Fourteen House Republicans sank Speaker Mike Johnson's procedural maneuver to merge the SAVE Act with the NDAA, defeating the rule 198-224. The holdouts, led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, argued the MIRV…
Sen. Mark Warner unveiled the AI AGENT Act discussion draft on June 29, 2026, proposing an FTC registry for trusted AI agents and fiduciary-like duties for consumer protection. The draft targets large…
A growing number of corporate managers are using AI tools like ChatGPT to make career-altering decisions, including promotions, raises, and layoffs, often without formal training. Employees report tha…
California state senators Josh Becker and Ben Allen introduced the Wartime Price Gouging Prevention Act to expand the attorney general's power to investigate price gouging on essential goods like gaso…
A new Northwestern Mutual study finds 42% of U.S. adults rely on parents for financial support, with parents contributing an average of $7,000 annually, causing financial and emotional strain. Financi…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a federal minimum tax on billionaires and a national fund to give Americans a stake in AI-generated wealth, arguing the tax should be addressed at the federal lev…
A freelance writer and producer in New York discovered she was eligible for paid family leave through payroll companies, receiving $2,354 per week for 12 weeks after her daughter's birth. She initiall…
The Nasdaq Composite fell nearly 3% this week amid investor concerns that massive AI infrastructure spending may not yield sufficient returns. Goldman Sachs estimates technology companies will spend $…
Residents of Lowell, Massachusetts, secured a one-year moratorium on data center construction and expansion, but a new lawsuit alleges that state officials and Markley, the developer of a towering dat…
Kristie Carrier of New Brunswick filed a lawsuit in California state court on June 11, 2026, naming OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT encouraged her daughter Alice Carrier to commit sui…
CBS News reports that AI is reducing the cost and time required to start and run new businesses, citing entrepreneurs and economists. Census Bureau data shows new business formation in the U.S. has su…
Americans are saving more for retirement but confidence in having enough money has dropped significantly, according to EBRI's 2026 Retirement Confidence Survey. Working Americans' confidence fell to 6…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 2, 2026, directing federal agencies to harden cybersecurity systems and establish an AI cybersecurity clearinghouse. The order requests that AI…
Anthropic has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, moving ahead of rival OpenAI in the race to go public, Reuters reports. The filing follows a $65 billion funding round that value…
A nurse at Erlanger Baroness in Chattanooga admitted to stealing and abusing fentanyl for months, according to a nursing-board order reported by KFF/CBS News. The hospital's AI-powered drug diversion …
The rapid buildout of data centers powering artificial intelligence is creating a temporary boom in blue-collar construction jobs across the U.S., even as companies cut white-collar roles. Technology …
Taylor Swift's management company, TAS Rights Management, filed three trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office covering two short audio clips of her voice and an image of her o…