Is Intel too big to fail? US officials are considering government intervention
The company stands to receive billions from the CHIPS Act, but Intel leadership says it's taking too long
All new cars should be required to have AM radio, says US House
Auto manufacturers are pushing back for cost and technical reasons
Lawmakers ask FTC to determine if AI generated article summaries are anti-competitive
Data collection has never been as powerful or lucrative as it is right now
A hot potato: Currently, the AI industry is the Wild West. There are very few laws on the books that govern the market. This lack of formal regulation has led to AI firms operating on the honor system, promising to effectively self-regulate, but democrats in the US Senate believe the self-regulation experiment has failed. They're now asking trade regulators to see if they can find any antitrust violations, especially in AI-generated content summaries.
Proposed "No Fakes" Act will hold entities accountable for damages caused by deepfakes
People's voices and faces to get greater legal protection from AI impersonation
US Senate introduces ground-breaking bill to setup legal framework for ethical AI development
Government is finally concerned now that deepfakes aren't just exes and actresses anymore
A proposed Chipmaker's Visa could reform H-1B, but will Congress go for it?
The H1-B visa is used for foreign workers in specialty occupations, essential to the US tech industry
TikTok faces ultimatum from Biden administration: Sell or be banned
The demand comes after more than two years of bellyaching and a ban from government devices
White House supports Senate bill that would enable US to ban TikTok
TikTok has almost 100 million active users in the US
Congress refuses Army request to spend $400 million on Microsoft HoloLens-based headsets
It awarded $40 million to build a new version instead
What just happened? The controversial deal between Microsoft and the US Army for the military branch to buy 6,900 HoloLens-based headsets at the cost of $400 million has been blocked by congress. As a consolation, the government approved $40 million for Microsoft to build a new and improved version that soldiers will hopefully hate less.
Senator Ed Markey slams Elon Musk over Twitter verification system, warns of congress intervention
"Fix your companies. Or congress will"
Congress will require automakers to implement anti-drunk driving tech in vehicles
The NHTSA still needs to iron out the details
Proposed US bill would let users opt-out of algorithms on online platforms
Bill attempts to fight content curation through algorithms that use personal data
Congress proposes law to prevent Big Tech from favoring its own products
Large platforms would have to allow customers and businesses to use third-party alternatives
Facebook pauses Instagram Kids app, but Congress says, 'abandon' it
Senators promise to re-introduce legislation to prevent platforms from causing harm to children's wellbeing
Proposed antitrust legislation bans companies from making pre-installed apps unremovable
Android and iOS cannot have any permanently installed apps
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand proposes new government agency for internet privacy
The Data Protection Agency would investigate any mishandling of consumer data
Google to implement encrypted DNS, but ISPs want Congress to block it
EFF supports, but wants DNS to remain decentralized
Congress asks the self-driving car industry for feedback on upcoming legislation
Congress wants input on self-driving car cybersecurity, privacy, and more
Congress wants to limit your social media time by law
Senator introduces bill to combat 'internet addiction'
House passes robocall bill with near unanimous support
This is clearly not a partisan issue
Facebook: Don't regulate us or China will take over
The company's argument against being regulated amounts to not much more than scare tactics
Controversial search engine Project Dragonfly 'terminated' Google VP tells Congress
Rumors of continued work lain to rest by sworn testimony
Senators not happy over reported $5 billion Facebook agreement with the FTC
Lawmakers want answers, including how the commission calculated the fine
Proposed House bill cracks down on illegal robocalls with bipartisan support
Bill proposes extended rules for how FCC handles violators and carriers
Senate passes anti-robocall bill in nearly unanimous vote
Steeper fines, longer statute of limitations, and a mandate to authenticate and block automated calls