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  • Gas turbines are visible at an xAI data center on Riverport Rd in Memphis, TN on April 25, 2025. In Brief

    Maine’s governor vetoes data center moratorium

    • Anthony Ha
    2 hours ago
  • Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI. AI

    OpenAI CEO apologizes to Tumbler Ridge community

    • Anthony Ha
    6 hours ago
  • Alex Karp, chief executive officer of Palantir Technologies Inc. In Brief

    Palantir is reportedly helping the IRS investigate financial crimes

    • Lucas Ropek
    1 day ago
  • Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Appears In Federal Court Government & Policy

    Authorities arrest special forces soldier who allegedly made $400K on Polymarket bet involving Maduro operation

    • Lucas Ropek
    2 days ago
  • Shows a 14-year-old boy as he looks at social media on his mobile phone. Government & Policy

    These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

    • Aisha Malik
    2 days ago
  • a person holding an iPhone facing the camera in a red backdrop Security

    UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people’s phones

    • Zack Whittaker
    3 days ago
  • An aerial view of the National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland outside Washington, DC. The NSA is the central producer and manager of signals intelligence for the United States. It operates under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense and reports to the Director of National Intelligence. Security

    With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance

    • Zack Whittaker
    4 days ago
  • The Claude logo is displayed on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface onto which a multitude of Claude logos are projected. In Brief

    NSA spies are reportedly using Anthropic’s Mythos, despite Pentagon feud

    • Rebecca Bellan
    Apr 20, 2026
  • A logo for Palantir Technologies Inc. sits on a pop-up office AI

    Palantir posts mini-manifesto denouncing inclusivity and ‘regressive’ cultures

    • Anthony Ha
    Apr 19, 2026
  • Dario Amodei AI

    Anthropic’s relationship with the Trump administration seems to be thawing

    • Anthony Ha
    Apr 18, 2026
  • Power lines loom on the horizon at sunset. In Brief

    Feds will require data centers to show their power bills

    • Tim De Chant
    Apr 15, 2026
  • Motorola Hardware

    Motorola sues social platforms and creators over posts, raising speech concerns in India

    • Jagmeet Singh
    Apr 15, 2026
  • BARCELONA, CATALONIA, SPAIN - 2019/02/25: The IBM logo is seen during MWC 2019. In Brief

    IBM pays $17M fine to end DOJ suit over DEI programs

    • Dominic-Madori Davis
    Apr 13, 2026
  • Anthropic In Brief

    Trump officials may be encouraging banks to test Anthropic’s Mythos model

    • Anthony Ha
    Apr 12, 2026
  • Tarek Mansour of Kalshi In Brief

    Kalshi wins temporary pause in Arizona criminal case

    • Anthony Ha
    Apr 11, 2026
  • French tricolour flag (blue, white and red, symbol of the Republic of France) hanging from a flagpole above the entrance gate to the courtyard of the Elysee Palace, Exit from the Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace of the Elysee in Paris, France on August 27, 2025. The ministers get into their cars and leave the Elysee Palace. (Photo by Amaury Cornu / Hans Lucas via AFP) Security

    France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech

    • Zack Whittaker
    Apr 10, 2026
  • The OpenAI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. Government & Policy

    Florida AG to probe OpenAI, alleging possible connection to FSU shooting

    • Amanda Silberling
    Apr 9, 2026
  • The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) headquarters in Washington, DC Apps

    StubHub to pay $10M to settle FTC allegations over ‘deceptive’ ticket pricing

    • Aisha Malik
    Apr 9, 2026
  • Iran flags Security

    Iranian hackers are targeting American critical infrastructure, US agencies warn

    • Zack Whittaker
    Apr 7, 2026
  • U.S. President Donald Trump Security

    Trump administration plans to cut cybersecurity agency’s budget by $700 million

    • Zack Whittaker
    Apr 7, 2026
  • A smoke plume rises following a missile strike on a building in Tehran on March 1, 2026. In Brief

    Iran threatens ‘Stargate’ AI data centers

    • Rebecca Szkutak
    Apr 6, 2026
  • Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, sitting in front of American flag Government & Policy

    OpenAI’s vision for the AI economy: public wealth funds, robot taxes, and a four-day workweek

    • Rebecca Bellan
    Apr 6, 2026
  • A Polymarket advertisement in a subway station in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Kalshi and Polymarket, which have been assailed by critics for encouraging financial risk taking by making betting more accessible, are now using the promise of free groceries to win over New Yorkers. In Brief

    Polymarket took down wagers tied to rescue of downed Air Force officer

    • Anthony Ha
    Apr 5, 2026
  • Social

    Meta was finally held accountable for harming teens. Now what?

    • Amanda Silberling
    Mar 31, 2026
  • Ethan Agarwal, Aaptiv, on Centre Stage during day three of Collision 2019 at Enercare Center in Toronto, Canada. Government & Policy

    The Silicon Valley congressional race is getting ugly

    • Connie Loizos
    Mar 31, 2026
  • Mark Zuckerberg is seen in attendance during the UFC 313 event at T-Mobile Arena on March 08, 2025 in Las Vegas. In Brief

    Mark Zuckerberg texted Elon Musk to offer help with DOGE

    • Anthony Ha
    Mar 28, 2026
  • Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Spy chief Tulsi Gabbard dodged questions about the severity of the threat posed by Iran in Senate testimony on Wednesday, with the long-time skeptic of foreign interventions careful not to contradict either her own past beliefs or the Trump administration's stance on the conflict. Security

    Iranian hackers claim breach of FBI director Kash Patel’s personal email account

    • Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
    • Zack Whittaker
    Mar 27, 2026
  • U.S. President Donald Trump and White House Crypto Czar David Sacks Government & Policy

    David Sacks is done as AI czar — here’s what he’s doing instead

    • Connie Loizos
    Mar 26, 2026
  • dome of California State Capitol Building, Sacramento Government & Policy

    Data centers get ready — the Senate wants to see your power bills

    • Tim De Chant
    Mar 26, 2026
  • Government & Policy

    A ‘pound of flesh’ from data centers: one senator’s answer to AI job losses

    • Rebecca Bellan
    Mar 26, 2026
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  • OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, bringing company one step closer to an AI ‘super app’

    • Lucas Ropek

  • Microsoft offers buyout for up to 7% of US employees

    • Amanda Silberling

  • Duolingo is now giving users access to advanced learning content

    • Lauren Forristal

  • Unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic’s exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claims

    • Lucas Ropek

  • Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO, John Ternus taking over

    • Amanda Silberling
    • Connie Loizos

  • Blue Origin’s New Glenn put a customer satellite in the wrong orbit during its third launch

    • Sean O'Kane

  • Palantir posts mini-manifesto denouncing inclusivity and ‘regressive’ cultures

    • Anthony Ha

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