An analysis of 30+ US data center proposals in 14 states: in most cases, local officials signed NDAs and worked with apparent shell companies to hide details
Big Tech companies use secrecy agreements with local governments to keep communities from knowing who is building in their backyards. Bluesky: @justinhendrix . Forums: r/artificial Bluesky: Justin Hen...
The Iranian government says it has restricted internet access in response to Israeli cyberattacks; some Western communication apps have reportedly been blocked
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Trump says a 25%+ tariff “must be paid by Apple” on iPhones not made in the US, and he told Tim Cook long ago that iPhones sold in the US must be made in the US
will other tech companies face the heat? Here's what the US President said The Economic Times : Trump threatens 25% tariff on iPhones not made in US, targets India production Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, ...
Sources: a TikTok US deal, which was largely finalized by April 2, was put on hold after China indicated it would reject the deal over President Trump's tariffs
Donald Trump has given TikTok a 75-day extension for the second time … M. Faiz Zaki / Tempo : ByteDance Still Negotiating with US Over TikTok's Fate Jacob Burg / Santa Clarita Valley Signal : Trump ex...
The US Senate passes the Kids Online Safety Act and the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act by a vote of 91 to 3; the bills now head to the House
It's Our Last Chance To Stop It Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post : Senate passes landmark bills to protect kids online, raising pressure on House Maya C. Miller / New York Times : Senate Passes...
Sources: after more than six months, the FBI has resumed limited outreach to some US tech companies about foreign propagandists using their platforms
NBC News : X: @ericgeller and @kevincollier X: Eric Geller / @ericgeller : “Employees at two companies that had previously received the briefings said the agency had resumed limited outreach but that...
After the House vote, Chinese officials say the US has shown “robber's logic” toward TikTok, and Washington must “stop unfairly suppressing foreign companies”
TIKTOK IS LESS OF A DANGER TO THE USA THAN META (FACEBOOK!), WHICH IS A TRUE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE. Jessica Kwong / Metro.co.uk : Trump's ex-treasury secretary is trying to buy TikTok amid ban threat Mo...
US public school districts in seven states are piloting or have introduced Starlink internet access to rural students' homes, as some question the affordability
NBC News : Tweets: @kailanikm and @dennisjromero Tweets: Kailani Koenig / @kailanikm : School districts like this one in rural NM recently finished installing Starlink in ALL of their students' homes...
Apple employees at a store in Towson, Maryland vote 65-33 to unionize, making it the company's first US store where employees voted in favor of unionizing
I mean... download... to “Have a chance to ask leadership questions” about the “not yet certified” vote. We at #AppleTogether think this is great! Ever heard of the Streisand Effect? @applelaborers : ...
China's Sichuan Province closes crypto mines, following Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Yunnan; an estimated 90% of China's mining capacity has now been shut down
reiterating 2017 banking ban Arjun Kharpal / CNBC : China's renewed crypto crackdown wipes $400 billion off the market as bitcoin slides Sean Murray / thegamer.com : Bitcoin Crackdown In China Leads T...