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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 21: Lina Khan, nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, speaks at a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing in Washington, DC. (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)

FTC modernization, enforcement efforts jeopardized by cuts, officials say

Chair Lina Khan and Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter warn House lawmakers that appropriations cuts will harm modernization efforts and impact the workforce.
Jan. 11, 2023 — An American Airlines Airbus A321 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Tech Modernization Fund awards $9M in air travel, textile industry consumer protection investments

Consumer protection systems operated by the Department of Transportation and Federal Trade Commission will receive just over $9 million in combined funding from the General Services Administration-led…
Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is working to determine how existing laws can be used to combat discriminatory AI algorithms. (Photo by Stefani Reynold / AFP via Getty Images)

Biden administration announces crackdown on discrimination and bias in AI tools

Leaders at four major federal agencies say they will use civil rights and consumer rights laws to take enforcement action against AI systems that perpetuate bias.
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