Tag: Technology

French President Emmanuel Macron.

France accuses Russia of cyberattacks and election interference

Annabella Rosciglione · April 30, 2025 10:36 am

According to congressional testimony by owners of trucking companies and the American Trucking Associations, beginning around 2000, revenue agents from New Jersey's department of taxation began waylaying trucks, demanding that the owners pay the states's $1,100 minimum corporate-franchise tax before letting the drivers proceed.

Taxing nonprofit associations would hurt everyone

Stephen Caldeira, Jennifer McNelly · April 29, 2025 2:30 pm

Trump-linked lawyers launch firm to influence crypto and AI policy

Kaelan Deese · April 29, 2025 10:00 am

Democratic state Rep. Josh Lowenthal speaks on a bill before the Assembly at the Capitol in Sacramento, California, Thursday, June 1, 2023.

California Democrat pushes to tax social media

Emily Hallas · April 25, 2025 11:02 am

President Donald Trump, right, talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 9, 2017.

Beltway Confidential

The world-shattering effects of the US-China AI race

Sebastien Laye · April 25, 2025 6:00 am

FTC has a tough road ahead to prove consumer harm and undo Meta acquisitions

Jessica Melugin · April 25, 2025 4:30 am

Algorithmic friendship

Rob Long · April 24, 2025 11:20 pm

Sam Altman Cofounder and CEO of OpenAI speaks during the Italian Tech Week 2024 at OGR Officine Grandi Riparazioni on Sept. 25, 2024, in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Stefano Guidi/Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

Effective altruism creeps up on the uncommitted

Emma Fuentes · April 24, 2025 12:43 pm

Texas village votes on creating new Starbase town for Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Brady Knox · April 23, 2025 1:06 pm

European Commissioner for Europe fit for the Digital Age Margrethe Vestager talks during a news conference on Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.

European Union watchdogs fine Meta, Apple for antitrust violations

Emily Hallas · April 23, 2025 11:51 am

Beltway Confidential

Easter is the light shining in the darkness

Peter Laffin · April 20, 2025 8:19 am

Energy and Environment

AI’s thirst for power presents major challenges to energy grid

Callie Patteson · April 19, 2025 8:00 am