Technology meets policy. The regulators, courts, and committees deciding what gets built and what gets blocked.
Speaking Sunday on State of the Union, Sanders argued that Congress, the media, and the public have not sufficiently grappled with how AI will reshape the economy, labor markets, and society at large.
Sara Montes de Oca · 263 DAYS AGO
A bipartisan super PAC backed by tech leaders including OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, Andreessen Horowitz, and Perplexity is targeting congressional candidate Alex Bores over his support for the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act.
TechEchelon Staff · 300 DAYS AGO
The funding measure — approved 60–40 with support from nearly all Republicans and a small group of centrist Democrats — would keep the government operating through January.
Jay Goldberg · 313 DAYS AGO
The partnership was on full display this week at Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference in Washington, D.C.—often dubbed the “Super Bowl of AI.
Jay Goldberg · 321 DAYS AGO
In a new episode of Apinions, Michael “Dersh” Dershem, founder and CEO of Apierion, sat down with Hugh Dugan, a career diplomat who spent more than three decades at the State Department advising 11 U.S. ambassadors to the United Nations.
Jay Goldberg · 344 DAYS AGO
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought confirmed the move on X, writing, “The RIFs have begun,” using the acronym for Reductions in Force.
Sara Montes de Oca · 344 DAYS AGO
The move, he argued, would “save money, and allow managers to focus on properly running their companies,” while helping executives take a longer-term view. Trump cited China’s 50-to-100 year corporate planning horizon as a counterpoint to America’s quarterly-driven culture.
Sara Montes de Oca · 370 DAYS AGO
The Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, co-sponsored by Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Roger Marshall (R-KS), would require providers and hospitals to disclose the real costs of medical services, giving patients and employers the ability to compare prices and make more informed decisions.
Sara Montes de Oca · 424 DAYS AGO
David Sacks, the White House’s AI and crypto lead, framed the moment as a high-stakes competition with national security implications, saying the administration’s goal is to ensure the United States “wins” in AI.
Sara Montes de Oca · 424 DAYS AGO
U.S. District Judge Julien Xavier Neals ruled against Apple’s motion to dismiss, rejecting the company’s claims that the DOJ had failed to adequately define its allegations.
TechEchelon Staff · 444 DAYS AGO
Speaking at the Computex tech conference in Taiwan, Huang said the restrictions have slashed Nvidia’s market share in China from 95% to 50%. He warned that if U.S.
Jay Goldberg · 487 DAYS AGO
The proposed law, called the Chip Security Act, would direct the Commerce Department to require a “location verification mechanism” on AI chips covered by export restrictions.
TechEchelon Staff · 499 DAYS AGO
Shortly after the call, Amazon publicly downplayed the scope of its plan — and later announced it had been scrapped entirely.
Jay Goldberg · 509 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 · 521 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 · 561 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 · 593 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 · 593 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 · 624 DAYS AGO
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