United States

The White House has agreed to an ethics provision in a cryptocurrency regulation bill amid a final push to pass the legislation in the Senate. The provision would bar all federal officials from offering or issuing digital assets, with the Department of Justice (DOJ) tasked with enforcing the measure, an industry source told The Hill...

Washington, D.C. — Today, EPIC and the National Institute for Workers' Rights (NIWR) released a white paper titled Who's Got the Power? Restoring Worker Power in the Age of Algorithmic Unionbusting, documenting how employers increasingly use surveillance technologies, algorithmic management systems, and vast stores of worker data to identify, monitor, and interfere with workers seeking to organize.

The messy approach to U.S. AI regulation reflects both the rapid speed of model cyber capabilities and the White House’s “education” over the past two years, experts said. The post Where’s the Trump administration line on AI regulation? appeared first on CyberScoop .

As Texas schools face at least $600 million in federal funding cuts, multiple mental health programs, particularly those implemented in response to the pandemic and mass shootings, are at risk of losing funding. School programs focused on chronic absenteeism, mental wellness and crisis services that were created in response to the Uvalde school shooting, as […]

Sila, the battery materials company formerly known as Sila Nanotechnologies, has raised $300 million in a private equity round led by Atreides Management and Sutter Hill Ventures to expand its silicon anode manufacturing plant in Moses Lake, Washington. 8VC, Bessemer Venture Partners, Matrix Partners, and T Rowe Price also participated, alongside existing investors including In-Q-Tel, […] This story continues at The Next Web

From extreme heat and wildfires to intense flooding, America's summer camps are facing a new reality.

The bipartisan Federal Improvement in Technology Procurement Act would raise purchase thresholds and allow for pre-payments on cloud services. The post Bill to modernize federal procurement passes House after stalling last Congress appeared first on FedScoop .

States have made steady progress including students with disabilities in mainstream classrooms, an independent federal report finds, but lawmakers and advocates worry that headway will be lost as federal special education offices move from the Department of Education to Health and Human Services. Released this month, the Government Accountability Office report shows the number of […]

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Tuesday the Trump administration could sanction China over intellectual property (IP) theft amid concerns about whether Beijing is relying on American AI to develop its own advanced models. "We've seen a lot of talk about you know open-source models coming and threatening the large language models in the U.S." Bessent...

The sites violated United States copyright law, the Department of Justice said.

Families across America, particularly those with young children, are struggling this summer. With costs up, many are facing financial hardship at a level even greater than what was seen at the onset of the pandemic. That economic strain is taking a toll on the emotional well-being of children and their caregivers. That’s according to numerous […]

If the US wanted to be the world’s police officer, then why not try to be its doctor too? Just two months before the invasion of Iraq in 2003, George W. Bush announced an ambitious plan to pump $15 billion into the global fight against HIV, stunning his allies in Congress, health advocates, and heads […]

Washington, D.C. — Today, EPIC and the National Institute for Workers' Rights (NIWR) released a white paper titled Who's Got the Power? Restoring Worker Power in the Age of Algorithmic Unionbusting, documenting how employers increasingly use surveillance technologies, algorithmic management systems, and vast stores of worker data to identify, monitor, and interfere with workers seeking to organize.

* Anthropic settles copyright case for $1.5B dollars. [ Reuters ] * Roughly half of Americans think the Supreme Court decides the cases based on politics. The other half are currently assisting a Nigerian prince recover his money. [ ABA Journal ] * The entire American AI industry runs on financing that looks an awful lot like Enron. Good news for future eDiscovery demos in about 5 years! [ Bloomberg Law News ] * Court hits pause on Paramount merger. [ CNBC ] * Arizona Supreme Court rules that at

The Pentagon’s new deals to deploy commercial LLMs on its classified networks provide it with a powerful surveillance capability that could be turned on Americans. The post AI and the Commercial Data Loophole appeared first on Just Security .

Google’s AI struggles scream trouble as new Chinese models (again) throw US tech dominance into question Hello, I’m Blake Montgomery, writing to you after a double-header feature of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and the World Cup final. What a great Sunday. Today in tech, we’re discussing how China is chipping away at the US’s lead in the AI race and how Silicon Valley’s workers are taking action to protect their jobs from AI. New York becomes first state to impose one-year pause on new AI dat

What GAO Found The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigates and determines the probable cause of transportation accidents in the United States, among other responsibilities, thus playing a vital role in advancing transportation safety. To support its mission, NTSB procures a variety of products (e.g., laboratory equipment) and services (e.g., services to develop and maintain systems and applications used to investigate accidents). NTSB is generally required to promote full and op

GAO’s work regularly finds that federal programs are unable to assess their performance to determine if they are solving the problem they were created to fix. By defining goals and collecting and using relevant data, agencies could make informed decisions to improve their programs’ results. The Big Picture Each year, the federal government spends trillions of dollars on programs that Americans depend on, such as health care, public safety, and disaster support. Our recent reports have found that

The New York Times found hundreds of A.I.-generated doctors, healers and wellness influencers on social media touting the health benefits of supplements to American consumers. Many of these hyperrealistic looking ads promise medical miracles, and appear to be targeting older women, while making misleading health claims for a profit.

Today's links Dealing with dickovers: The web is an open platform, and that matters. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Broadcast's bad week; Congress v wifi; EFF v DRM law; Snowden and bunnie's smartphone smartcase. Upcoming appearances: Edinburgh, Sydney, Melbourne, Brighton, London, South Bend. Recent appearances: Where I've been. Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em. Colophon: All the rest. Deali

There’s a clear consensus that America hollowed out its critical minerals base. How to rebuild it is less settled. Alex Grant of Magrathea Metals and Wes Spurlock of Principal Mineral join Jonathan to discuss the processing technology, labor force, and how government can catalyze private capital investment in the sector rather than replace it.Image: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission via Wikimedia Commons. The post Rebuilding America’s Critical Minerals Base appeared first on War on the Rocks .

New Data Shows How California’s Black-Serving Institutions Are Performing Sara Weissman Tue, 07/21/2026 - 03:00 AM The state added the BSI designation two years ago. Now, new research reveals heartening numbers on Black student attainment, as well as some areas for improvement. Byline(s) Sara Weissman

On June 22, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order 14411, on Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation (the “EO”). The EO establishes a national policy to maintain a strategic technical advantage in quantum information science and technology (QIST) and leads the development of a robust and trusted quantum ecosystem across QIST research, manufacturing, [...] The post United States: Administration Issues New Executive Order on Quantum Innovation appeared first on Connect On Tech .

It has been a busy year for Wall Street debuts. While a few IPOs have captured most of the headlines, 203 companies have begun trading on either the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq market so far in 2026. Many made splashy entrances, but their performance has been more uneven since the spotlight moved to the next major offering. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 7.5% this year, while the S&P 500 has climbed 9%. New listings have been more of a mixed bag. In total, roughly 49% of the c

Europe needs to avoid relying on an unpredictable Washington for strategic capabilities, says Henna Virkkunen

Long before China imported soybeans from Brazil and the United States, the crop powered the country’s economy in the northeast, shaping industry, empire, and the fate of many small towns.

Zoox has issued a recall of the software driving its fleet of 105 robotaxis after one of its autonomous vehicles drove into a smoke-obscured emergency fire scene in Las Vegas, the latest incident to draw federal scrutiny over how driverless ... (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1602#7535)

Sony Music Entertainment has filed another lawsuit against Udio, accusing the AI music generator of infringing the copyright of more than 30,000 of its songs, ranging from Elvis Presley's Hound Dog to Beyoncé's Say My Name, and Harry Styles' As It Was. The lawsuit, filed in a New York court on Monday, claims that this […]

Are you a California resident? Then we've got exciting news for you: there's a tool just for you that lets you take a single, relatively easy step to protect your privacy. It's called a DROP request. (That's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, if you're fancy). This one bit of paperwork lets you tell every data broker registered in the state of California that you'd like them to delete your information from their databases and request they stop selling and sharing your information. Here are som

Clarence Thomas mused that the Commerce Clause may not support most federal law and the Fifth Circuit fell all over themselves to take it up. The post To Help Heroin Trafficker Keep His Gun, Fifth Circuit Considers ‘What If We Got Rid Of All Federal Laws?’ appeared first on Above the Law .

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 1. Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1338) (section 338) empowers the President to, among other things, impose duties on imports of a foreign country to offset the burden or disadvantage from a foreign country’s discrimination against or unequal imposition […] The post Imposing Additional Duties to Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States with Respect to Motor Vehicles appeared first on

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 1. Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1338) (section 338) empowers the President to, among other things, impose duties on imports of a foreign country to offset the burden or disadvantage from a foreign country’s discrimination against or unequal imposition […] The post Imposing Additional Duties to Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States with Respect to Alcoholic Beverages appeared fir

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 1. Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1338) (section 338) empowers the President to, among other things, impose duties on imports of a foreign country to offset the burden or disadvantage from a foreign country’s discrimination against or unequal imposition […] The post Imposing Additional Duties to Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States with Respect to Dairy appeared first on The Whit

Too tricky? Resign. The post The Ways That Congress Should Regulate Itself appeared first on Above the Law .

Background: Depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are leading global causes of disability. Standard interventions have slow mechanisms of action, high attrition, and significant accessibility barriers. While intravenous and intranasal ketamine are rapid-acting alternatives, high cost and intensive logistical requirements limit adoption. Sublingual at-home ketamine addresses some gaps but is constrained by low bioavailability and variable absorption. Subcutaneous administr

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Policy. The United States military is the most effective and powerful fighting force on the planet. It fields the most advanced weapons systems and technologies in the world, utilizing […] The post Securing America’s Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials appeared first on The White House .

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For two and a half centuries, America’s proud legacy has been shaped by visionaries and builders who have chased excellence and reached for the impossible. During Made in America Week, we celebrate the mighty engine of American manufacturing, driven by the businesses and workers who power our economy, and recommit to building a future where our greatest works are yet to come. American craftsmanship has long […] The post Made in Amer

Nearly every child in Hawaiʻi lives in a community that lacks adequate licensed childcare, with access rates falling far behind the national average, according to recent reports from the Center for American Progress. Challenges finding affordable childcare have also worsened for some families this year as they face delays with receiving state subsidies reducing the […]

The global threat environment in 2026 is the darkest since the Cold War—active conflicts on three continents, an aggressive Russia, and a rapidly modernizing Chinese military. Yet the exhaustion of ...

Center for AI Standards and Innovation Director Chris Fall played a key role in the White House’s voluntary review of cutting-edge models.