№91 · POLITICS
Trump Complained to Bezos Before Amazon Scrapped Plan to Display Tariff Costs
Shortly after the call, Amazon publicly downplayed the scope of its plan — and later announced it had been scrapped entirely.
Jay Goldberg · 453 DAYS AGO
Technology meets policy. The regulators, courts, and committees deciding what gets built and what gets blocked.
Shortly after the call, Amazon publicly downplayed the scope of its plan — and later announced it had been scrapped entirely.
Jay Goldberg · 453 DAYS AGO
In a letter sent Thursday to interim CEO Joe Selsavage, Republican Reps. Brett Guthrie (Ky.), Gus Bilirakis (Fla.), and Gary Palmer (Ala.) demanded answers about the company’s data handling and privacy practices by May 1.
Sara Montes de Oca · 465 DAYS AGO
The aerospace company, led by Elon Musk, clarified that it is collaborating with L3Harris, the FAA’s current telecommunications contractor, to explore Starlink’s potential role in broader infrastructure upgrades.
Jay Goldberg · 506 DAYS AGO
Sovereign wealth funds are not a new concept globally. Managed by national governments, these funds handle substantial amounts of money, often accruing from surplus revenues or the exploitation of natural resources.
Sara Montes de Oca · 538 DAYS AGO
On Saturday, Trump had announced a 25% tariff on goods from both Mexico and Canada, with an additional 10% on Chinese imports. He also had plans to introduce a 10% tariff on Canadian energy resources. In response, Trudeau had threatened to impose a retaliatory tariff of 25% on $155 billion worth of U.S. goods.
TechEchelon Staff · 538 DAYS AGO
Johnson clinched the required 218 votes after Reps. Ralph Norman of South Carolina and Keith Self of Texas switched their support to him. The two had initially cast their votes for other Republican candidates but changed their positions following discussions with Johnson near the House floor.
TechEchelon Staff · 568 DAYS AGO
The recommendation was part of a report released on Tuesday by the bipartisan U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC), which called on Congress to grant extensive multiyear contracting authority to support AI, cloud computing, and data center innovations.
Sara Montes de Oca · 614 DAYS AGO
Horowitz, alongside his business partner Marc Andreessen, had previously declared their financial support for a pro-Trump super PAC in July. However, this was before Harris replaced Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for president.
TechEchelon Staff · 658 DAYS AGO
In a video posted Thursday on the social platform X, Trump emphasized the need to move away from traditional banking systems, saying, “We’re embracing the future with crypto and leaving the slow and outdated big banks behind.”
TechEchelon Staff · 681 DAYS AGO
Under these agreements, the U.S. AI Safety Institute will have early access to the companies’ significant new models both before and after their public release, according to a NIST press release.
TechEchelon Staff · 695 DAYS AGO
*From left to right, David Ruescas Co-Founder & Head of Research; Eduardo Robles Co-Founder & CTO; Shai Bargil Co-Founder & CEO.*
Jay Goldberg · 697 DAYS AGO
Zuckerberg disclosed that in 2021, high-level officials from the Biden administration exerted significant pressure on Meta, the conglomerate behind Facebook and Instagram, to suppress certain content.
Sara Montes de Oca · 698 DAYS AGO
According to industry insiders, the government is exploring ways to strengthen the Online Safety Act, particularly in relation to disinformation, hate speech, and the incitement of violence.
TechEchelon Staff · 711 DAYS AGO
Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) alongside Representatives Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) and Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) emphasized the urgency in a letter sent Tuesday, citing past violations by TikTok and the overarching importance of safeguarding children's online privacy.
TechEchelon Staff · 753 DAYS AGO
The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, opened formal proceedings against Meta on Thursday to determine if the company violated the Digital Services Act (DSA) protections for minors.
TechEchelon Staff · 800 DAYS AGO
However, Martin Lee, the technical lead at Cisco's Talos security intelligence and research group, believes that the perceived threat from deepfakes to democracy might be exaggerated.
Sara Montes de Oca · 807 DAYS AGO
Mnuchin outlined a strategy for the acquisition, aiming to redevelop TikTok's technology under American leadership, ensuring it is independent from ByteDance and enhancing its security.
TechEchelon Staff · 808 DAYS AGO
T-Mobile received the heaviest fine of $80 million, in addition to a $12 million penalty for its subsidiary, Sprint, which it acquired in 2020. AT&T was fined more than $57 million, while Verizon received a fine of almost $7 million.
Jay Goldberg · 817 DAYS AGO
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