The US Senate confirms FDIC acting chairman Travis Hill to lead the agency, which regulates stablecoin issuers and impacts how the crypto industry is banked
In a package of confirmations, the U.S. Senate approved Mike Selig to lead the CFTC and Travis Hill to run the FDIC, both with major potential reach into crypto.
US federal lobbying disclosure forms reveal how Meta, with a team of 14 directly employed lobbyists, led efforts to block the passage of KOSA in Congress
Ruth Reader / Politico : Bluesky: @rweingarten , @antiquequaalude , @chinasorrows , and @variousinterests . Threads: @karaswisher X: @polskysays , @marshablackburn , @memphisholler , and @boulderpres...
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...
Intel apologizes, following a backlash in China, for telling Chinese suppliers to avoid Xinjiang labor, saying it only did so to “ensure compliance” with US law
Tech companies withdraw from in-person CES Simon Sharwood / The Register : Intel ‘regrets’ offending China with letter telling suppliers to avoid Xinjiang Liza Lin / Wall Street Journal : Intel Apolog...
Intel apologizes, following a backlash in China, for telling Chinese suppliers to avoid Xinjiang labor, saying it only did so to “ensure compliance” with US law
Tech companies withdraw from in-person CES Simon Sharwood / The Register : Intel ‘regrets’ offending China with letter telling suppliers to avoid Xinjiang Agence France-Presse : Intel Apologizes Over ...
WSJ publishes six internal Facebook documents it used for its report about Instagram's negative impact on teen girls, after Facebook published two of the docs
and genuinely see ways in which they can—do good. I'm really saddened by how readily the company is throwing these researchers under the bus. Jeff Horwitz / @jeffhorwitz : So here is a selection of th...
How Google, Facebook And Others Pay Their H-1B Employees
Editor's note: Kiran Dhillon is a senior editor for FindTheBest, where she tackles big datasets to produce interesting insights. — Legislative debate regarding expanding the H-1B visa program is hea...
Former Google exec Lee confirmed to lead U.S. patent office
(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed former Google Inc executive Michelle Lee to head the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a position that has been vacant for more than two years. — Pres...