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Nvidia CEO China trip alarms senators

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Nvidia CEO's China trip elicits Senate warning Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jim Banks...

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Bipartisan senators press Nvidia CEO over China trip

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) pressed Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Friday about his upcoming trip to China, voicing concerns...

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Stefanik hits back at Dem's 'sexist' deepfake ad

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Friday hit back at a Democratic candidate running for her seat in Congress, who released an artificial intelligence...

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Duffy takes reins at NASA

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Duffy takes the reins at NASA President Trump has tapped Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to lead...

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Missouri attorney general claims chatbots undermining Trump record

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) is demanding information from several major tech firms with artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, which...

10.07.2025 3

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Musk faces mess with antisemitic AI posts

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story  Musk's AI firm deletes antisemitic chatbot posts Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company xAI...

10.07.2025 10

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Warren lays out her own framework for crypto market structure

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday plans to lay out her own “principles” for legislation creating regulatory rules of the road for the...

09.07.2025 10

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Blackout risks rising as AI, reindustrialization push strain grid

The Trump administration warned Monday that the risk of blackouts could be 100 times greater by the end of the decade, as the race to develop...

08.07.2025 5

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Anthropic proposes transparency framework for frontier AI models 

The artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic laid out a "targeted" framework on Monday, proposing a series of transparency rules for the...

08.07.2025 5

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Tesla takes hit as Musk launches third party

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Musk's third party push weighs on Tesla stock Tesla’s stock tumbled nearly 7 percent Monday after...

08.07.2025 5

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Canada’s walk back of digital services tax boosts Big Tech, spells trouble for similar efforts

Canada’s decision to rescind its digital services tax (DST) to restart trade negotiations with the U.S. represents a boon for major tech firms and...

07.07.2025 10

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YouTube in ‘productive discussions’ with Trump over Jan. 6 ban lawsuit

YouTube is “engaged in productive discussions” with President Trump’s lawyers in his case against the social media platform for banning his...

04.07.2025 7

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What Canada's tech tax scrap means for US trade talks

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story What Canada's decision to scrap its tech tax means for future trade talks Canada’s decision to...

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Senate Republican unveils digital assets taxation package

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) unveiled new legislation Thursday updating tax rules for cryptocurrencies, as Congress continues to move toward...

03.07.2025 2

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Tesla sales keep sinking

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Tesla's sales plunge Tesla’s global sales of its electric vehicles (EV) fell more than 13 percent...

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Tesla’s global sales plunge 13 percent in second quarter

Tesla’s global sales of its electric vehicles fell 13 percent year-over-year in the second quarter, the company said Tuesday. The EV maker owned by...

02.07.2025 3

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Trump and Musk are fighting again

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Trump, Musk reignite feud President Trump and his onetime ally Elon Musk are at each other's throats...

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Judge rejects Apple’s bid to dismiss DOJ antitrust case

A federal judge on Monday rejected Apple’s request to dismiss the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust case against the iPhone maker in an...

01.07.2025 4

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Senate strips AI provision from megabill

The Senate voted early Tuesday morning to strip a provision barring states from regulating artificial intelligence (AI) from Republicans’...

01.07.2025 10

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Blackburn says AI deal with Cruz is off

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) said Monday that a deal to update language of a provision in President Trump’s tax package seeking to bar states...

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Google strikes deal to buy fusion power

Google has struck a deal to buy 200 megawatts of fusion power, as the tech giant struggles to reach its sustainability goals in the face of the...

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Senate GOP reaches deal on AI law ban

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story GOP senators reach deal on state AI regulation ban Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) reached a deal...

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GOP senators reach deal on AI regulation ban

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) said Sunday that she reached a deal with Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on new text for a provision in...

30.06.2025 4

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Supreme Court keeps Texas age law

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Supreme Court upholds Texas age verification law  The Supreme Court ruled Friday that Texas’...

28.06.2025 3

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Senate parliamentarian greenlights AI moratorium again

A provision that bars states from regulating artificial intelligence (AI) for a 10-year period can remain in President Trump’s sweeping tax package,...

27.06.2025 2

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Liberal justices slam majority decision on porn age verification as ‘at war with itself’ 

The Supreme Court’s three liberal justices dissented from the majority’s decision Friday to uphold a Texas law requiring porn websites to verify...

27.06.2025 4

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White House, senators eye September deadline for crypto framework

A White House adviser and two key senators said Thursday they are now hoping to pass legislation laying out oversight of the crypto industry by the...

26.06.2025 4

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman to speak at Fed bank conference

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will speak at a Federal Reserve conference on bank regulation next month. The leader of the key artificial intelligence (AI)...

26.06.2025 20

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White House stablecoin push collides with efforts to tie crypto bills

The White House is pushing the House to quickly get stablecoin legislation across the finish line with limited changes, frustrating efforts to tie the...

26.06.2025 10

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Bondi, Merkley tussle over Trump meme coin dinner 

Attorney General Pam Bondi tussled with Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Wednesday as he pressed the head of the Department of Justice (DOJ) over foreign...

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Trump shatters data privacy norms

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story  Trump knocks down barriers around personal data The Trump administration is shattering norms around the...

26.06.2025 3

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Media Matters fights back against FTC

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Media Matters hits FTC with suit to block probe  Media Matters for America sued the Federal Trade...

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Media Matters sues FTC to block probe

Media Matters for America sued the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday to block the agency’s investigation into the progressive media watchdog...

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Iranian-aligned hackers claim responsibility for Truth Social cyberattack

Hackers aligned with Iran have claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on President Trump’s Truth Social platform, according to the cyber nonprofit...

23.06.2025 4

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Live updates: Trump lauds appeals court 'win' over Newsom in California National Guard case

Video: UN Security Council meets amid Israel-Iran war President Trump celebrated an appeals court ruling that affirmed his control over the California...

20.06.2025 10

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Aflac discloses cybersecurity incident 

Aflac said Friday that it experienced a cybersecurity incident last week that may have impacted files containing social security numbers, health...

20.06.2025 20

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Trump presses House to pass 'incredible' crypto bill: 'NO DELAYS, NO ADD ONS' 

President Trump on Wednesday urged the House to pass a bill regulating payment stablecoins that cleared the Senate earlier this week, asking lawmakers...

19.06.2025 10

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X sues New York over social media disclosure law

Elon Musk's social platform X sued the state of New York on Tuesday over a law requiring social media sites to detail how they moderate hate speech,...

18.06.2025 7

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Trump Mobile faces steep odds, skepticism with plans for US-made smartphones

The Trump family’s new mobile phone venture promises to build its golden smartphones in the U.S., an endeavor that experts warn will be nearly...

18.06.2025 10

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Senate passes stablecoin framework in major crypto milestone

The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation creating a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins in a major milestone for the crypto industry. ...

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Trump Jr.: My father isn't involved with Trump Mobile

President Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., underscored Monday that his father is not involved with the Trump Organization’s new mobile phone...

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Meta invests in Scale AI, hires CEO to work on 'superintelligence'

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is investing a “significant” amount in Scale AI and hiring the artificial intelligence (AI)...

14.06.2025 3

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California hits back at Trump EV move

{beacon}   Technology Technology   The Big Story  California claps back at Trump's overturning of EV mandate California officials on Thursday...

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Trump, Musk hint at reconciliation

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story  Trump, Musk hint at reconciliation President Trump said he thinks he could make amends with tech...

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Two House panels advance crypto market structure bill 

A pair of House panels voted Tuesday to advance legislation laying out oversight of the crypto market. The House Financial Services Committee and...

11.06.2025 4

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Senate lines up major step toward passing stablecoin bill

The Senate is poised to hold another key procedural vote on stablecoin legislation Wednesday, clearing the way for the crypto bill after several...

11.06.2025 10

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Amazon to invest $20 billion in Pennsylvania data centers 

Amazon plans to invest at least $20 billion to build out two data centers in Pennsylvania, the e-commerce and cloud computing giant announced Monday...

10.06.2025 10

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Trump, Musk stay isolated

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story  Some Republicans hope for Trump-Musk will reconcile  Some Republicans are holding out hope...

10.06.2025 4

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World Liberty Financial to invest in Trump meme coin following crypto wallet dispute

World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture launched by President Trump and his sons, plans to invest in the president’s meme coin, seemingly...

07.06.2025 10

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Musk empire faces risks with Trump feud

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Why Musk’s feud with Trump could risk his business empire Elon Musk, the world’s richest man,...

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