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Biden nominates alum of CIA, NSA to fill National Cyber Director void

President Biden picked Harry Coker, a national security professional with experience at the CIA and National Security Agency, to fill the vacant National Cyber Director position responsible for coordinating federal cyber policy.

July 26, 2023

Rand Paul predicts Biden will pick censorship cops for proposed AI officer positions

Sen. Rand Paul is warning that a new plan to create artificial intelligence officers in federal agencies will become a pathway for President Biden to insert people who want to censor online speech.

July 26, 2023

Tech industry leader warns Congress AI will lead to spread of bioweapons

Major artificial intelligence company Anthropic is warning lawmakers that new AI tools will fuel the proliferation of bioweapons into the hands of irresponsible actors in the not-too-distant future.

July 25, 2023

House Judiciary Committee weighs holding Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in contempt this week

The House Judiciary Committee is considering a vote to hold Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in contempt this week, ratcheting up Congress' feud with Big Tech over its reluctance to work with lawmakers.

July 24, 2023

Commerce Secretary Raimondo plans outreach trip to China despite its cyberattack on her agency

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is not letting a China-linked hack of her department prevent her from working with the communist regime and is preparing to make new overtures to Beijing later this year.

July 21, 2023

Biden touting Big Tech commitment to make AI tools safe amid fears of tech-fueled apocalypse

President Biden is trumpeting new promises from Big Tech companies to make artificial intelligence tools safe amid growing fears that the emerging tech may wreak havoc.

July 21, 2023

Change coming to Biden’s cyber leadership

The Biden administration is preparing for new leadership to run America's cyber operations and defense organizations, with turnover expected atop U.S. Cyber Command, the National Security Agency and the Office of the National Cyber Director.

July 20, 2023

Congress moves to crack down on feds buying Americans’ data from private brokers

The House Judiciary Committee wants to stop the U.S. government from buying Americans' data after the intelligence community revealed it gets information from brokers who sell details from people's cars, phones and other devices.

July 19, 2023

AI leaders warn Congress that control of tech will determine global balance of power

America cannot afford to miss taking the lead role in developing artificial intelligence tools that will shape the future of war worldwide, AI experts told lawmakers Tuesday.

July 18, 2023

Elizabeth Warren wants SEC to investigate Tesla over Elon Musk’s dual role running Twitter

Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate Tesla over potential conflicts caused by Elon Musk running the company and the social media platform Twitter simultaneously.

July 17, 2023

Chinese hackers took email data in breach hitting U.S. government, cyber agency says

China-linked cyberattackers stole email data in a hack hitting the U.S. government earlier this year, according to cybersecurity professionals.

July 17, 2023

U.S. intelligence chiefs plan for a future where every spy uses AI

U.S. spy agencies are preparing for a future where all of its analysts and spies use artificial intelligence to augment their work rather than rely on traditional tradecraft.

July 14, 2023

FTC Chair Lina Khan under fire for allegedly ignoring Congress, wasting taxpayer cash

Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan faced mounting congressional scrutiny Thursday over allegations she has ignored lawmakers and wasted taxpayer money in pursuit of her personal agenda.

July 13, 2023

‘I’m kind of pro-China’: Elon Musk sees role for China in writing AI rules

Twitter owner Elon Musk says he has an optimistic outlook on China's future and believes the communist country is ready to help write international rules for artificial intelligence.

July 12, 2023

Microsoft says China hacked emails; Biden administration investigating the fallout

Microsoft is warning that China-linked cyberattackers hacked customer emails, including government agencies, and the Biden administration is investigating the scope of the damage.

July 12, 2023

Sen. Warren presses Biden administration’s defense tech investors over conflicts of interest

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pressing the Department of Defense's new tech investment organization over concerns about conflicts of interest, turning up the pressure on the latest government team betting taxpayer cash on entrepreneurs.

July 11, 2023

California delays decision on bill to make Big Tech pay for news content

California lawmakers are delaying consideration of a bill to make Big Tech platforms pay for news content, following soon after the state's representatives in Congress killed related federal legislation.

July 10, 2023

Tech team assembles to thwart artificial intelligence mayhem

OpenAI is assembling a team to prevent emerging artificial intelligence technology from going rogue and fueling the extinction of humanity, which the company now fears is a real possibility.

July 7, 2023

Zuckerberg’s Twitter rival Threads enlists millions, challenges Musk’s grip on microblogging media

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is picking a fight with Elon Musk, unveiling a Big Tech alternative to Twitter called Threads that relies upon Instagram's infrastructure.

July 6, 2023

Judge’s order blocking Biden-Big Tech censorship spurs free-speech debate

A federal judge's momentous Fourth of July order barring the federal government from colluding with Big Tech to suppress speech triggered an object lesson in how one person's free expression is another person's misinformation.

July 5, 2023