Department of Commerce

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) issued a request for comment on whether there needs to be accountability measures and policies in place for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), in the face of growing adoption of platforms such as…

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) warned a new trade policy set to limit purchases of network technology and software from certain countries could impact as many as 4. 5 million businesses and cost them up to $20. 2 billion each year.

Semiconductor industry group SEMI urged the US Department of Commerce to reassess export restrictions implemented in 2020 targeting trade with China, arguing the policies were enforced without public input and would harm domestic companies’ long-term global competitiveness.

The US government detailed a plan to remove TikTok and WeChat from domestic app stores from 20 September, though the former will continue to function while negotiations to transfer control of its US operations continue.

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) cleared domestic companies to work with Huawei on 5G standards, removing uncertainty about whether this was prohibited under trade restrictions imposed on the Chinese vendor in 2019.

US officials planned to clarify the role domestic companies could play in international standards groups working on 5G specifications in which Huawei is a contributor, after the vendor was put on a trade blacklist in 2019, Reuters reported.

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) cemented another 90-day reprieve for Huawei, allowing it to continue trading with domestic companies through mid-February.