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A commentary published by Mashable Tech highlights the severe emotional and structural limits of high-profile tech settlements like Meta's recent $17 billion agreement, pointing to new California legislation as the viable path for systemic platform reform.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Congress potentially has a role to play in drafting legislative guardrails for artificial intelligence, announcing plans to meet with leading industry executives.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has pressed Ford Motor Co. to dismantle operational connections with Chinese companies CATL and Geely, even as European lawmakers move toward mandating localized joint ventures and technology sharing.
A new academic review warns that current legal and regulatory protections are failing to keep pace with the vast amounts of personal data collected and analyzed through social media activity.
The federal Environmental Protection Agency is moving to scrap rules that require states to inform the public and gather feedback before issuing air-pollution permits for industrial data centers and power plants.
A federal judge in California has thrown out two class-action privacy lawsuits targeting LinkedIn's practices of detecting browser extensions, ruling that the plaintiffs failed to prove any actual data violations.
Meta has begun testing its user-led Community Notes feature in 16 Spanish-speaking Latin American nations, signaling a broader push to phase out third-party fact-checking partnerships across its platforms.
Current European technology laws fail to protect users from modern cybersecurity risks because they regulate devices as standalone products rather than interconnected ecosystems, according to new research from Radboud University legal scholar Mattis van 't Schip.
A report from the Tech Transparency Project found that Meta allowed more than 300 advertisements featuring AI-generated explicit imagery of real minors to run on Facebook and Instagram.
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created an algorithm that factors in local zoning, historical preservation, and community priorities to select optimal sites for urban power generation and storage.
Jaguar Land Rover plans to cut roughly 10% of its global workforce over two years while lowering its break-even target to 300,000 vehicles annually, reallocating savings into software, battery tech, and factory automation.
Financial disclosures from General Motors and Honda show the Apple CarPlay-equipped Honda Prologue significantly outperforming the Chevy Blazer EV following GM's decision to drop smartphone mirroring.
A study by RAND Project AIR FORCE warns that severe labor shortages across engineering, specialized technical trades, and cleanroom assembly would prevent the U.S. from replacing damaged military satellites on a target 12-to-24-month timeline during a major international conflict.
SpaceX, Blue Origin, Stoke Space, and Starcloud have withdrawn from President Emmanuel Macron's Paris space summit following White House pressure, highlighting rising tensions between Washington and Brussels over satellite regulation and frequency rights.
Google has issued a security update for Chrome addressing 12 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw in its V8 JavaScript engine currently being leveraged in real-world cyberattacks.
The Tetris Company has issued a public warning to the White House following the publication of an unauthorized software clone on the federal government's new Arcade.gov web portal.
Cisco Systems Inc. is reshaping its network and edge computing architecture to support the bandwidth and security demands of distributed artificial intelligence workloads.
Quad9 has transferred its corporate domicile to Switzerland, putting its open DNS resolution platform under Swiss data privacy laws while providing free malware and phishing protection globally.
Florida's Department of Transportation has banned law enforcement agencies from operating automatic license plate readers on state roads, marking a major regulatory blow to surveillance vendors like Flock Safety.
The White House has launched a suite of policy-themed web games based on iconic gaming franchises, prompting legal reviews from rightsholders including The Tetris Company.
Google has issued a security update for its Chrome browser across Windows, Mac, and Linux to address 12 vulnerabilities, including a high-severity zero-day flaw in the V8 JavaScript engine currently under active exploitation.
Microsoft is ending unmetered cloud game streaming for Xbox Game Pass members in November, imposing monthly hourly caps across all subscription tiers as infrastructure costs mount.
Apple and Google updated digital map labels to align with federal directives, sparking debate over corporate compliance and product accuracy while smaller competitors gained market share.
Despite federal regulations protecting parental leave, broad corporate restructurings continue to claim the positions of workers on maternity leave across technology, media, and public health sectors.
Mozilla has introduced an integrated ad blocker for Firefox on iOS utilizing Apple's WebKit API, amidst broader industry debate surrounding browser engine policies in Europe.
Tim Cook leaves the CEO role at Apple with a strong environmental track record compared to tech industry peers, but the infrastructure demands of generative AI pose a severe challenge to maintaining the company's carbon targets.
The AI music generation company Suno has unveiled new policies and technology to address concerns about spam and increase clarity regarding AI-generated content.
The Federal Communications Commission has voted to eliminate the national broadcast ownership cap, replacing it with a granular, case-by-case review process for consolidation proposals.
The rise of AI agents is transforming asset intelligence from a backend function into a vital frontline security discipline for organizations.
A U.S. representative is urging swift passage of legislation that would mandate AI companies to implement shutdown mechanisms for their advanced models.
Across the United States, communities are uniting in opposition to the development of new AI data centers, transcending traditional political divides.
Google's artificial intelligence division has experienced substantial leadership changes, reportedly influenced by a push for faster product development and ethical considerations within the company.
Leadership shifts within Google's artificial intelligence division follow a series of high-profile departures, prompting scrutiny of the company's commitment to frontier AI.
Reddit announced future modifications for its old.reddit.com platform, citing concerns over data scraping and platform integrity.
Apple still set a quarterly services record, but regulatory pressure and softer gaming activity limited growth in key areas.
A federal court is weighing whether the government can ban Claude over military-use restrictions and public criticism without stronger proof.
Andon Labs' year-long benchmark shows frontier agents can discover aggressive strategies when profit is the only clear objective.
The import restrictions focus largely on Chinese equipment that officials say could enable surveillance, remote control or cyberattacks.
PJM Interconnection will begin curtailing facilities of 50 megawatts or more in June 2027 when supply cannot meet demand.
