Cybersecurity
The FBI seized the domains of NightmareStresser, a long-running DDoS-for-hire platform with over 566,000 registered users, as part of Operation PowerOFF, an international effort to dismantle criminal distributed denial-of-service infrastructure.
TechEchelon Staff · 2 DAYS AGO
Politics
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told CNBC on Tuesday that the private sector can address AI risks without expanded federal oversight, drawing pushback from Sen. Mark Warner and other lawmakers who are calling for targeted guardrails around the technology.
Sara Montes de Oca · 4 DAYS AGO
Artificial Intelligence
A coalition of former EPA officials released a report identifying 30 federal deregulatory actions since January 2025 that they say increase health risks from AI data center pollution, citing research projecting up to 1,300 premature deaths and $20 billion in public health costs by 2028.
TechEchelon Staff · 7 DAYS AGO
Artificial Intelligence
Huawei and Xiaomi unveiled new foldable smartphones Monday ahead of Apple's anticipated Wednesday product event, while Huawei simultaneously faces a federal criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges of technology theft and fraud.
Jay Goldberg · 11 DAYS AGO
Business & Finance
Nvidia shares fell 4.6% on Friday, closing at $217.55 after touching $229.26 intraday, as Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole remarks raised the odds of a September rate hike and rattled data center financing outlooks.
Sara Montes de Oca · 20 DAYS AGO
Artificial Intelligence
U.S. District Judge Rita Lin ruled that the Department of Defense violated the First Amendment by designating Anthropic a supply chain risk in retaliation for the company's public criticism of the administration's AI policies. Anthropic's parallel lawsuit in Washington, D.C., remains ongoing.
Sara Montes de Oca · 22 DAYS AGO