Technology meets policy. The regulators, courts, and committees deciding what gets built and what gets blocked.
Members of Congress attending the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore reaffirmed bipartisan support for Taiwan's security after President Trump referred to $14 billion in congressional-approved arms sales as a "negotiating chip" with China.
Sara Montes de Oca · 113 DAYS AGO
A Delhi High Court found Google liable for trademark infringement over keyword advertising practices in a ruling involving bathroom fittings brand Hindware, awarding ₹3 million in damages and prompting prominent Indian founders to renew criticism of the search giant's ad platform.
Jay Goldberg · 113 DAYS AGO
A federal judge in Virginia has temporarily blocked the DOJ from creating or disbursing money from its $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, scheduling a June 12 hearing to decide whether the injunction will hold.
Jay Goldberg · 114 DAYS AGO
CBS News has appointed Nick Bilton, a former New York Times technology columnist with no TV news management experience, as the new executive producer of "60 Minutes," replacing Tanya Simon after her 30-plus years at the program.
Sara Montes de Oca · 114 DAYS AGO
SpaceX and the Pentagon clashed over satellite pricing after military LUCAS kamikaze drones used SpaceX's commercial Starlink service instead of the government-specific Starshield network, with per-drone fees rising from $5,000 to $25,000.
Sara Montes de Oca · 116 DAYS AGO
The European Union is preparing to fine Alphabet's Google a high triple-digit million euro amount over alleged Digital Markets Act violations related to search self-preferencing, which would mark the largest DMA penalty to date.
Sara Montes de Oca · 117 DAYS AGO
Rep. Jeff Crank is urging the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Pentagon to adopt blockchain technology to streamline military recordkeeping and reduce wait times for veterans seeking benefits.
Sara Montes de Oca · 118 DAYS AGO
President Trump canceled a planned executive order that would have authorized government testing of frontier AI models before public release, after top AI company executives declined to attend the signing event and industry figures pushed back against the proposal.
Jay Goldberg · 120 DAYS AGO
President Trump defended the DOJ's newly created $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" on Friday, even as Senate Republicans — including Sens. Thom Tillis and Mitch McConnell — called it a "slush fund" and GOP leadership scrapped scheduled votes over the controversy.
Sara Montes de Oca · 121 DAYS AGO
Bouygues CEO Olivier Roussat warned Thursday that Europe is dangerously over-reliant on U.S. satellite and AI infrastructure, citing Starlink in particular, even as his company pursues a 20.35 billion euro bid for French telecoms operator SFR.
Sara Montes de Oca · 122 DAYS AGO
An addendum to a $1.8 billion DOJ settlement shields President Trump's past tax returns and those of his family and business entities from IRS enforcement, drawing sharp criticism from Senate Democrats who say the provision violates federal law.
Jay Goldberg · 123 DAYS AGO
President Trump said he discussed potential AI safety cooperation with China's Xi Jinping during their Beijing summit, even as chip export controls went unaddressed and rare earth mineral access remained a key unresolved issue.
Jay Goldberg · 127 DAYS AGO
President Trump purchased as much as $530,000 in Palantir shares during March 2026 before publicly endorsing the AI defense company on Truth Social the following month, U.S. Office of Government Ethics records show.
Jay Goldberg · 128 DAYS AGO
Congressional Democrats are sounding alarms over a reported deal that would see President Trump drop his $10 billion IRS lawsuit in exchange for a $1.7 billion compensation fund under his control, with senators and House members calling it an unprecedented abuse of taxpayer funds.
Jay Goldberg · 128 DAYS AGO
President Trump's Beijing summit with Xi Jinping brought a delegation of top U.S. tech executives including Jensen Huang, Tim Cook, and Elon Musk, with chip export controls and rare earth minerals access emerging as the defining unresolved issues of the visit.
Jay Goldberg · 128 DAYS AGO
FBI Director Kash Patel filed an appeal Thursday after a Houston federal judge dismissed his defamation lawsuit against former FBI counterintelligence official Frank Figliuzzi, whose televised comment about Patel's nightclub visibility the court called "rhetorical hyperbole."
Jay Goldberg · 129 DAYS AGO
Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. tech executives including Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, and Tim Cook that China will "open wider" to American business during a high-profile summit in Beijing with President Trump, as AI policy and chip export rules also came into focus.
Jay Goldberg · 129 DAYS AGO
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called Tuesday for a new EU law delaying social media access for children, saying a formal legal proposal could emerge as soon as this summer following the release of expert recommendations.
Jay Goldberg · 130 DAYS AGO
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