FTC opens probe into AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAIThe Federal Trade Commission is conducting an industry-wide probe into Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI labs to uncover the potential dangers their technology poses to consumers, a senior FTC official told Reuters on Wednesday.Reuters5d agoWhole story →CommerceTechnologyftc ai probe
Prospect of Fed pulling too far back on communications poses volatility risk, Musalem saysToo big a pullback in the US central bank's communications could lead to higher and more volatile interest rates and inflation if the public and businesses are left to guess how it would react to different economic developments, St. Louis Federal Reserve President Alberto Musalem said on Tuesday.Reuters6d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyfed communications policy
US Supreme Court's Alito won't participate in climate case involving oil companiesUS Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will not participate in an upcoming case involving a bid by oil companies to scuttle a lawsuit seeking to hold them liable for helping fuel climate change, a court official said on Monday.Reuters7d agoWhole story →JusticePlanetSamuel Alitosupreme court climate case
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow restrictions on transgender inmatesPresident Donald Trump's administration asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to let it enforce a policy restricting gender-affirming care for transgender inmates in federal prisons, part of his crackdown on the rights of transgender people.Reuters7d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmenttransgender inmate care policy challenge
Trump's AI meeting with tech CEOs to focus on finding balance, US House speaker saysPresident Donald Trump's meeting with tech CEOs on artificial intelligence on Tuesday will focus on finding a balance between innovation and oversight, House Speaker Mike Johnson said, as the federal government seeks to define its role in the burgeoning technology.Reuters7d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurityMike Johnsontrump ai meeting
Fed watchdog flags apparent data breaches by retiring staff memberThe US Federal Reserve’s in-house watchdog said on Monday that a former staff member was found multiple times trying to remove confidential information before retiring from the central bank, but these apparent breaches did not ultimately trigger a formal misconduct finding.Reuters7d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyfed data breach incident
