Seattle votes to ban grocery 'surveillance pricing'. Your data shouldn't set your food bill.Seattle's City Council voted 7-2 on September 22 to prohibit certain grocery pricing practices that use personal information to decide what customers pay. Consumer Reports supported the measure and helped the mayor's office develop it. The concept of "surveillance pricing" is straightforward. A company finds out about you, uses that information in a…The Blaze1d agoWhole story →CommerceTechnologyseattle surveillance pricing ban
Utah Rep. Mike Kennedy breaks down the good and bad of Trump’s second termDeseret News3d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentMike Kennedyutah election security debate
Democrats dump $7 million in antiDemocrats are spending $7 million on television ads focused on tying Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) to data centers.Washington Examiner5d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentJon Hustedohio senate election ads
Rep. Mike Cloud to Newsmax: Dems Want Trump to FailRep. Michael Cloud accused Senate Democrats of blocking Republican-backed bills on data center costs, congressional stock trading and voter ID.Newsmax5d agoWhole story →PlanetTechnologyMichael CloudHR 9340midterm elections
Senate adjourns until after the 2026 midterm electionsThe chamber's last day in session was filled with quibbling over data centers and election reform — issues primed to shape the campaign trail.USA TODAY5d agoWhole story →CultureTechnologysenate pre election recess
WATCH LIVE: Data center bill falls short as Senate holds final votes before the midtermsA bill that attempts to address voter worries about data centers and their impact on energy costs failed to advance in the Senate on Wednesday, falling victim to an election-year clash on how best to address a growing concern.PBS News6d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentdata center bill vote
John Thune tees up doomed votes on data centers and stock tradingBoth the Ratepayer Protection Act and a second bill restricting stock trading by members of Congress are slated to fail on Wednesday.Washington Examiner6d agoWhole story →PlanetTechnologyJohn ThuneHR 9340HR 7008senate rejects hr 7008
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 News7d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentdoge data access probe
