Technology meets policy. The regulators, courts, and committees deciding what gets built and what gets blocked.
The FCC has banned all foreign-made robot vacuums from the U.S. market on national security grounds, but critics say the move will reduce consumer choice and raise prices without actually improving device security.
Marc Sabatini · 4 DAYS AGO
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is in Washington this week to meet with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and senior Trump administration officials, as federal agencies approach an Aug. 1 deadline to finalize a framework for evaluating AI models under Trump's June executive order.
Sara Montes de Oca · 7 DAYS AGO
Elon Musk's xAI sued Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Monday to block a state law set to take effect Saturday that bans apps enabling the creation of non-consensual sexualized deepfake imagery, with $500,000 fines per violation.
Marc Sabatini · 7 DAYS AGO
At least six House members or their families bought SpaceX shares within six days of the company's June 12 IPO, with five of those members sitting on committees that directly oversee SpaceX's defense, AI, or contracting businesses.
Marc Sabatini · 8 DAYS AGO
Former FBI Director James Comey filed a motion Monday asking a federal judge to dismiss his indictment on charges of threatening President Trump, arguing the "8647" seashells photo is protected political speech, not a true threat.
Sara Montes de Oca · 9 DAYS AGO
Warner Bros. Discovery has filed suit against Amazon, alleging the tech giant illegally recruited executives still under active employment contracts, including an HBO Max marketing executive whose deal runs through October 2027.
Sara Montes de Oca · 10 DAYS AGO
President Trump defended DOJ subpoenas targeting New York Times reporters in a leak investigation, as court filings revealed Google also received a grand jury subpoena seeking subscriber information tied to the same probe over the president's Air Force One plane.
Sara Montes de Oca · 12 DAYS AGO
President Trump announced a Section 301 trade probe into the European Union on Friday, warning of a "substantial" tariff after the EU fined Google 890 million euros for alleged noncompliance with the Digital Markets Act.
Marc Sabatini · 12 DAYS AGO
A Florida teenager who sued Meta and other social media companies over platform addiction dropped his case without receiving any payment, Meta said, ending a closely watched bellwether trial set to begin next week in Los Angeles.
TechEchelon Staff · 14 DAYS AGO
Rep. Jamie Raskin and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse introduced legislation Wednesday to bar foreign-owned or influenced U.S. companies from making political contributions, targeting what Democrats call loopholes created by the 2010 Citizens United ruling. The bill faces an unlikely path to passage with Republicans controlling both chambers.
Jay Goldberg · 14 DAYS AGO
A push for rapid data center construction is exposing divisions within the coalition that elected President Trump, as tech-aligned administration insiders clash with a rising conservative faction skeptical of big-tech infrastructure expansion.
Marc Sabatini · 15 DAYS AGO
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Major General Yevhenii Khmara, the country's acting security service chief, as acting defense minister following the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov, a move that sparked protests and legal questions.
TechEchelon Staff · 18 DAYS AGO
The Trump administration is asserting authority over which companies can access the most powerful AI models, launching a new clearinghouse called Gold Eagle and raising questions about the future of industry-led programs like Anthropic's Project Glasswing and OpenAI's Daybreak.
Sara Montes de Oca · 18 DAYS AGO
Leaked documents reviewed by The Insider, Der Spiegel, and Le Monde reveal that China and Russia have been coordinating at a previously undisclosed military forum on strategies to counter SpaceX's Starlink satellite network, which now comprises more than 10,000 satellites.
Jay Goldberg · 20 DAYS AGO
Trump Media & Technology Group announced Thursday it is launching a paid API giving customers real-time access to posts from top Truth Social accounts, including President Trump's, drawing ethics concerns over the intermingling of official communications and private financial interests.
Marc Sabatini · 20 DAYS AGO
President Trump publicly demanded New York reverse its first-in-the-nation moratorium on large AI data centers, while Senate confirmation hearings for Todd Blanche and Jay Clayton turned combative over a range of politically charged issues.
Sara Montes de Oca · 21 DAYS AGO
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is pausing state environmental permits for new hyperscale data centers for up to a year, making New York the first state to impose such a freeze on large-scale AI infrastructure.
Sara Montes de Oca · 22 DAYS AGO
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