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InterDigital | March 31, 2021

InterDigital, Inc., a mobile and video application research and development firm, today confirmed the introduction of InterDigital Government Solutions, a revolutionary program created to align InterDigital's 5G experience and innovative technology solutions with the evolving requirements of U.S. government entities. This initiative shows the relevance of 5G and next-generation wireless research to government departments and policy priorities. The announcement of InterDigital ...

Reuters | April 02, 2020

The Trump administration is tightening rules to prevent China from obtaining advanced U.S. technology for commercial purposes and then diverting it to military use, several sources told Reuters. Three measures agreed to by senior U.S. officials in a meeting last Wednesday, but not finalized, would introduce hurdles that could be used to stop Chinese companies from buying certain optical materials, radar equipment and semiconductors, among other things, from the United States....

Google | January 27, 2020

At least seven state attorneys general are meeting with US Justice Department attorneys next week in what could be the first step toward the two groups working together to investigate Google, The Wall Street Journal is reporting. The move follows last year’s news that 50 state attorneys general are conducting an antitrust investigation to Google, while the Justice Department has its own broad antitrust review that it’s conducting of the country’s big tech companies. Google&rsqu...

IMB Partners | July 30, 2020

IMB Partners made a growth equity investment in Ashburn Consulting LLC ("Ashburn"), a leading Northern Virginia-based information technology consulting firm that specializes in providing network engineering and cybersecurity solutions to federal, state and local governments and commercial clients. The investment commences a long-term partnership between IMB and Ashburn. Ashburn, founded in 2002, provides superior, vendor agnostic engineering and IT architecture solutions and is highly ...