With presidential announcement, Trump administration is targeting state-level AI regulation a social media post This week the industry called for “one federal standard instead of 50 state regulatory regimes.” This comes after a 10-year ban on state AI regulation, which was finally included in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” removed by the senate In a 99-1…
To accelerate the construction of new power plants needed to provide energy for its data centers, Meta is considering getting into the power trading business. Bloomberg report Meta and Microsoft are both seeking federal approval for electricity trading (Apple has already received this approval). According to Meta, this will allow it to make long-term commitments…
trump administration revealed A new organizational chart for the Energy Department was unveiled this week, eliminating several offices focused on renewable energy while increasing fusion. The shakeup eliminates the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), the Office of Clean Energy Demonstration (OCED), the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain, the Office of…
Another fire has broken out at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego, NY that supplies sheet metal for Ford’s trucks, including its all-electric F-150 Lightning. The four-alarm fire broke out Thursday morning and has not yet been extinguished. Local news outlet CNY Central was the first report New flame. A massive fire at the Novelis…
Uber Eats is partnering with sidewalk delivery robot company Starship Technologies to deliver food in the UK starting later this year. The companies will launch the service “from selected merchants” in the Leeds and Sheffield areas in December and expand from there. Uber said the service will expand to “additional European markets in 2026” and…
While everyone is chasing the next AI infrastructure play in San Francisco, some of the most defensible AI companies are being built by founders with deep expertise in legacy industries – and they’re not being funded. January Ventures aims to fill that gap by writing pre-seed checks to underrepresented founders who are transforming health care,…
as in australia ban on social media For teens under 16, Meta has begun notifying teen Facebook and Instagram users about the fate of their accounts. When the ban goes into effect on December 10, Meta will revoke teens’ access to their existing accounts, and will block users under 16 from starting new accounts starting…
OpenAI is moving deeper into retail, aiming to launch a new ChatGPT-powered app for shoppers in the coming weeks. The news follows OpenAI’s move last month to add dedicated retail apps to ChatGPIT, including Canva, Coursera, Figma, Expedia, Spotify, and Zillow. It also comes to join the race for OpenAI AI-powered commerce through new products…
After five years, Meta has emerged victorious from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit over its acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp. in one opinion released on tuesdayUS District Court Judge James Boasberg wrote that the FTC did not prove that Meta violated antitrust law when it bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012 and…
Toyota said Tuesday it will invest $912 million in five US factories to increase production of hybrid vehicles to meet rising demand. The investment in hybrid vehicles – in which Toyota is a market leader – is part of the Japanese automaker’s recent announcement to spend up to $10 billion over the next five years…
