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• Snom America will introduce the launch of its “Save With Snom” Deal Registration Program, a game-changer for MSPs and resellers looking to elevate their market position.
• "Snom Americas is committed to driving partner growth," said Marc Magliano, Vice President, Channel Business for the Americas for Snom Americas.
• "Our Save With Snom Deal Registration Program is more than just a discount; it's a strategic move to streamline success for our distributors and resellers."
• The Save With Snom Deal Registration Program is another example of Snom America's innovative approach, ensuring that distribution partners and their customers enjoy a smooth transaction and a tangible competitive edge.

• "This award highlights our leadership in delivering innovative solutions that improve communications infrastructure while lowering costs and accelerating digitization for the US government, and ultimately the US taxpayer," said Bill Grabner, Vice President, Federal Markets from Ribbon.
• "We're proud to have been selected for this critical project and of our collaboration with a global provider like Dell Technologies."
• Combined with the Dell PowerEdge R450 server, the comprehensive solution enables the US military branch to leverage its existing telephony infrastructure, thus avoiding a costly and time-consuming 'rip and replace' scenario.
• The winning solution is augmented by industry leading service delivery provided by both Ribbon and Dell personnel.

• Edgecore Networks, a leader in open networking solutions, today unveiled its new ECS4650 Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Switch series to help SMBs, enterprises, and campus networks keep up with the growing demands placed on their networks.
• The ECS4650-54T stands out with its high-performance and six 25G SFP28 uplinks, providing further extensibility and resilience for network expansion.
• “The ECS4650 Series switches have been designed to provide best-in-class performance, security, and versatility for our Enterprise customers,” commented CK Ng, Product Line Manager of Edgecore Networks.
• “With its advanced features, including PoE capabilities and robust IPv6 support, the ECS4650 is poised to redefine the landscape of Gigabit Ethernet switches, catering to the dynamic needs of modern networks.

A few key principles: An excerpt from Chair Khan’s Remarks at the January Tech Summit on AI

• At the FTC’s Tech Summit on Artificial Intelligence, Chair Khan previewed how the FTC is using its experience and expertise to establish rules of the road for AI.
• In her remarks, she noted that “as we continue this work, a few key principles come to mind.   First, we are focused on scrutinizing any existing or emerging bottlenecks across the AI stack.
• History shows that firms that capture control over key inputs or distribution channels can use their power to exploit those bottlenecks, extort customers, and maintain their monopolies.
• The agency is taking a close look across the AI stack to understand the extent of competition across the various layers and sub-layers.

• This requires looking upstream and across layers of the AI stack to pinpoint which actor is driving or enabling the lawbreaking.
• [5] And in our recent work to combat scams, we are holding upstream payment actors accountable for knowingly facilitating fraud.

• For example, our recent order against Rite Aid bans the company from using facial recognition tools after its reckless application of the technology led to innocent people being accused of shoplifting.
• [7] And our recent cases against data brokers include bans on using or monetizing people’s highly sensitive location data.

• As we continue to establish rules of the road for AI, it’s essential that we set clear boundaries on the content that can and cannot be used for scraping and model-training.
• Our subsequent report on generative AI and the creative economy lays out our core concerns and how our authorities may apply in this space.

• Across all of our work, we are making clear that there is no AI exemption from the laws on the books.
• [10] Firms can’t use claims of innovation as a cover for lawbreaking.

•   [1] Press Release, Fed.
• Trade Comm’n, FTC Sues Kochava for Selling Data that Tracks People at Reproductive Health Clinics, Places of Worship, and Other Sensitive Locations (Aug. 29, 2022), https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/08/ftc-sues-koc....
• [2] Press Release, Fed.
• Trade Comm’n, FTC Order Will Require Blackbaud to Delete Unnecessary Data, Boost Safeguards to Settle Charges its Lax Security Practices Led to Data Breach (Feb. 1, 2024), https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/02/ftc-order-wi... Press Release, Fed.

[3] FTC Technology Blog, Generative AI Raises Competition Concerns (June 29, 2023), https://www.ftc.gov/policy/advocacy-research/tech-at-ftc/2023/06/generat....

• [4] See, e.g., Press Release, Fed.
• Trade Comm’n, FTC Order Prohibits Data Broker X-Mode Social and Outlogic from Selling Sensitive Location Data (Jan. 9, 2024), https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/01/ftc-order-pr... Press Release, Fed.
• Trade Comm’n, FTC Order Will Ban InMarket from Selling Precise Consumer Location Data (Jan. 18, 2024), https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/01/ftc-order-wi... Press Release, Fed.
• Trade Comm’n, Rite Aid Banned from Using AI Facial Recognition After FTC Says Retailer Deployed Technology Without Reasonable Safeguards (Dec. 19, 2023), https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/12/rite-aid-ban....

[5] Press Release, Fed. Trade Comm’n, FTC and Federal and State Partners to Announce Nationwide Robocall and Telemarketing Enforcement Sweep in Chicago on July 18 (July 17, 2023), https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/07/ftc-federal-....

• Trade Comm’n, FTC Files Amended Complaint Charging that Walmart Facilitated Scams Through Its Money Transfer Services That Fleeced Customers Out of Hundreds of Millions (June 30, 2023), https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/06/ftc-files-am... Press Release, Fed.
• Trade Comm’n, FTC Acts to Block Payment Processor’s Credit Card Laundering for Tech Support Scammers (Apr.
• Trade Comm’n, FTC, Florida Attorney General Sue Chargebacks911 for Thwarting Consumers Who Were Trying to Reverse Disputed Credit Card Charges (Apr.

[7] Rite Aid Banned from Using AI Facial Recognition After FTC Says Retailer Deployed Technology Without Reasonable Safeguards, supra note 9.

[8] See, e.g., FTC Order Prohibits Data Broker X-Mode Social and Outlogic from Selling Sensitive Location Data, supra note 9; FTC Order Will Ban InMarket from Selling Precise Consumer Location Data, supra note 9.

[9] See supra note 5.

[10] Tick, Tick, Tick. Office of Technology’s Summit on AI, FTC Technology Blog (Jan. 18, 2024), https://www.ftc.gov/policy/advocacy-research/tech-at-ftc/2024/01/tick-ti....

[11] AI Companies: Uphold Your Privacy and Confidentiality Commitments, FTC Technology Blog (Jan. 9, 2024), https://www.ftc.gov/policy/advocacy-research/tech-at-ftc/2024/01/ai-comp....

[12] Interoperability, Privacy, & Security, FTC Technology Blog (Dec. 21, 2023), https://www.ftc.gov/policy/advocacy-research/tech-at-ftc/2023/12/interop....

[13] AI Companies: Uphold Your Privacy and Confidentiality Commitments, FTC Technology Blog (Jan. 9, 2024), https://www.ftc.gov/policy/advocacy-research/tech-at-ftc/2024/01/ai-comp....