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  • ✇TheHill - Just In
  • House investigating Airbnb over Chinese AI models Miranda Nazzaro
    House Republicans have launched an investigation into U.S. companies' use of Chinese-developed artificial intelligence, starting with a probe into Airbnb and Anysphere, the parent company of Cursor. In letters sent Thursday to the companies, the Republican chairs of the House Committee of Homeland Security and House Select Committee on China said their joint investigation is...
     

House investigating Airbnb over Chinese AI models

30 April 2026 at 15:04
House Republicans have launched an investigation into U.S. companies' use of Chinese-developed artificial intelligence, starting with a probe into Airbnb and Anysphere, the parent company of Cursor. In letters sent Thursday to the companies, the Republican chairs of the House Committee of Homeland Security and House Select Committee on China said their joint investigation is...

States take up kids online safety as Congress stalls

29 April 2026 at 21:32
{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story States take up kids online safety as Congress stalls State prosecutors are turning up the heat on social media and artificial intelligence companies over their safeguards for children as federal lawmakers remain at an impasse on the issue. © AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana From new investigations to a...

Google to provide AI models to Pentagon for classified work

28 April 2026 at 21:03
{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Google to provide AI models to Pentagon for classified work Google has signed a deal with the Pentagon to provide its artificial intelligence (AI) models for classified work, despite concerns raised by hundreds of employees this week over the terms of the agreement. © AP The Pentagon reached...

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  • What to know about Musk vs. Altman Miranda Nazzaro
    {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Musk vs. Altman: Tech titans face off in court Tesla CEO Elon Musk's fight against OpenAI C Sam Altman kicked off Monday, as the years-long feud between the two tech titans comes to a head at a trial over the ChatGPT maker’s corporate structure. © Greg Nash Musk, who...
     

What to know about Musk vs. Altman

27 April 2026 at 21:51
{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Musk vs. Altman: Tech titans face off in court Tesla CEO Elon Musk's fight against OpenAI C Sam Altman kicked off Monday, as the years-long feud between the two tech titans comes to a head at a trial over the ChatGPT maker’s corporate structure. © Greg Nash Musk, who...

Musk v Altman: Tech titans face off in court 

27 April 2026 at 17:39
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are poised to face off in court Monday, as the yearslong feud between the two tech titans comes to a head at a trial over the ChatGPT maker’s corporate structure. Musk, who helped found OpenAI in 2015 before leaving and later launching his own AI company,...

Soldier’s arrest in alleged Polymarket bet spotlights risks for military

24 April 2026 at 22:39
{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Soldier’s arrest in alleged prediction market bet spotlights risks for military The arrest of a U.S. soldier accused of using classified information to place a bet on Polymarket on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is stoking new fears over how betting markets could threaten national security in...

Maine governor vetoes statewide pause in new data centers

24 April 2026 at 21:56
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced Friday she has vetoed legislation that would have banned the development of large-scale data centers in the state for the next year-and-a-half, issuing a blow to the local anti-data center push growing across America. Mills, who is running for the U.S. Senate, wrote in a letter Friday to the...

Soldier's arrest in Maduro raid Polymarket bet spotlights military's risks in prediction markets

24 April 2026 at 21:16
The arrest of a U.S. soldier accused of using classified information to place a prediction market bet on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is stoking new fears over how betting markets could threaten national security in high-stake situations. Lawmakers have raised concerns for months over the legal and ethical dangers surrounding prediction markets, and...

Anthropic becomes impossible for White House to ignore

23 April 2026 at 22:36
{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Anthropic becomes impossible for White House to ignore Anthropic’s new Mythos model is keeping the company’s foot in the White House’s door despite the Trump administration blacklisting the firm’s products from military and government work earlier this year. © Prakash Singh, Bloomberg via Getty Images Mythos, Anthropic’s most...

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  • Trump pick to lead CISA withdraws nomination Miranda Nazzaro
    President Trump’s pick to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has withdrawn his nomination after waiting more than a year for Senate confirmation. An aide with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs told The Hill the committee is aware Sean Plankey requested his nomination be withdrawn but had not yet...
     

Trump pick to lead CISA withdraws nomination

23 April 2026 at 22:04
President Trump’s pick to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has withdrawn his nomination after waiting more than a year for Senate confirmation. An aide with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs told The Hill the committee is aware Sean Plankey requested his nomination be withdrawn but had not yet...

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  • Anthropic becomes impossible for White House to ignore Miranda Nazzaro
    Anthropic’s new Mythos model is keeping the company’s foot in the White House’s door despite the Trump administration blacklisting the firm’s products from military and government work earlier this year. Mythos, Anthropic’s most advanced model to date, has drawn interest from various parts of the federal government, giving the artificial intelligence firm a chance to...
     

Anthropic becomes impossible for White House to ignore

23 April 2026 at 10:00
Anthropic’s new Mythos model is keeping the company’s foot in the White House’s door despite the Trump administration blacklisting the firm’s products from military and government work earlier this year. Mythos, Anthropic’s most advanced model to date, has drawn interest from various parts of the federal government, giving the artificial intelligence firm a chance to...

Anti-data center measures gain steam at state, local level

22 April 2026 at 22:16
{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Anti-data center measures gain steam at state, local level Measures seeking to block or rein in data center construction are gaining momentum at the state and local level, as Americans increasingly sour on the massive buildout of AI infrastructure in their communities. © AP The Maine legislature became...

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