US lawmakers aim to keep China's datacenter tech out of sensitive government systemsA bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced legislation on Friday to bar the federal government from equipping sensitive government systems with Chinese-made components used to transmit data in AI data centers.Reuters12d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologyus ai infrastructure security legislation
FTC chair suggests AI developers should be liable for conduct of agentsUS Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said on Friday he would resist describing AI agents as autonomous actors that "break loose" with "wills and desires of their own," suggesting the developers who instruct agents would be the ones liable for harm.Reuters12d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyftc ai regulation
Perplexity AI sued by startup for allegedly stealing 'wake word' technologyStartup DaVoice has sued Perplexity AI in California federal court for allegedly stealing trade secrets related to "wake word" technology for AI assistants.Reuters12d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomy
US appeals court upholds Pentagon's blacklisting of AnthropicA federal appeals court upheld on Friday the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic from military contracts, handing a victory to President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in their battle with the AI startup over safety guardrails on its technology.Reuters12d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologyanthropic blacklisting ruling
Germany's lower house of parliament approves fuel tax discountGermany's lower house of parliament approved on Friday the second temporary gasoline tax discount this year, which will cost federal and state governments €2.5 billion ($2.85 billion).Reuters13d agoWhole story →PlanetEconomygerman fuel tax discount approval
Hurt by Trump, Senate Republicans plan to bolster affordability credentials before midtermsThey hope to win over voters struggling with inflation stoked by Trump's war in Iran.Reuters13d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologyHR 9340midterm election strategy
Indian police use tear gas against protesters seeking chief election commissioner's resignationIndian police used tear gas and water cannons on Friday to disperse opposition Congress party members during nationwide protests demanding the resignation of the head of the election commission, whom they accuse of manipulating voter rolls.Reuters13d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticeindian election commissioner protests
Internet and phone network disrupted in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray regionInternet and phone networks were disrupted in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray on Friday, after fighting broke out this week between the federal military and Tigrayan forces in the most serious escalation of violence since a 2020-2022 war.Reuters13d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologytigray conflict escalation
Battered bonds draw support from falling oil pricesUS Treasury yields stabilised on Friday with benchmark 10-year note yields edging lower on the day as oil prices dropped, after they earlier set fresh multi-decade highs, with traders pricing in further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.Reuters13d agoWhole story →PlanetEconomyoil price drop
