American companies are split between support and criticism of a new voluntary European AI code of practice, meant to help tech companies align themselves with upcoming regulations from the European Union’s landmark AI Act.

When Denny Walker was 30, he was aboard a private jet flight from Omaha to Dallas. Thinking he'd like to own a plane one day, the dream was realized in 1999 when he purchased a Beechjet 400A.

The Walker Enterprises executive quickly realized he had bitten off more than he could chew in terms of maintenance and storage costs. Then, a light bulb went off: If he had these issues, surely others did too.

In the hours after federal immigration officers descended on Glenn Valley Foods, company officials and elected leaders made one point clear: Glenn Valley had worked to avoid the exact situation it found itself in.

As proof, they pointed to the Omaha meatpacking plant’s use of E-Verify, a federal system meant to help employers confirm a person’s ability to work legally in the U.S.