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Tech Policy Takes Center Stage as Platforms Brace for the Next Round of Rules
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Tech Policy Takes Center Stage as Platforms Brace for the Next Round of Rules

Alex Raeburn · Aug 09, 2026 · 12 min read

Flock’s New Proposal Blurs the Line Between Ride-Hailing and Public Surveillance
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Flock’s New Proposal Blurs the Line Between Ride-Hailing and Public Surveillance

Alex Raeburn · Aug 09, 2026 · 11 min read

Docker launches disposable sandboxes for AI agents
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Docker launches disposable sandboxes for AI agents

Christina Hill · Aug 09, 2026 · 10 min read

What Happens When a City’s Data Center Battle Leaves the Council Chamber
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What Happens When a City’s Data Center Battle Leaves the Council Chamber

Rare Ivy · Aug 08, 2026 · 10 min read

Explicit Deepfakes of Children Put UK Schools, Platforms and Regulators on the Same Clock
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Explicit Deepfakes of Children Put UK Schools, Platforms and Regulators on the Same Clock

Alex Raeburn · Aug 08, 2026 · 10 min read

The First Virus Built by AI Exposes a New Biosecurity Problem
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The First Virus Built by AI Exposes a New Biosecurity Problem

Alex Raeburn · Aug 07, 2026 · 11 min read

Mythos Tightens Defenses After a Social Engineering Push Exposes an AI Policy Weak Spot
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Mythos Tightens Defenses After a Social Engineering Push Exposes an AI Policy Weak Spot

Christina Hill · Aug 07, 2026 · 10 min read

The Quiet Shift in Lifestyle Tech That Puts More Power in Users’ Hands
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The Quiet Shift in Lifestyle Tech That Puts More Power in Users’ Hands

Christina Hill · Aug 05, 2026 · 11 min read

How Apple’s Private Relay Broke Its Own Privacy Pitch
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How Apple’s Private Relay Broke Its Own Privacy Pitch

Rare Ivy · Aug 05, 2026 · 11 min read

What Happens When a Trump Official Tells the Truth
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What Happens When a Trump Official Tells the Truth

Alex Raeburn · Aug 04, 2026 · 11 min read

Can an AI Notetaker Stay Useful Without Becoming a Surveillance Tool?
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Can an AI Notetaker Stay Useful Without Becoming a Surveillance Tool?

Christina Hill · Aug 04, 2026 · 11 min read

The Next Battle Over AI Is About Power, Not Just Products
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The Next Battle Over AI Is About Power, Not Just Products

Christina Hill · Aug 03, 2026 · 11 min read

The New Politics of AI Slop on Social Platforms
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The New Politics of AI Slop on Social Platforms

Alex Raeburn · Aug 03, 2026 · 11 min read

A second satellite now has to save NASA’s Swift mission
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A second satellite now has to save NASA’s Swift mission

Rare Ivy · Aug 02, 2026 · 11 min read

What a Moon Quarantine Would Mean for the Next Wave of Space Exploration
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What a Moon Quarantine Would Mean for the Next Wave of Space Exploration

Alex Raeburn · Aug 01, 2026 · 11 min read

What This Week’s AI Decision Means for Big Tech, Small Apps, and Everyone in Between
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What This Week’s AI Decision Means for Big Tech, Small Apps, and Everyone in Between

Alex Raeburn · Jul 31, 2026 · 11 min read

Can the FCC Police Speech Without Policing Politics? Brendan Carr Tests the Line
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Can the FCC Police Speech Without Policing Politics? Brendan Carr Tests the Line

Alex Raeburn · Jul 30, 2026 · 11 min read

Why Brussels Is Suddenly Worried About U.S. Meddling in European Elections
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Why Brussels Is Suddenly Worried About U.S. Meddling in European Elections

Rare Ivy · Jul 29, 2026 · 11 min read

What the El-Sayed Leak Reveals About Campaign Risk in the Age of Screens
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What the El-Sayed Leak Reveals About Campaign Risk in the Age of Screens

Rare Ivy · Jul 29, 2026 · 12 min read

Can You Be Arrested for Clapping at a Public Meeting? One Protester Says Yes
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Can You Be Arrested for Clapping at a Public Meeting? One Protester Says Yes

Christina Hill · Jul 29, 2026 · 10 min read

Will This New AI Decision Change the Apps People Use Every Day?
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Will This New AI Decision Change the Apps People Use Every Day?

Christina Hill · Jul 28, 2026 · 12 min read

Why This Week’s Tech Policy Move Matters Beyond Silicon Valley
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Why This Week’s Tech Policy Move Matters Beyond Silicon Valley

Alex Raeburn · Jul 28, 2026 · 11 min read

Stevens Gets His Clarification, El-Sayed Gets the Last Word
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Stevens Gets His Clarification, El-Sayed Gets the Last Word

Christina Hill · Jul 28, 2026 · 10 min read

Why Startups Are Paying More Than They Think
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Why Startups Are Paying More Than They Think

Rare Ivy · Jul 25, 2026 · 11 min read

Can Paxton Turn South Texas Red Without Breaking Trump’s Coalition?
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Can Paxton Turn South Texas Red Without Breaking Trump’s Coalition?

Alex Raeburn · Jul 25, 2026 · 11 min read

Trump Uses the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to Condemn Violence and Attack the Press
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Trump Uses the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to Condemn Violence and Attack the Press

Christina Hill · Jul 24, 2026 · 11 min read

Congress Takes Aim at AI With a Kill Switch Proposal
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Congress Takes Aim at AI With a Kill Switch Proposal

Christina Hill · Jul 24, 2026 · 12 min read

The Paramount Merger Is Running Into Politics, Media Pressure, and a State-Level Wall
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The Paramount Merger Is Running Into Politics, Media Pressure, and a State-Level Wall

Alex Raeburn · Jul 23, 2026 · 10 min read

Digital Culture Meets Politics as Tech Companies Face Fresh Policy Pressure
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Digital Culture Meets Politics as Tech Companies Face Fresh Policy Pressure

Alex Raeburn · Jul 23, 2026 · 11 min read

What NASA’s New Telescope and OpenAI’s Hacker Bot Say About the Next Wave of Tech Power
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What NASA’s New Telescope and OpenAI’s Hacker Bot Say About the Next Wave of Tech Power

Christina Hill · Jul 22, 2026 · 11 min read

Olive Garden’s Never-Ending Pasta Is Now a Voting Rights Story
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Olive Garden’s Never-Ending Pasta Is Now a Voting Rights Story

Christina Hill · Jul 21, 2026 · 11 min read

New Orleans Police Quietly Opened the Door to Weaponized Drones
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New Orleans Police Quietly Opened the Door to Weaponized Drones

Rare Ivy · Jul 20, 2026 · 10 min read

Nancy Mace’s Senate No Changes the Shape of South Carolina’s Republican Primary
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Nancy Mace’s Senate No Changes the Shape of South Carolina’s Republican Primary

Alex Raeburn · Jul 20, 2026 · 10 min read

Meta’s Compute-for-Hire Play With Anthropic Shows How Expensive AI Has Become
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Meta’s Compute-for-Hire Play With Anthropic Shows How Expensive AI Has Become

Alex Raeburn · Jul 18, 2026 · 10 min read

AI Policy’s Next Test: What Happens to the People Left Behind?
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AI Policy’s Next Test: What Happens to the People Left Behind?

Alex Raeburn · Jul 18, 2026 · 12 min read

Moonshot AI’s Kimi Model Shows How Fast China’s AI Ambitions Are Maturing
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Moonshot AI’s Kimi Model Shows How Fast China’s AI Ambitions Are Maturing

Rare Ivy · Jul 17, 2026 · 11 min read

China’s Latest Frontier Model Puts Pressure on the Rest of the AI Pack
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China’s Latest Frontier Model Puts Pressure on the Rest of the AI Pack

Christina Hill · Jul 17, 2026 · 12 min read

Mid-Career Stalls Are Getting Harder to Ignore
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Mid-Career Stalls Are Getting Harder to Ignore

Rare Ivy · Jul 16, 2026 · 12 min read

Inside the Controversial Process Democrats Are Using to Replace Graham Platner
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Inside the Controversial Process Democrats Are Using to Replace Graham Platner

Rare Ivy · Jul 16, 2026 · 11 min read

Is Microsoft Preparing for Its Post-ChatGPT Era?
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Is Microsoft Preparing for Its Post-ChatGPT Era?

Rare Ivy · Jul 15, 2026 · 11 min read

Trump Holds Situation Room Meeting Over New Iran Strike Plans
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Trump Holds Situation Room Meeting Over New Iran Strike Plans

Alex Raeburn · Jul 14, 2026 · 10 min read

Anthropic’s Claude Is Exposing a Bigger Question About What AI Really Knows
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Anthropic’s Claude Is Exposing a Bigger Question About What AI Really Knows

Alex Raeburn · Jul 14, 2026 · 12 min read

Darline Graham Wins the Short Run: Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat Stays in the Family
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Darline Graham Wins the Short Run: Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat Stays in the Family

Christina Hill · Jul 13, 2026 · 10 min read

Angela Jones on Eroticism, Consent, and Being Seen
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Angela Jones on Eroticism, Consent, and Being Seen

Rare Ivy · Jul 13, 2026 · 11 min read

AI and Jobs: The Warning Sign That Policymakers Can’t Ignore
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AI and Jobs: The Warning Sign That Policymakers Can’t Ignore

Christina Hill · Jul 13, 2026 · 11 min read

The Tech Industry’s AI Backlash Problem Is Getting Harder to Ignore
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The Tech Industry’s AI Backlash Problem Is Getting Harder to Ignore

Christina Hill · Jul 12, 2026 · 11 min read

Founders Are Rethinking Entry-Level Engineering Jobs
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Founders Are Rethinking Entry-Level Engineering Jobs

Rare Ivy · Jul 12, 2026 · 12 min read

UK Shops Prepare for a Facial Recognition Rollout That Can Flag Police Instantly
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UK Shops Prepare for a Facial Recognition Rollout That Can Flag Police Instantly

Christina Hill · Jul 11, 2026 · 11 min read

Olympics Officials Face a New Test as Balogate Looms
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Olympics Officials Face a New Test as Balogate Looms

Christina Hill · Jul 10, 2026 · 10 min read

Apple’s OpenAI Lawsuit Puts AI Partnerships Under a Sharper Spotlight
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Apple’s OpenAI Lawsuit Puts AI Partnerships Under a Sharper Spotlight

Christina Hill · Jul 10, 2026 · 10 min read

What the Latest Iran Escalation Means for U.S. Power
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What the Latest Iran Escalation Means for U.S. Power

Alex Raeburn · Jul 09, 2026 · 10 min read

A New OpenAI Launch, and a Bigger Signal in the Exit
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A New OpenAI Launch, and a Bigger Signal in the Exit

Rare Ivy · Jul 09, 2026 · 10 min read

Why China’s Next Robotics Breakthrough May Come Down to Fingers, Not Wheels
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Why China’s Next Robotics Breakthrough May Come Down to Fingers, Not Wheels

Alex Raeburn · Jul 08, 2026 · 11 min read

Why North Dakota’s Trump-and-Teddy Roosevelt Chat Matters in Bison Country
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Why North Dakota’s Trump-and-Teddy Roosevelt Chat Matters in Bison Country

Christina Hill · Jul 07, 2026 · 11 min read

Waymo’s Police Report on Teens Puts Autonomous Cars Back in the Surveillance Debate
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Waymo’s Police Report on Teens Puts Autonomous Cars Back in the Surveillance Debate

Christina Hill · Jul 07, 2026 · 11 min read

The New Rules of AI Policy Are Starting to Shape Tech News and Power Politics
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The New Rules of AI Policy Are Starting to Shape Tech News and Power Politics

Rare Ivy · Jul 07, 2026 · 11 min read

What Happens When AI Helps Write About Politics, Health, and Climate?
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What Happens When AI Helps Write About Politics, Health, and Climate?

Rare Ivy · Jul 06, 2026 · 11 min read

Home DNA Sequencing: The New Lifestyle Tech With Deep Privacy Stakes
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Home DNA Sequencing: The New Lifestyle Tech With Deep Privacy Stakes

Rare Ivy · Jul 06, 2026 · 12 min read

Can Scotland’s Big AI Project Still Meet Its Green Energy Pledge?
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Can Scotland’s Big AI Project Still Meet Its Green Energy Pledge?

Christina Hill · Jul 06, 2026 · 11 min read

Social Media Bans Are Moving From Debate to Law
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Social Media Bans Are Moving From Debate to Law

Rare Ivy · Jul 05, 2026 · 11 min read

Why Lifestyle Tech Is Becoming a Power Issue, Not Just a Convenience Story
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Why Lifestyle Tech Is Becoming a Power Issue, Not Just a Convenience Story

Alex Raeburn · Jul 04, 2026 · 10 min read

What Collins’ World Cup Ad Buy Says About the Race for Attention
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What Collins’ World Cup Ad Buy Says About the Race for Attention

Rare Ivy · Jul 04, 2026 · 11 min read

What It Means When an Indian Startup Is Finally Ready to Launch
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What It Means When an Indian Startup Is Finally Ready to Launch

Christina Hill · Jul 03, 2026 · 11 min read

The Real Risk in AI Is Bad Governance, Not Hype
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The Real Risk in AI Is Bad Governance, Not Hype

Rare Ivy · Jul 02, 2026 · 11 min read

Pegasus Spyware Lands on an EU Politician’s Phone
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Pegasus Spyware Lands on an EU Politician’s Phone

Rare Ivy · Jul 02, 2026 · 11 min read

Why Ken Burns Is Questioning Trump’s America 250 Vision
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Why Ken Burns Is Questioning Trump’s America 250 Vision

Rare Ivy · Jul 01, 2026 · 10 min read

When Smart Devices Become Political: The New Push to Regulate Connected Homes
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When Smart Devices Become Political: The New Push to Regulate Connected Homes

Christina Hill · Jun 30, 2026 · 12 min read

The Signal and WhatsApp Hacking Spree Draws a $10 Million US Bounty
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The Signal and WhatsApp Hacking Spree Draws a $10 Million US Bounty

Rare Ivy · Jun 29, 2026 · 11 min read

A House Vote Turns Kids’ Online Safety Into the Next Big Capitol Hill Battle
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A House Vote Turns Kids’ Online Safety Into the Next Big Capitol Hill Battle

Christina Hill · Jun 29, 2026 · 11 min read

How El Tigre Turned the World Cup Into a Power Play
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How El Tigre Turned the World Cup Into a Power Play

Rare Ivy · Jun 27, 2026 · 10 min read

Can OpenAI’s New Limits Hold Up as Heat and Power Press on Tech Infrastructure?
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Can OpenAI’s New Limits Hold Up as Heat and Power Press on Tech Infrastructure?

Alex Raeburn · Jun 27, 2026 · 11 min read

Can AWS Turn 11,000 New Hires Into Its Next Generation of Builders?
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Can AWS Turn 11,000 New Hires Into Its Next Generation of Builders?

Alex Raeburn · Jun 27, 2026 · 12 min read

Why More Mid-Career Women Are Betting on Entrepreneurship Over Corporate America
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Why More Mid-Career Women Are Betting on Entrepreneurship Over Corporate America

Rare Ivy · Jun 26, 2026 · 11 min read

Tech News Moves Into Politics: The New Fight Over Who Gets to Set AI Rules
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Tech News Moves Into Politics: The New Fight Over Who Gets to Set AI Rules

Alex Raeburn · Jun 26, 2026 · 13 min read

South Korea’s Drone Warriors Plan Puts the Whole Military on the Front Line
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South Korea’s Drone Warriors Plan Puts the Whole Military on the Front Line

Christina Hill · Jun 26, 2026 · 12 min read

Is Belgium's Prime Minister Really Staying on the Sidelines?
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Is Belgium's Prime Minister Really Staying on the Sidelines?

Alex Raeburn · Jun 26, 2026 · 11 min read

Apple’s Latest Price Move Signals the Cost of the AI Chip Race
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Apple’s Latest Price Move Signals the Cost of the AI Chip Race

Christina Hill · Jun 26, 2026 · 10 min read

AI Policy Tightens as Regulators Push for Clearer Rules on Model Transparency
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AI Policy Tightens as Regulators Push for Clearer Rules on Model Transparency

Christina Hill · Jun 26, 2026 · 11 min read

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