Technology meets policy. The regulators, courts, and committees deciding what gets built and what gets blocked.
Nvidia and Apple each pledged $25 million to President Trump's White House ballroom renovation, topping a donor list that exceeded $330 million in total contributions from technology and corporate giants including Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft.
Jay Goldberg · 20 DAYS AGO
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said speed-based restrictions on SpaceX's Starshield military satellite service disrupted drone intercept operations and contributed to civilian deaths, while Elon Musk attributed control of the system to the U.S. government.
Marc Sabatini · 20 DAYS AGO
Ukraine's sudden loss of access to Starshield, SpaceX's military satellite service, has intensified tensions between President Trump and Senate Republicans while raising questions about who controls the $6 billion government-contracted network.
Marc Sabatini · 20 DAYS AGO
The FTC and seven states filed a contempt motion Tuesday against Martin Shkreli, alleging he traded in at least 60 pharmaceutical stocks and offered public commentary on drug companies in violation of a 2022 lifetime industry ban.
Marc Sabatini · 22 DAYS AGO
Vice President Vance announced Thursday that Microsoft has been suspended from the federal PERM permanent labor certification program, barring its foreign workers from applying for employer-sponsored green cards after the administration accused the company of abusing the process.
TechEchelon Staff · 27 DAYS AGO
The FCC announced it will vote on auctioning 25MHz of prime spectrum to support direct-to-device satellite services, a proposal that could benefit SpaceX and Amazon as both companies race to expand satellite-based smartphone connectivity.
Marc Sabatini · 28 DAYS AGO
A bipartisan House panel has declared trading platform Webull a national security risk, citing structural links to China's government — findings that sent the company's stock down 18% and triggered a sharp denial from the company.
TechEchelon Staff · 28 DAYS AGO
Fairshake and its affiliated super PACs, holding $120.4 million in cash, are backing 19 Republicans and 13 Democrats in 32 House races ahead of November's midterm elections, with at least $1 million committed to six incumbents tied to the stalled CLARITY Act.
Jay Goldberg · 30 DAYS AGO
California has signed Senate Bill 1246 into law, requiring robotaxi operators including Waymo, Tesla, and Zoox to provide on-the-ground support during AV incidents and face fines if their vehicles block emergency responders for more than 30 minutes.
Sara Montes de Oca · 33 DAYS AGO
New York City became the first U.S. municipality to enforce a "click to cancel" rule for automatic subscription renewals on Thursday, requiring businesses to make cancellations as easy as sign-ups — even as a federal standard remains tied up in legal and legislative limbo.
Jay Goldberg · 34 DAYS AGO
Apple sent no representative to President Trump's September 29 White House AI luncheon, where major tech CEOs signed a safety accord. Investors and analysts offered competing explanations for the company's absence.
Marc Sabatini · 34 DAYS AGO
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 947, the No Robo Bosses Act, on September 30, prohibiting employers from using AI as the sole or primary basis for firing or disciplining workers and requiring human review of AI-driven employment decisions.
TechEchelon Staff · 34 DAYS AGO
Sen. Rand Paul blocked a unanimous consent push for the Kids Online Safety Act on Wednesday, the same day bipartisan senators unveiled a permitting reform deal and Senate Democrats voted down the House-passed Ratepayer Protection Act targeting data center electricity costs.
Jay Goldberg · 35 DAYS AGO
President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday requiring all federal agencies to replace the terms "artificial intelligence" and "AI" with "super intelligence," as a new poll found only 25% of Americans approve of his handling of the technology.
Marc Sabatini · 36 DAYS AGO
China and the U.S. announced a $30 billion reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement and a new bilateral AI dialogue framework following President Xi Jinping's three-day summit with President Donald Trump in Washington.
Jay Goldberg · 38 DAYS AGO
Meta and YouTube have reversed earlier decisions to block ads for director Alex Gibney's documentary "Musk," after the Hollywood Reporter revealed that multiple platforms had rejected the trailer as political content.
Jay Goldberg · 38 DAYS AGO
Alabama reached a settlement with TikTok and ByteDance requiring a two-hour daily usage limit for teens and stricter age verification, with the company paying at least $100 million — and potentially up to $300 million if 40 other attorneys general join similar agreements.
TechEchelon Staff · 39 DAYS AGO
Family First Credit Union announced Wednesday that CEO Jane Smith has left the company "effective immediately," days after a social media post featuring "Lake America" sweatshirts generated significant backlash from members and the public.
Sara Montes de Oca · 40 DAYS AGO
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