Elon Musk secretly acquired APR Energy, a Jacksonville-based power infrastructure company, in a deal valued at more than $1 billion, according to Federal Trade Commission documents. The acquisition, w…
Elon Musk spent roughly $1 billion to acquire APR Energy, a mobile gas and diesel turbine company, securing his own power supply for xAI's data centers because the U.S. grid cannot keep up with demand…
Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) released a discussion draft of the AI AGENT Act on June 29, 2026, marking the first federal law to regulate agentic AI systems. The Act, structured as an e-commerce consume…
Meta pulled its Muse AI tool on Friday, July 10, three days after launching it on Tuesday, July 7, following backlash over its default opt-in policy that allowed anyone to use public Instagram photos …
Congress introduced multiple AI-related bills this week, including the Accelerating Innovation for Kids with Cancer Act to leverage AI for pediatric cancer research, the People-First Chatbot Act to ma…
Meta is using Instagram users' public photos by default to power a new AI image tool called Muse Image, allowing strangers to remix pictures without consent. Privacy advocates warn the feature could e…
The Federal Trade Commission issued a policy statement concerning the suppression of accuracy in artificial intelligence systems, seeking public comments until July 31, 2026. The statement addresses r…
New York's One Fair Price Act, passed by the state legislature on June 4, 2025, targets 'surveillance pricing'—the use of personal data to set individualized subscription prices. A class action lawsui…
The Federal Trade Commission fined Amazon $2.25 million for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to provide identity theft victims with records of fraudulent purchases and refusing to re…
Senator Mark Warner released the AI AGENT Act, a proposed bill that would require providers of consumer AI agents to register with the FTC before accessing large online platforms. The bill could resha…
An AP/FRONTLINE investigation found that American technology companies, including OpenAI, Google, and Starlink, are enabling global cyberscams at industrial scale, with AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemin…
Sen. Mark Warner introduced a draft bill that would create a federally vetted list of AI agent providers, allowing users of large online platforms to choose secure and trustworthy agents. The Federal …
Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon plan to introduce an updated Health and Location Data Protection Act that would ban AI companies from selling health and location data to b…
The Federal Trade Commission fast-tracked Elon Musk's acquisition of Mesh Optical Technologies, granting early termination of an antitrust review, while the same agency spent years investigating his T…
The Federal Trade Commission cleared Elon Musk to acquire Mesh Optical Technologies, a startup founded by former SpaceX engineers that makes optical transceivers for AI data centers. The startup, whic…
California legislators are considering two bills, AB 1997 and SB 295, aimed at addressing the state's housing crisis. AB 1997 would shorten permitting timelines for low-income housing projects to 30 d…
A Guardian investigation reveals brands are secretly deploying AI-generated influencers to create fake user-generated content, including wedding testimonials and product reviews, without disclosure. C…
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) pressed the Trump administration to investigate 'ghost jobs'—online listings for positions that employers have no intent to fill—warning that the practice is warping feder…
The Federal Trade Commission and four states sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, alleging deceptive claims about gender-affirming care for minors and that its members profi…
Data scientist Cathy O'Neil warns that AI-powered 'siege pricing' allows companies to charge individuals the maximum they are willing to pay, exploiting consumer vulnerabilities. She cites examples fr…