Analysis
US pushes lighter AI rules as Brussels presses ahead with binding law
Washington's deregulatory approach and the EU's AI Act enforcement are pulling global AI governance in opposite directions.
America
News, technology, policy and markets from across the United States.
Cloud & Infrastructure
EU launches 30 billion euro push to build seven massive AI data centers
Brussels is betting on continent-scale compute infrastructure to close the gap with US and Chinese AI capacity.
Live
Live blog recap: Nvidia's blowout earnings send the Nasdaq higher
Shares jumped 8.7% in their biggest single-day move since April 2025 as Wall Street digested a 15th straight beat-and-raise quarter.
Investigations
FTC opens inquiry into seven companies over AI chatbots and child safety
OpenAI, Meta, Alphabet, Snap, Instagram, X.AI and Character Technologies must answer how their companion chatbots are tested and monitored around minors.
Editorial
Opinion: Should a judge actually break up Google's ad business?
The DOJ wants Google to divest its ad exchange. Google says lighter rules will do. Both sides have a real case.
Investigations
Inside the fight over how to punish Google's ad tech monopoly
With post-trial briefing wrapping up in November, the remedy phase will decide whether Google keeps its ad exchange intact.
Health Tech
FDA keeps loosening its grip on wearable health devices
A general wellness policy update continues the agency's multi-year pullback from regulating fitness trackers and AI-enabled wearables as medical devices.
Devices
Samsung goes all-in on 2nm as chipmakers race to keep up with AI demand
TSMC still leads the advanced-chip foundry market at roughly 73% share, but Samsung is speeding up its Texas plant and both are…
Cybersecurity
Cyberattack disrupts container operations at North Carolina's ports
Wilmington, Morehead City and the Charlotte Inland Port slowed gate operations after a breach detected August 4, with the Coast Guard monitoring…
Health Tech
FDA says formal guidance on generative AI medical devices is coming
Digital Health Center of Excellence director Rick Abramson says the agency will issue both broad and topic-specific rules as the industry waits…
Breaking News
Nevada clears Tesla to run up to 5,000 robotaxis in Las Vegas
State regulators granted Tesla five times the permitted fleet size given to Waymo and Uber, a major bet on driverless ride-hailing in…
Breaking News
Anthropic reportedly lines up IPO that could rival SpaceX's record debut
Enterprise demand for Claude and AI agents has pushed the startup's annualized revenue to roughly $65 billion, setting up a filing as…
