Tag Directory / TECHPOLICY     showing 261–280 of 666   RSS



Social media companies purge 4.7mn accounts after landmark Australia ban

ft - First data released on impact of blocking access for children as other countries monitor progress

#techpolicy #government #internet #australia #media #censorship #contentmoderation #safety #digitalprivacy

7 wks / techxplore

7 wks / go

7 wks / ft


Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 11:20 pm / permalink 17987 / 4 stories in 7 wks


Verizon’s January 14 Blackout: The 10-Hour ‘SOS’ Event Explained

IDrop News Staff / idropnews - A look back at the January 14 Verizon outage that left 2 million in SOS mode. From Krispy Kreme's "sweet backup" to the FCC's investigation, here's what happened.Read More...

#mobiletech #techpolicy #business #internet #us #wireless #pricing #law #emergencyservices #fcc

Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 9:20 pm / permalink 17980 / 3 stories in 7 wks


Democrats Blast SEC Over Crypto Retreat, Justin Sun’s Alleged China Ties

André Beganski / decrypt - House Democrats have accused the SEC of selectively enforcing laws against crypto firms, while spotlighting Tron founder Justin Sun.

#blockchain #crypto #techpolicy #government #us #scam #law #litigation #sec #crypto

Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 7:21 pm / permalink 17973 / 4 stories in 7 wks


Ripple CEO Breaks Silence on Coinbase’s Sudden Withdrawal from Key Bill

Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse expressed surprise over Coinbase’s strong rejection of the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act. Garlinghouse acknowledged the concerns raised by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong regarding tokenized stocks and stablecoin rewards.…

#blockchain #crypto #techpolicy #politics #government #finance #governance #law #sec #crypto

7 wks / politico

7 wks / hokanews

7 wks / cryptonomist

7 wks / fxleaders


Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 7:21 pm / permalink 17970 / 12 stories in 7 wks


‘Heinous’: Musk’s AI Grok facing probe

news.com.au - Millions of accounts were deactivated in the wake of Australia’s social media ban, but it’s an “even more potentially catastrophic” threat that has the watchdog worried.

#techpolicy #aiethics #genai #government #apps #censorship #elonmusk #grokai #safety #advertising

7 wks / news.com.au


Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 7:20 pm / permalink 17969 / 12 stories in 7 wks


Italy's Privacy Watchdog, Scourge of US Big Tech, Hit By Corruption Probe

BeauHD / slashdot - The powerful data privacy watchdog in Italy long known for aggressively policing U.S. and Chinese AI giants is under investigation for possible corruption and embezzlement. Reuters reports: Rome prosecutors are investigating the agency's president, Pasqua…

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #government #gdpr #europe #privacy #law #eu #digitalprivacy #regulation

7 wks / ycombinator


Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 17956 / 2 stories in 7 wks


AWS Launches Independent European Cloud to Meet Sovereignty Requirements

PYMNTS / pymnts - AWS has launched the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, an independent cloud located in the European Union and designed to help customers meet the EU’s sovereignty requirements. The cloud is physically and logically separate from other AWS regions, and it feat…

#cloud #dataprivacy #techpolicy #cloudsec #amazon #datacenter #gdpr #europe #eu #regulation

7 wks / ycombinator


Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 5:20 pm / permalink 17952 / 3 stories in 7 wks


How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online

Adam Satariano,Paul Mozur,Sheera Frenkel / nytimes - Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce.

#techpolicy #government #internet #asia #censorship #telecommunications #satellite #starlink #digitalprivacy

Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 5:20 pm / permalink 17951 / 5 stories in 7 wks


State and Federal Lawmakers Want Data Centers to Pay More for Energy

Ivan Penn and Karen Weise / nytimes - Many proposals have been introduced, but there is little consensus among governors, Congress members and tech executives about exactly how much the companies behind data centers should pay for electricity.

#cloud #techpolicy #energy #government #business #datacenter #environment #pricing #economy #regulation

Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 17941 / 2 stories in 7 wks


Taiwan Pledges $250 Billion in U.S. Spending in Exchange for Lower Tariffs

Amrith Ramkumar / wsj - Under the agreement, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing will add new factories to its cluster in Arizona as part of a $250 billion investment in the U.S., the Commerce Department said.


Controversial details and disputed figures


Standard $250B chip investment deal

7 wks / msn

7 wks / iclarified

7 wks / ft

7 wks / ft

7 wks / msn

7 wks / cnbc


All Other Stories


Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 3:20 pm / permalink 17937 / 14 stories in 7 wks


Senate Crypto Regulation Markup Fizzles Over Stablecoin Yield Debate

PYMNTS / pymnts - Getting crypto markets legislation passed in the U.S. is becoming as volatile as crypto markets themselves. Thursday (Jan. 15) was supposed to be a big day for the digital asset sector. The Senate Banking Committee, which oversees the Securities and Excha…

#blockchain #fintech #crypto #techpolicy #banking #politics #government #finance #law #sec

Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 2:20 pm / permalink 17927 / 8 stories in 7 wks


Elon Musk's X Bans Access to ‘InfoFi’ Crypto Projects Amid ‘AI Slop’ Backlash

André Beganski / decrypt - X is making major changes to its API to prevent access by "InfoFi" crypto projects that seek to incentivize "reply spam," an exec said.

#ai #blockchain #crypto #techpolicy #aiethics #internet #media #contentmoderation #api

Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 17918 / 3 stories in 7 wks


Elon Musk’s AI company finally blocks nude image generation following pressure from regulators

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - After days of abuse and investigations on both sides of the Atlantic, Elon Musk's chatbot Grok can no longer undress photos of real people—at least where it's illegal.The article Elon Musk’s AI company finally blocks nude image generation following pressu…


Bikini edits stir quick tech tweaks


Regulators force nude image blockades


Wider Grok controversies spark ongoing debate

7 wks / go


All Other Stories


Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 17910 / 13 stories in 7 wks


The US imposes 25% tariff on Nvidia’s H200 AI chips headed to China

Rebecca Szkutak / techcrunch - The Trump administration formalized its 25% cut of H200 chip sales in China with a tariff that applies to certain semiconductors.

#ai #semiconductors #techpolicy #china #nvidia #tariffs #gpu #supplychain #us #amd

7 wks / techspot


Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 17905 / 4 stories in 7 wks


Wikipedia unveils new AI licensing deals as it marks 25th birthday

techxplore - Wikipedia unveiled new business deals with a slew of artificial intelligence companies on Thursday as it marked its 25th anniversary.

#ai #techpolicy #meta #amazon #microsoft #aiethics #genai #business #wikipedia #copyright

7 wks / techxplore

7 wks / go


Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 10:20 am / permalink 17899 / 11 stories in 7 wks


AWS flips switch on Euro cloud as customers fret about digital sovereignty

Lindsay Clark / theregister - EU-only ops, German subsidiaries, and a pinky promise your data won't end up in Uncle Sam's hands Amid continued trade and geopolitical volatility between Europe and the US, Amazon Web Services is making its European Sovereign Cloud generally available to…

#cloud #dataprivacy #techpolicy #cloudsec #amazon #government #datacenter #europe #eu #regulation

7 wks / techxplore

7 wks / cnbc


Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 4:20 am / permalink 17892 / 6 stories in 7 wks


Sweeping crypto legislation hits major snag as Senate Banking Committee postpones markup

Sarah Wynn / theblock - The Senate Banking Committee has pulled its hearing to amend and vote on sweeping crypto legislation following a tumultuous few days.


Coinbase Withdrawals - Coinbase shuns problematic crypto bill, sparking wider industry concern.


Market & Analyst Impact - Analysts predict cascading effects as crypto bill stalls in Congress.


Senate Markup Turmoil - Senate panel halts crucial crypto markup amid fierce debates.


Support Among Peers - Robinhood CEO supports bill despite Coinbase exit and policy rifts.


Back to Top / Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 9:20 pm / permalink 17885 / 21 stories in 7 wks


Verizon Outage Knocks Out US Mobile Service, Including Some 911 Calls

Lily Hay Newman / wired - A major Verizon outage appeared to impact customers across the United States starting around noon ET on Wednesday. Calls to Verizon customers from other carriers may also be impacted.


Competitor, Investor Response: Rival jabs and stock resilience

7 wks / mashable


Customer Compensation: Apologies, credits, and restoration promises

7 wks / appleinsider

7 wks / mashable


Widespread Outage Impact: Disruptions, SOS, and 911 call issues

7 wks / techxplore

7 wks / mashable


All Other Stories


Back to Top / Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 17876 / 16 stories in 7 wks


Verizon breaks silence on massive outage. Heres what they said.

mashable - In a statement, Verizon acknowledged that its customers were impacted by a major disruption on Wednesday afternoon.


Competitor reactions and grid vulnerability insights


iPhone SOS alerts and fixes

7 wks / appleinsider

7 wks / mashable


Nationwide outage reports and official alerts

7 wks / mashable

7 wks / mashable


Restoration efforts and customer compensation updates

7 wks / mashable

7 wks / mashable

7 wks / mashable


Back to Top / Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 17873 / 18 stories in 7 wks


California Investigates Elon Musk’s xAI Over Sexualized Images Generated by Grok

Kate Conger / nytimes - The state will examine whether xAI, which owns the social media platform X and created the A.I. chatbot Grok, violated state law.


California probes

7 wks / techxplore

7 wks / cnbc


Global regulatory & advocacy

7 wks / ft


Platform policy clampdown

7 wks / techspot

7 wks / appleinsider

7 wks / news.com.au

7 wks / go

7 wks / mashable

7 wks / scmp

7 wks / cnbc

7 wks / bbc


All Other Stories


Back to Top / Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 3:20 pm / permalink 17871 / 38 stories in 7 wks


Back to Top


TECHPOLICY Heatmap


90 days, weeks are vertical, left is older; hover for info, click to see that day's coverage.



More Top Stories...


Oracle and OpenAI scrap Texas data-center expansion; Meta eyes the spare capacity

Oracle and OpenAI have abandoned plans to expand a flagship Texas data center, leaving substantial compute capacity up for grabs. Nvidia reportedly brokered interest from Meta to take the unused slots as OpenAI downscales that particular buildout, a move that rattled markets and highlights shifting demand for large-scale on-prem AI infrastructure. More...


Google releases Workspace CLI enabling AI agents to access Gmail, Drive, Calendar

Google has shipped an open-source Workspace CLI that gives AI agents like OpenClaw programmatic access to Gmail, Drive, Calendar and other Workspace services via a built-in MCP server. The tool standardizes agent integration, making it easier — and slightly creepier — for automated assistants to act on users’ behalf across core productivity apps. More...


OpenAI launches Codex Security agent to automatically detect software vulnerabilities

OpenAI rolled out Codex Security, an AI agent that scans codebases to find complex vulnerabilities, suggests actionable fixes, and uses sandbox testing to limit false positives. The tool has already flagged issues in major projects and aims to compete with traditional application security tooling by automating deep, contextual code review. More...


CISA, Google and US agencies flag Coruna iOS exploit kit in active use

U.S. agencies and security teams have raised alarms about “Coruna,” a powerful iOS exploit kit tied to spyware and crypto-theft campaigns. Google’s threat unit traced the toolkit’s activity while CISA ordered federal mitigations for the targeted iOS flaws, urging rapid patching as investigators hunt for origins and victims. More...


U.S.-Iran strikes roil markets and satellite imagery firms amid fresh attacks

A recent round of retaliatory strikes between the U.S. and Iran has immediate spillovers: defense analytics firm shares jumped on expected demand, major chipmaker stock fell amid geopolitical jitters, and a commercial satellite imagery provider paused public image distribution to prevent adversarial use for battle-damage assessment. Markets and imagery services scrambled for damage control. More...



NorthFeed Inc.

Disclaimer: The information provided on this website is intended for general informational purposes only. While we strive for accuracy, we do not guarantee the completeness or reliability of the content. Users are encouraged to verify all details independently. We accept no liability for errors, omissions, or any decisions made based on this information.