Data Center
As Electric Bills Rise, Evidence Mounts That Data Centers Share Blame
States are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers.
Satellite
Chinese Researchers Suggest Lasers and Sabotage to Counter Musk’s Starlink Satellites
Starlink’s omnipresence and potential military applications have unnerved Beijing and spurred China's scientists to action.
AI
Will More AI Help Combat Easy-to-Create Deepfakes?
Criminals and hackers are using AI to gain access to critical systems or business secrets.
Energy
Trump's AI Plan Calls for Massive Data Centers
Here's how it may affect energy in the U.S.
Advanced Energy
Trump Administration Canceled a $4.9B Loan Guarantee for a Line to Deliver Green Power
Trump administration has canceled a federal loan which guaranteed delivering solar and wind-generated electricity to the midwest.
Social Media
Court Permits Mississippi's Social Media Age Verification Law to Go Into Effect
A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overruled a decision by a federal district judge to block the 2024 law.
Crypto
House Sends Bill Regulating Stablecoins, a Type of Cryptocurrency, to Trump
The stablecoin bill, passed on a 308-122 vote, sets initial guardrails and consumer protections for the cryptocurrency.
Energy
Trump Promotes Energy and Tech Investments at a Summit in Pennsylvania
Investments framed as part of a race against China for the most advanced deployment of artificial intelligence
AI
How a GOP Rift Over Tech Regulation Doomed a Ban on State AI Laws in Trump's Tax Bill
'I think everyone in the conservative movement agrees we need to beat China.... I just think we have different prescriptions for doing so.'
Donald Trump
Trump Signs His Tax and Spending Cut Bill at the White House July 4 Picnic
The legislation amounts to a repudiation of the agendas of the past two Democratic presidents, including Joe Biden’s tax credits for renewable energy.
Congress
House Gives Final Approval to Trump's Big Tax Bill and Sends it to Him to Sign
The bill will become a defining measure of Trump's return to the White House
China
U.S. Judge Says Huawei Must Face Criminal Case for Racketeering and Other Charges
In January 2019, the U.S. Justice Department accused Huawei of using a Hong Kong shell company called Skycom to sell equipment to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions.
Advanced Energy
Senate GOP Removes Tax on Solar and Wind Energy but Dismantles Climate Law Passed by Democrats
Clean energy advocates were deeply disappointed by the bill
Donald Trump
Senate Passes Trump's Big Tax Breaks and Spending Cuts Bill
Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie, with 3 Republican senators joining all Democrats in voting against the measure.
Congress
Senate Spent 16 Hours to Read Trump's 940-Page, Foot-high Bill Aloud
Now the long debate begins: Renewed pressure to oppose the bill came from Elon Musk, who criticized it as 'utterly insane and destructive.'
Social Media
Tech Industry Group Sues Arkansas Over New Social Media Laws
The measure also would require social media companies to ensure their platform 'does not engage in practices to evoke any addiction or compulsive behavior.'
