2025-03-13
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday it's creating a new Council for National Security within the agency. The FCC's announcement doesn't go into much detail about what the group will do, but a list of its broader goals focuses on US competition with China, including in AI and other tech sectors.
The FCC's statement on the Council for National Security says its three-part agenda includes:
"Reduce the American technology and telecommunications sectors’ trade and supply chain dependencies on foreign adversaries"
"Mitigate America’s vulnerabilities to cyberattacks, espionage, and surveillance by foreign adversaries"
"Ensure the US wins the st [...]
2025-03-22
The US Federal Communications Commission has launched what it describes as a "sweeping investigation" on Chinese companies already on its "Covered List." Those companies include Hu [...]
2025-04-01
The Washington Post reports that members of the White House's National Security Council have used personal Gmail accounts to conduct government business. National security advisor Michael Waltz a [...]
2025-01-02
Net neutrality may have hit its final roadblock. In a new decision filed today, the Sixth Circuit US Court of Appeals has ruled that the FCC does not have the "statutory authority" to implem [...]
2025-01-31
The Meta Safety Advisory Council has written the company a letter about its concerns with its recent policy changes, including its decision to suspend its fact-checking program. In it, the council sai [...]
2025-01-30
Just days after announcing a version of ChatGPT designed for US government use, OpenAI is further entangling itself with the federal government. The company announced Thursday it would provide approxi [...]
2025-02-11
Eric Council Jr. from Alabama has pleaded guilty to being a co-conspirator in the unauthorized takeover of the US Securities and Exchange Commission's Twitter account last year. In early January [...]
2025-03-07
The Nintendo Switch 2 is officially on the way, and more details are starting to trickle out. FCC filings have revealed that the console will support WiFi 6 and NFC, according to reporting by The Verg [...]