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GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 26: People shop in the Glendale Galleria shopping mall on the day after Christmas on December 26, 2023 in Glendale, California. U.S. retail sales rose 3.1% year over year this holiday season, based on in-store and online purchases, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse.

Technology Policy & Regulation What is dynamic pricing, and why do consumers need better protections?

Darrell M. West

March 18, 2026

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 13: A view of the California state capitol building on National Urban League California Legislative Advocacy Day on March 13, 2024 in Sacramento, California.

Artificial Intelligence Analyzing the passage of state-level AI bills

James S. Denford, Gregory S. Dawson, Kevin C. Desouza, Marc Barda Picavet

March 17, 2026

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026.

Artificial Intelligence Sovereignty, safety, and scale: Takeaways from the India AI Impact Summit

Cameron F. Kerry, Elham Tabassi

March 12, 2026

HANOVER, GERMANY - MARCH 31: The Google Cloud and Microsoft pavilions stand next to each other at the 2025 Hannover Messe industrial trade fair on March 31, 2025 in Hanover, Germany. The fair, which showcases German and international industrial production, is taking place as trade relations between the European Union and the United States are becoming fractured by the threat of tariffs by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Corporations What happens when AI companies compete with their customers?

Mark MacCarthy

March 12, 2026

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