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AI agent created fake online identities to access secure systems in latest breach

An AI agent created fake online identities to attempt to gain access to secure systems and alter source code in the latest in a string of incidents...

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The Hill

Julia Shapero

Tech companies rack up debt, risks to fund AI ambitions

Major technology companies are taking on massive amounts of debt to fund their lofty AI ambitions, casting a shadow over investors' once endless well...

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The Hill

Julia Shapero

Senate Democrat unveils bill barring social media from selling early access to official posts after Trump API launch

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) unveiled legislation Monday that would bar social media companies from selling expedited access to posts from government...

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The Hill

Julia Shapero

George Santos settles with CFTC over Kalshi bets

Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has agreed to pay $35,000 to settle with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over wagers he placed on...

31.07.2026 2

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Silicon Valley clashes over open-source technology

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story ‘Rogue’ AI hacking incidents amplify debate over open-source tech Concerns over AI’s cybersecurity...

31.07.2026 1

The Hill

Julia Shapero

New York alleges Kalshi running illegal gambling operation

The state of New York sued Kalshi on Friday, accusing the prediction market of running an illegal gambling operation. The lawsuit alleges the company...

31.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Commerce takes new equity stakes in 7 firms

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Commerce takes new equity stakes in 7 firms The Department of Commerce quietly announced this week it...

30.07.2026 3

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Zuckerberg knocks AI development centralization, control

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg criticized the centralization of AI development on Tuesday, arguing the future of the technology should not be controlled by...

29.07.2026 3

The Hill

Julia Shapero

AI giants back employee-led push asking US government to 'deliberately pace' development

Anthropic and OpenAI backed an employee-led initiative on Tuesday asking the U.S. government to "deliberately pace" frontier AI development. More than...

29.07.2026 20

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Warsh seeks to keep Fed steady amid Iran price pressures, internal divides

The Federal Reserve is poised to hold interest rates steady Wednesday, even as persistent inflation raises pressure on the central bank and its...

28.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Apple tops Nvidia as world’s most valuable company

Apple overtook Nvidia to claim the title of the world's most valuable company on Monday, knocking the chipmaker from the top spot after more than two...

28.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Companies rally behind open-source tech

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Nvidia launches new open-source AI security alliance Nvidia is launching a new alliance focused on...

27.07.2026 4

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Crypto bill faces Democratic backlash over new ethics rules

Key Senate Democrats are balking at the latest version of a cryptocurrency regulation bill over a White House-approved ethics provision that they...

27.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Musk on his involvement in politics: 'I got carried away'

Tech mogul Elon Musk reflected on his brief venture into politics in a new interview released Thursday, suggesting he "got carried away." "I think I...

24.07.2026 20

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Google hit with $1B fine in Europe

The European Union (EU) fined Google about $1 billion on Thursday for violating its digital competition law, finding the company improperly favored...

23.07.2026 20

The Hill

Julia Shapero

White House official accuses Chinese startup of distilling Anthropic model, accessing banned Nvidia chips

A top White House official accused a Chinese startup on Wednesday of improperly using Anthropic's latest model and accessing restricted Nvidia chips...

22.07.2026 9

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Kalshi launches midterm election forecasting hub

Kalshi launched a new online hub Wednesday for midterm election forecasting, displaying prediction market odds for major races alongside polling...

22.07.2026 20

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Chinese model Kimi K3 adds pressure on Trump administration's AI policy

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Chinese model Kimi K3 adds pressure on Trump administration's AI policy The release of the Chinese AI...

21.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Bessent warns China could face sanctions over AI IP theft

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Tuesday the Trump administration could sanction China over intellectual property (IP) theft amid concerns...

21.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Sacks argues US is 'tying itself in knots' over AI after release of new Chinese model

Former White House AI and cryptocurrency czar David Sacks argued Friday that the U.S. is "tying itself in knots" over AI and risking its competitive...

17.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

White House teleprompter operator on unpaid leave after alleged bets on Trump speeches

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16.07.2026 8

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Kalshi says it's working with feds over $100K Trump teleprompter speech bets

The prediction market platform Kalshi said Thursday that it flagged suspicious trades on President Trump's speeches to federal regulators that are...

16.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Senate passes resolution saying Bankman-Fried shouldn't receive pardon

The Senate unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday declaring that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried should not receive a pardon. Bankman-Fried, who was...

16.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Taiwan chipmaker planning to spend another $100B on US manufacturing expansion

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to spend another $100 billion in the U.S. to build more chip facilities, the company announced...

16.07.2026 20

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Kim, Warren press Vought over changes to CFPB complaint portal

Sens. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pressed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Wednesday over the agency’s recent...

16.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

The brewing battle for physical AI

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14.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

'OC' actor Ben McKenzie urges Senate to vote down crypto bill

Actor Ben McKenzie, best known for his role on the TV drama "The OC," urged Senate Democrats on Tuesday to vote against a cryptocurrency regulation...

14.07.2026 20

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Trump urges Senate to pass crypto bill in honor of Graham

President Trump called on the Senate to pass a cryptocurrency regulation bill Monday in honor of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who...

13.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Warren rips Senate leaders over crypto bill's lack of ethics restrictions

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, slammed Senate leaders Monday over the lack of ethics restrictions in...

13.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Crypto bill faces make-or-break moment ahead of August recess

A cryptocurrency regulation bill is facing a make-or-break moment as senators seek to resolve remaining policy disputes in the next four-week stretch,...

11.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Apple sues OpenAI

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Apple takes OpenAI to court Apple is suing OpenAI, accusing the major AI firm and industry partner of...

10.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Goldman Sachs bans employees from some prediction market contracts

Goldman Sachs is placing restrictions on employee trading on some prediction markets, a source familiar confirmed to The Hill on Friday. Staff at the...

10.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Top Democrats bash Trump over cryptocurrency income

Top Senate Democrats slammed President Trump on Friday over the more than $1 billion in cryptocurrency-related income he reported last year, calling...

10.07.2026 20

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Democrats divided on data center solutions

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Democrats divided on data center solutions Democrats believe that data centers are a problem, but they...

09.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Judge approves SEC settlement with Musk despite 'significant misgivings'

A federal judge approved the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) $1.5 million settlement with Elon Musk on Wednesday, saying the agreement...

09.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

OpenAI moves ahead with new model release

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story OpenAI to publicly release new model after delay OpenAI will release its most advanced model series, GPT...

08.07.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

SpaceX president donating stock to Trump Accounts

SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said Monday that she and her husband are donating stock in the newly public company to Trump Accounts for more than 2...

07.07.2026 20

The Hill

Julia Shapero

MacBooks, Xboxes grow in cost amid AI boom

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story How the AI boom is making MacBooks, Xboxes more expensive The AI boom is fueling massive demand for...

06.07.2026 20

The Hill

Julia Shapero

FOR INSIDERS | How the AI boom is making MacBooks, Xboxes more expensive

The AI boom is fueling massive demand for memory chips, forcing electronics manufacturers to grapple with rising prices that are starting to trickle...

06.07.2026 30

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Democrats rail against corruption after Trump financial disclosure

Democrats are accusing President Trump of improperly profiting from his and his family’s cryptocurrency ventures after he reported more than $1...

01.07.2026 20

The Hill

Julia Shapero

White House upends AI model release

{beacon} View Online Technology Technology The Big Story White House halts new AI models, spurring confusion The Trump administration's request for...

30.06.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

OpenAI slow rolls new model amid Trump administration concerns

{beacon} Technology The Big Story OpenAI slow rolls new model amid Trump admin's concerns OpenAI announced Friday it will preview its newest GPT-5.6...

26.06.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Trump threatens 100 percent tariff on any country that imposes tax on US tech firms

President Trump on Friday threatened to impose a 100 percent tariff on any country that implements a digital services tax on American technology...

26.06.2026 20

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Trump, Live Nation CEO spoke before antitrust case settlement: Filing

President Trump and Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino spoke in February before the ticketing giant settled its antitrust case with the Department of...

25.06.2026 30

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Musk on fatal Tesla crash in Texas: 'This makes no sense'

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pushing back on allegations the company’s full self-driving software was involved in a recent crash that killed a Texas...

24.06.2026 20

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Trump eyes AI riches with government stakes in top firms

President Trump is considering a plan that would give the U.S. government direct stakes in leading AI companies, putting him in unusual alignment with...

24.06.2026 20

The Hill

Julia Shapero

CFTC sues Kentucky over prediction market lawsuits

The Trump administration sued Kentucky on Tuesday over the state’s recent push to rein in prediction markets. The Commodity Futures Trading...

23.06.2026 10

The Hill

Julia Shapero

AI proxy war in NY race

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Proxy war between AI industry, in NY House race New York City voters are set to deliver their verdict...

23.06.2026 20

The Hill

Julia Shapero

Trump signs orders to boost quantum research, security

President Trump signed a pair of executive orders Monday aimed at boosting research into quantum computing and strengthening security practices in...

22.06.2026 20

The Hill

Julia Shapero

GOP embraces speculation about China’s role in data center backlash

Republicans are embracing allegations that data center opposition in the U.S. is being fueled by foreign actors, raising questions over how influence...

22.06.2026 30

The Hill

Julia Shapero