Technology meets policy. The regulators, courts, and committees deciding what gets built and what gets blocked.
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 · 173 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 · 173 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 · 174 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 · 174 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 · 175 DAYS AGO
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joined President Trump's China trip after Trump personally called him following media coverage of his absence from the original delegation. Huang boarded Air Force One in Alaska ahead of Trump's scheduled meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Sara Montes de Oca · 175 DAYS AGO
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is not joining President Trump's delegation to Beijing this week, signaling that U.S. export restrictions on advanced AI chips are unlikely to ease as U.S.-China tech rivalry deepens.
Sara Montes de Oca · 176 DAYS AGO
President Trump has invited more than a dozen top U.S. executives — including Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and Larry Fink — to join his Beijing summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week, with trade, AI, and export controls on the agenda.
Jay Goldberg · 177 DAYS AGO
The Senate Banking Committee has set a May 14 vote on a landmark stablecoin regulation bill, a move that advances crypto legislation while deepening a standoff with the traditional banking industry over deposit competition concerns.
Jay Goldberg · 179 DAYS AGO
The U.S. Space Force is targeting more than 3,000 rocket launches annually by 2036, up from roughly 175 last year, and is seeking new launch sites, additional personnel, and expanded AI capabilities to meet the pace.
Sara Montes de Oca · 181 DAYS AGO
The European Commission is preparing a "Tech Sovereignty Package" due May 27 that could restrict U.S. cloud providers from handling sensitive government data across EU member states, according to two officials familiar with the discussions.
Jay Goldberg · 181 DAYS AGO
A U.S. Secret Service officer was arrested Monday in Miami on an indecent exposure charge after working security at President Trump's appearance at the PGA Tour's Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral. The agency has placed officer John Spillman on administrative leave pending a criminal proceeding and internal investigation.
Sara Montes de Oca · 183 DAYS AGO
The Senate unanimously approved a resolution Thursday banning members from trading on prediction markets, while the Judiciary Committee advanced the GUARD Act, which would prohibit AI companion chatbots for users under 18.
Jay Goldberg · 188 DAYS AGO
The House voted 235-191 to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for three years, but Senate Republicans have signaled opposition to the bill, and the surveillance authority is set to expire Thursday.
Jay Goldberg · 188 DAYS AGO
As healthcare continues moving toward broader interoperability, the conversation is beginning to shift.
Sara Montes de Oca · 208 DAYS AGO
That protection is now being tested in courtrooms across the country, as plaintiffs' attorneys have developed targeted legal theories specifically designed to circumvent it — and in several high-profile cases, they are winning.
Sara Montes de Oca · 211 DAYS AGO
The move represents a meaningful shift in Sacks' proximity to power. As AI czar, he operated as a special government employee with a direct line to the president and a hand in shaping federal policy on artificial intelligence and digital assets.
Sara Montes de Oca · 222 DAYS AGO
In a filing submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Anthropic requested an emergency stay that would temporarily halt the designation issued by Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
Jay Goldberg · 236 DAYS AGO
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