Meta tops Big Tech lobbying as AI labs talk antitrustMeta spent $5.9 million lobbying Washington lawmakers in the third quarter of 2026 — the most of any Big Tech firm during that period — as the AI race grew more competitive.Semafor4d agoWhole story →EconomyTechnologyHR 9914big tech ai lobbying
Pentagon AI oversight office struggles to keep pace with department’s ambitions, GAO findsThe Pentagon office tapped in 2022 to oversee the military’s responsible use of AI had filled just three of 10 authorized positions as of February 2026.Military Times4d agoWhole story →TechnologySecuritypentagon ai oversight report
Doug Jones: Alabama GOP’s fake Facebook page AI attack ads are ‘pathetic’“Supporting Republican nominees is the core mission of the Alabama Republican Party," Chairman Scott Stadthagen said. "We make no apologies for it."AL.com4d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentalabama governor election ads
Google staff resign in backlash over its AI contracts with militaryThe BBC speaks to several current and former Google DeepMind employees about their concerns with AI use on the battlefield.BBC News4d agoWhole story →TechnologySecuritygoogle ai military contracts controversy
DHS’s AI Inventory Reveals the Limits of Federal AI Transparency LawDHS and ICE have failed to adhere to even the minimal transparency standards set by the Trump administration on AI use.Just Security4d agoWhole story →Technology
Trump’s surveillance towers can see into neighborhoods — and are ‘always watching’President Donald Trump’s expanding AI border surveillance system can watch people leaving their homes, children on playgrounds and even inside a bedroom window, a New York Times investigation found. More than a million people in the United States and Mexico live within potential view of the AI-powered towers, according to the newspaper’s analysis. “It…Raw Story1d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
The rise of AI election ads in US midterms campaignBBC Verify has tracked dozens of AI ads to assess how they are being used by campaigns in the midterms.BBC News23h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Voters angry about high prices may get little relief from the next Congress - Sat, 24 Oct 2026 PSTIf voters expect a new Democratic Congress to bring down prices, they will probably be disappointed. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (New York) promises the party’s “affordability agenda” will “drive down the high cost of living in every possible area.” But the main forces driving inflation are the Iran war’s impact on energy prices, fallout from…Spokane Spokesman-Review18h agoWhole story →EconomyPlanet
Trump is pushing a massive AI buildout. His own voters are wary of what comes with itA new CNBC survey finds broad voter opposition to nearby AI data centers, creating a political challenge for Trump and Republicans ahead of the midterm election.CNBC17h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Epstein files take back seat in midterms but experts say issue has not gone awayOther voter concerns have prevailed but return of Congress likely to see renewed focus on late sex offender’s activities As US voters head to the polls for crucial and fraught midterm elections, some survivors’ advocates in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation have expressed concern that the scandal could recede into the background. Political experts…The Guardian16h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Federal Agencies to Collaborate to ‘Strengthen’ Review of GlyphosateThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to collaborate on research with other federal agencies as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency evaluates the human health risks of the widely used pesticide, glyphosate.Successful Farming1mo agoWhole story →EducationPlanetglyphosate review
Agencies grapple with accelerating cybersecurity landscapeArtificial intelligence is accelerating cybersecurity threats, while AI adoption is posing urgent risks around data, identity, trust and decision-making.Federal News Network8d agoWhole story →Technologycybersecurity threat update
US orders civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek from their systemsA Homeland Security order bars US civilian agencies from buying or using DeepSeek products, citing the risk that sensitive data could reach Beijing.TNW4d agoSources (3)Whole story →TechnologySecuritydeepseek ai ban
Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive dataIt has been a bad month for federal government cybersecurity.Ars Technica23d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurityfederal agency hacks
Agency AI success depends on software quality and automated testingAs AI reshapes modern software development lifecycles, agencies need to modernize their testing practices alongside it.Federal News Network9d agoWhole story →
A super El Niño is here, but NOAA is scaling back research : NPRA powerful El Niño is already influencing extreme weather around the planet. During the last strong El Niño, federal agencies ramped up research in the hope of improving weather forecasts. This year, they won't be matching that effort.NPR24d agoWhole story →EducationPlanetel ni o research funding
Agencies Withheld Information on DOGE Data Access, Watchdog SaysIndependent investigators couldn’t verify that the Department of Government Efficiency protected sensitive federal data at half a dozen agencies at the beginning of the Trump administration, according to a new report from congressional auditors.Bloomberg Tax News25d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentdoge data access probe
Boston drops Flock after outside agencies gained access to vehicle dataBoston ended its Flock Safety pilot, according to Mayor Michelle Wu, amid a report that the system improperly shared vehicle data with outside agencies within days of its launch.MassLive1mo agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticeMichelle Wuboston flock safety pilot end
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