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Daily Archives: January 29, 2025

Trump Executive Order Tracker

“The Trump Administration’s executive orders cut across dozens of industries. This searchable tool breaks down the orders and their impact. Akin will update the Tracker as orders are published and provide in-depth analysis of specific orders. Visit Akin’s Trump Executive Order Overview to view a summary. Use the menu below to filter by topic. Subscribe to regular updates as new orders are published.”

Also via Akin – Trump Executive Order Overview – Below is a high-level overview of Executive Orders published by the Trump Administration. To learn more about an Order, click its title below. Akin will update this list as additional Orders are published. Search by Topics: Administrative Procedure | Artificial Intelligence | Canada / Mexico | China | Communications & FCC | Customs | DEI | Economic Sanctions | Education | Energy | Environmental | Environmental, Social and Governance | Export Controls | Federal Workforce | Financial Services | Foreign Investment | Government Contracts | Health Care & Life Sciences | Immigration | Infrastructure | International Trade | Manufacturing | National Security & Defense | Native American & Tribal | Renewable Energy | Semiconductors  | Space | Tariff | Tax | Technology | Telecom, Media & Technology | Trade Policy | Traditional Energy | Transportation

See also Executive Order Tracker – “Gibson Dunn understands that the flurry of executive orders and other announcements from the White House during President Trump’s opening days is difficult to follow. To assist, we have taken on the assignment of cataloging and digesting each order as it is announced. Below, you will find a searchable and filterable list that includes the executive orders and other significant announcements made to date. The list provides a summary of each order and announcement, along with information on the agencies involved and the subject matters covered. It also includes links to in-depth analyses Gibson Dunn has undertaken on a number of the executive orders. The list will be updated promptly upon the issuance of new announcements and orders…” For additional insights, please visit our resource center, Presidential Transition: Legal Perspectives and Industry Trends.

Is This How Reddit Ends?

The Atlantic: “The site has become a reservoir of humanity on the web. Now it, too, is turning to AI. The internet is growing more hostile to humans. Google results are stuffed with search-optimized spam, unhelpful advertisements, and AI slop. Amazon has become littered with undifferentiated junk. The state of social media, meanwhile—fractured, disorienting, and… Continue Reading

US Copyright Office rules out copyright for AI-created content without human input

TechSpot: “The US Copyright Agency is publishing a series of reports about the relationship between copyright and AI. Despite the complexity of the issue, the organization has already said that AI-based works with no human intervention cannot enjoy copyright protection at all. Movies and other complex works created through AI means cannot be copyrighted, except… Continue Reading

Bezos vs. Bezos: Amazon sues WA state over Washington Post request for Kuiper records

GeekWire – “The company that Jeff Bezos founded has gone to court to keep the newspaper he owns from finding out too much about the inner workings of its business. Amazon is suing Washington state to limit the release of public records to The Washington Post from a series of state Department of Labor and… Continue Reading

Microsoft just killed the ability to look up words and phrases in Word

PC World: “Since 2016, Microsoft Word users have had access to Smart Lookup, a nifty feature that lets you right-click on a word or phrase and bring up definitions, synonyms, and relevant links to sites like Wikipedia. Now, however, Windows Latest reports that Microsoft has decided to retire the Smart Lookup feature. If you check… Continue Reading

Find Your Members in the U.S. Congress

Find Your Members in the U.S. Congress | Congress.gov | Library of Congress – Search by your zipcode or address and the results will include the Members, name, website, address, telephone number, party affiliation, length of service, bio, contact information, and bill history associated with the member’s actions. Continue Reading

Watch: 14 Hours of Never-Before-Published Videos From Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy

ProPublica – “ProPublica and Documented obtained more than 14 hours of never-before-published videos from Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy, which are intended to train the next conservative administration’s political appointees “to be ready on day one.” Project 2025, the controversial playbook and policy agenda created by the Heritage Foundation and its allies for a future… Continue Reading

Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard, guts key aviation safety advisory committee

AP News: “President Donald Trump moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday, firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up and eliminated all the members of a key aviation security advisory group.Trump’s immigration policy changes drew the most attention at DHS, but he is… Continue Reading