses

U.S. needs International data protection framework to protect businesses

by Minghe Hu & Jinman Li | Aug 1, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON – As data is transferred around the globe, dozens of countries are creating barriers to cross-border data flow, but a number of U.S. business and technology experts say the result will reduce international commerce and increase costs. Instead, they said,...

Experts Discuss Foreign Influence on Social Media Ahead of Midterms

by Juliette Rocheleau | Aug 1, 2018 | Business & Tech

WASHINGTON — It’s been 21 months since the 2016 election, when Russian interference across social media platforms sought to deepen the wedge between U.S. citizens at different ends of the political spectrum. But the social media meddling did not end there....
Experts, lawmakers: NASA should focus more on Mars, less on moon

Experts, lawmakers: NASA should focus more on Mars, less on moon

by Yanchun (Roxanne) Liu & Xiaozhang (Shaw) Wan | Jul 27, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON, July 26 (UPI) — Senators criticized NASA Wednesday for not spending enough money on the Trump administration-backed mission of sending humans to Mars in near future — urging the agency to make “tough decisions” and focus more on...
FTC’s oversight may overprotect consumers and chill small businesses

FTC’s oversight may overprotect consumers and chill small businesses

by Charlene Zhang | Jul 26, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON – The Federal Trade Commission’s is too aggressive in trying to prevent fraud by payment processors that act as middlemen between online retailers and banks, catching legitimate processors in its attempt to stop scam, Electronic Transaction...

Federal Apprentice Rules Too Rigid, Industry Leaders Tell Senators

by Brian Baker | Jul 26, 2018 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON – Government rules for federally registered apprenticeship programs are too restrictive, forcing the manufacturing, construction and health care industries to create their own programs, industry leaders told a Senate committee Thursday. “We have an...
Republican senator says Trump trade focus should be on China, not allies

Republican senator says Trump trade focus should be on China, not allies

by Jinman Li | Jul 25, 2018 | Business & Tech

WASHINGTON – Warning of the “harm and damage being done right now” to U.S. businesses by escalating trade disputes, Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson urged the Trump Administration to stay focussed on China, rather than America’s allies. “The real problem...
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