The most tech-friendly Cabinet member should not be the one regulating artificial intelligence.
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Biden’s Weird Nomination of Kurt Campbell
Today on TAP: The president’s choice for deputy secretary of state is badly at odds with Biden’s own policies on trade.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Dueling Petitions Highlight DOJ–Big Tech Revolving Door
While Google seeks to toss Jonathan Kanter off a pending case concerning its adtech business, the company hired a law firm that previously represented its direct competitors.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Sanders Seeks Investigation of NIH Licensing Practices
The senator wants the inspector general to probe why the NIH licensed a potentially lucrative cancer drug to an obscure company linked to a former employee.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The NIH’s ‘How to Become a Billionaire’ Program
An obscure company affiliated with a former NIH employee is offered the exclusive license for a government-funded cancer drug.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Warren and Jayapal Raise Revolving-Door Concerns at the IRS
The agency and its prospective nominees are adopting stricter ethics standards following a 2021 investigation.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Google’s Fight Against Antitrust Hits a Roadblock
The search giant complained that antitrust regulator Jonathan Kanter believes in antitrust. Courts didn’t buy it.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Revolving Door Threatens the Integrity of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
The Trump-era Patent Office director has expanded his post-government influence-peddling.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Who’s Running Big Pharma’s Last Stand Against Slightly Fairer Drug Pricing
One year after IRA passage, bad actors try to thwart drug price negotiation, and Biden’s efforts to defend it fall short.
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A Revolving-Door Trifecta
Today on TAP: More of the same may be in store at the State Department.
