Data Center
Data Center Boom Meets Resistance in Maine: Lawmakers Pass a Yearlong Freeze
Anti-data center bills have been introduced in at least a dozen states.
robots
Humanoid Robots Show Off Their Language and Boxing Skills in Hong Kong
The exhibition highlighted diverse robotic capabilities from talking to humans to performing backflips.
Expert Opinion
Michael O'Rielly: Paramount Deal Doesn’t Trigger Foreign Ownership Concerns
Paramount's foreign-backed bid for Warner Bros./Discovery poses little FCC concern since all overseas investors are passive with no content control, the author writes.
Public Safety
NextNav Says FCC Should Ignore Opposition, Move Ahead on Rulemaking
Several industry groups have cited harmful interference risks and public safety concerns.
robots
Melania Trump Shares the Spotlight with a Robot at an Education and Technology Event
The humanoid robot Figure 03 accompanied the first lady on Wednesday as she arrived at the White House East Room.
Interior Department
Trump Administration to Pay French Company $1B to Walk Away from U.S. Wind Energy
The Trump administration has tried to halt offshore wind construction, but federal judges overturned those orders.
Paul Nakasone
Four NSA Directors Address American Offensive Cyber Power
Not all chips pose equal national security risk, directors said. They also urged more precise export controls
Privacy
Iran Build a Vast Camera Network to Control Dissent. Israel Turned it Into a Targeting Tool
Israel’s use of Tehran street cameras to help kill Iran’s supreme leader shows how everyday surveillance can turn into a wartime weapon.
Energy
Energy Fallout From Iran War Signals a Global Wake-Up Call For Renewable Energy
More than 90% of new renewable power projects worldwide in 2024 were cheaper than fossil-fuel alternatives.
Jensen Huang
3 Men Charged with Conspiring to Smuggle U.S. AI to China
Authorities say the scheme became more brazen as time went on.
ITU
U.S. Faces Pressure to Lead Global Telecom Rules Ahead of 2027 Spectrum Conference
Officials urged stronger coordination to counter China in global spectrum policy.
China
Rep. Matsui Urges Stronger U.S. Coordination on 6G As Global Competition Grows
The California Democrat said the U.S. must align agencies and allies ahead of key global spectrum negotiations.
Spectrum
U.S. Should Streamline Spectrum Allocation, Congressional Report Says
The U.S.-China Commission also said the U.S. should engage more with international standards-setting bodies.
Expert Opinion
Ajit Pai: The Big Lesson from Barcelona is AI and Wireless Are Converging
MWC reinforced that AI and wireless connectivity are inseparable, and that U.S. leadership in both hinges on smart spectrum policy and outpacing China.
5G Wireless
8 Years After Its Founding at Mobile World Congress, Can Open RAN Scale?
Although it didn’t originate that way, O-RAN has become seen as an ‘anti-Huawei’ alliance. It stands to gain as U.S. and Europe are mandating removal of Chinese telecom equipment
MWC
At Mobile World Congress, Attendees Flag AI, Tech Sovereignty, and Geopolitics
A global telecom cold war as 70 percent of AI computing infrastructure sits in the U.S., but Chinese equipment vendors are ascendant elsewhere
