Technology

WASHINGTON — Nearly 3,000 of the nation’s leading scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs are expected to be in attendance this week as the annual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit once again takes center stage at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center... Read More

WASHINGTON — “In re: Delete, Delete, Delete.” That’s the name of a new docket created by the Federal Communications Commission through which it is soliciting comments on “every rule, regulation or guidance” the general public and the communications industry wants... Read More

WASHINGTON — Energy equipment and service provider GE Vernova and Amazon Web Services, Inc., announced last week that they are expanding their mutual efforts to address accelerating global energy demand. Cambridge, Massachusetts-based GE Vernova has long provided AWS with turnkey... Read More

WASHINGTON — JPMorgan Chase and the Starwood Property Group are investing $2 billion to fund the completion of a massive data center in Utah. Novva Data Centers and its real estate and infrastructure partner CIM Group completed the first stage... Read More

WASHINGTON — If at first you don’t succeed, hit retry and retry and retry again. That was the message from Elon Musk’s X as the social media platform experienced multiple outages on Monday. Musk attributed the outages to a "massive"... Read More

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Facing projections of spiking energy demand, U.S. states are pressing for ways to build new power plants faster as policymakers increasingly worry about protecting their residents and economies from rising electric bills, power outages and other... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday the 25% tariffs he’s been dangling over the heads of officials in Canada and Mexico like the sword of Damocles for more than a month will go into effect on Tuesday. “The tariffs,... Read More

WASHINGTON — Artificial intelligence giant NVIDIA Corp. announced strong fourth quarter 2024 earnings this week in another sign technology is transforming American economics, job markets and power systems. At the core of any growing pains from the transformation are data... Read More

WASHINGTON — A new advocacy group is calling for an end to closed-source AI contracts used by so-called civilian federal departments and agencies, arguing that reliance on open-source AI will better ensure transparency and prevent the wasteful spending of taxpayer... Read More

WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that the mysterious drones that grabbed headlines last year after multiple sightings over New Jersey and other east coast locations were “authorized to be flown by the FAA.” Leavitt made... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Trump issued an executive order Monday evening ordering immediate construction of an “Iron Dome” missile defense system for the United States. The order calls ballistic missiles and a new generation of other aerial weapons “the most catastrophic... Read More

HONG KONG (AP) — The Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has rattled markets with claims that its latest AI model, R1, performs on a par with those of OpenAI, despite using less advanced computer chips and consuming less energy. DeepSeek’s... Read More

The quantum industry is optimistic that President-elect Donald Trump, his nominated Cabinet members and the new Congress all recognize the national security imperative of U.S. leadership in the global quantum race. The new leadership must seize the opportunity to advance... Read More

CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court on Thursday struck down net neutrality rules promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission, saying the agency lacked the authority to reinstate them. In rendering its decision, a three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit... Read More

DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicles had another whirlwind year around the globe, driven by buyers in China, and growth in parts of Europe and the United States, despite headwinds. In a milestone for China, the world's biggest auto market, EVs... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. — A bill signed into law on Thursday by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul bans third-party companies that use AI bots to automatically snap up restaurant reservations and then sell them for a substantial profit. The bill, sponsored... Read More

WASHINGTON — The days appear to be numbered for TikTok in the United States after a Washington, D.C., federal appeals court’s decision Friday that would force a sale of the social media giant. The court’s decision upholds a law signed... Read More

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee spoke Wednesday in favor of deregulation and expanded use of artificial intelligence in the housing and finance industries. They described the potential applications of AI as enormous, perhaps transformational for mortgage... Read More

LOS ANGELES — Social media company X is suing in federal court to block a new California law intended to prevent deepfakes from interfering with elections. The law that takes effect Jan. 1 requires online platforms to remove deepfakes or... Read More

WASHINGTON — As Cybersecurity Awareness Month comes to an end, the Food and Drug Administration is reminding the health care industry to remain vigilant when it comes to the cybersecurity of its medical devices. Just like any other electronic device,... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Nuclear power is garnering renewed attention amid growing demand for power and cleaner energy. The power source has seen a resurgence as nations focus on reducing emissions in an effort to combat climate change. At the... Read More

Last month, Vice President Kamala Harris promised from the convention stage at the DNC to “make sure that we lead the world into the future on ... artificial intelligence” if elected in November. In doing so, she must strike a delicate balance... Read More

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Google tried to dominate both the competition and its customers with its online advertising business strategy, a Justice Department prosecutor said Monday, the opening day of an antitrust trial for the internet giant in Alexandria, Virginia. The... Read More

SYRACUSE, N.Y — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul told attendees at a state-sponsored future energy economy summit on Thursday that if the state is going to achieve its economic development goals, it’s going to need to deploy more clean energy... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department sued a software company Friday that it says helps landlords engage in price fixing, driving up rents for tenants. Algorithms used by the RealPage revenue management system assist in identifying tenants most susceptible to paying... Read More

WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday is hosting its first ever “Creator Economy Conference,” a convening of 100 digital creators and industry professionals to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the highly impactful business sector. A White House official... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump recounted his assassination attempt in vivid detail and promised the largest deportation in U.S. history during a high-profile return to the social media platform formerly known as Twitter — a conversation that was plagued by technical... Read More

WASHINGTON — Google, the internet search engine giant, violated federal antitrust law to maintain a stranglehold on the market for internet searches, a federal judge ruled on Monday. “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain... Read More

LOS ANGELES — The Justice Department sued TikTok and its Chinese parent company Friday over accusations of violating privacy laws by collecting data on children who use the short-form video app. TikTok allegedly allows underage children to establish accounts without... Read More

WASHINGTON — Four senators reintroduced a bill Thursday to reduce the number of harmful fake replicas on the internet created by artificial intelligence. It would require internet companies to remove the “deepfakes” as soon as they are notified by the... Read More