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The SBIR program is up for reauthorization again. It’s time for Congress to implement meaningful reform.

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The SBIR program is up for reauthorization again. It’s time for Congress to implement meaningful reform.

With a looming reauthorization deadline later this year, Congress has a chance to renew and improve a government funding program that can be critical to startups engaging in costly R&D.

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Supreme Court Reviews the Universal Service Fund: What It Means for Startups and the Future of Broadband Programs

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Supreme Court Reviews the Universal Service Fund: What It Means for Startups and the Future of Broadband Programs

The fate of some of the largest broadband subsidy programs, key to bridging the digital divide for all consumers, including startups and their users, depends on the outcome of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) v. Consumers’ Research case before the Supreme Court.

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AI Essentials: What is a foundation model?

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AI Essentials: What is a foundation model?

This blog continues our series called “AI Essentials,” which aims to bridge the knowledge gap surrounding AI-related topics. It discusses what a foundation model is, how startups are leveraging them to drive greater innovation in the AI ecosystem, and what policymakers need to keep in mind.

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Opportunity Zones are expiring and startups need Congress to act

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Opportunity Zones are expiring and startups need Congress to act

2025 will be a pivotal year for startups and tax policy, and one instrumental program that has been crucial to the success of the company I co-founded, Event Vesta Inc, is at risk of sunsetting.

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AI Essentials: What is compute and how is it measured?

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AI Essentials: What is compute and how is it measured?

If you wanted to haul large amounts of water from a well, you would (at one point in history) need a resource, like a horse, to pull the load. You would measure how much weight the horse can pull per minute in terms of “horsepower.” In the world of AI, the resource required to make models work is compute, and it’s measured in FLOPS.

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Engine, INCOMPAS File Joint Amici Curiae Brief on the FCC’s 2024 Safeguarding the Open Internet Order

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Engine, INCOMPAS File Joint Amici Curiae Brief on the FCC’s 2024 Safeguarding the Open Internet Order

Washington – As the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law plans a hearing Wednesday on the law that enables online services to host user-generated content, diverse organizations from academics to industry to public interest groups sent a letter to Subcommittee leaders. The letter acknowledges that Section 230 is the legal framework that enables anyone to create spaces online where user communities can gather and share content, to the benefit of Internet users and online expression. 

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The push for a new federal law regulating digital replicas and what it means for startups

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The push for a new federal law regulating digital replicas and what it means for startups

The recent legislative and agency efforts directed at regulating digital replicas of individuals’ name, image, and likeness (NIL) have the potential to harm startups’ access to the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem and chill innovation.

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With support for Black founders under attack, policymakers must step up to ensure innovation is for all

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With support for Black founders under attack, policymakers must step up to ensure innovation is for all

The startup ecosystem should be accessible to everyone, but for the entrepreneurs who don’t look like the average founder — white, heterosexual, male — joining the startup ecosystem has always had its challenges.