Tech Policy
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FCC Chairman Wants to Repeal a Key Rule That Would Fundamentally Change Broadcast News
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr wants to repeal a rule that has prevented a select handful of broadcasters from taking full…
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New York Issues the Nation’s First Statewide Moratorium on New Large Data Centers
New York is hitting pause on new hyperscale data centers in the state just as the AI boom is supercharging demand for…
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Apple’s Beef With Fortnite Maker Epic Games Is Heading to the Supreme Court
Apple’s years-long legal battle with Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, has made it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.…
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Australia Lawsuit Against Amazon Intensifies Company’s Legal Backlash Over Advertising
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has sued Amazon Australia for allegedly rolling out ads, but then unfairly changing the cost…
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Trump Admin Wants to Make Brake Pedals Optional in Autonomous Vehicles
The Trump administration just took a major step towards eliminating brake pedal requirements for autonomous vehicles. On Thursday, the National Highway Traffic…
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Under Trump, DOJ Moves to Intervene in NAACP Lawsuit in Support of Musk’s xAI
The Department of Justice and the state of Mississippi have just moved to intervene in a lawsuit filed by the civil rights…
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Colorado Governor Vetoes Surveillance Pricing Ban as Public Backlash Against the Tech Grows
Gov. Jared Polis, the Democratic governor of Colorado, vetoed a bill Tuesday intended to crack down on surveillance pricing, the controversial practice…
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The George Santos Situation May Be the Most Comical Prediction Market Insider Trading Case Yet
George Santos may be the latest individual caught trading on insider information in a prediction market. According to NPR, the U.S. Department…
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The Government’s Page About Its AI Vetting Deals with Google, xAI, and Microsoft Is Missing from Its Website
About a week ago, the Commerce Department’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) announced a deal with the AI companies Microsoft,…
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Data Centers Used to Be Movie Set Pieces. Now They’re the Villain
Throughout the last few decades of cinema, data centers have mostly appeared as “server rooms,” or occasionally “server farms” when that room…





