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AI Companies Ramp Up Lobbying Efforts Amid Pressure in DC

AI Companies Ramp Up Lobbying Efforts Amid Pressure in DC
AI Companies Ramp Up Lobbying Efforts Amid Pressure in DC
July 27, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

America’s biggest AI companies are reportedly devoting record cash to their lobbying efforts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Johnson Noncommital on CFPB Funding in Confirmation Hearing
Johnson Noncommital on CFPB Funding in Confirmation Hearing
July 23, 2026  |  CFPB

President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Capital One executive Brian Johnson, said Thursday (July 23) that he has not decided whether to pursue the...

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House Passes Federal Tech Procurement Bill Without Senate Backing
House Passes Federal Tech Procurement Bill Without Senate Backing
July 21, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The House passed a bill Monday (July 20) that its supporters said would improve federal technology procurement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Global Payments May Feel US CBDC Ban First
Global Payments May Feel US CBDC Ban First
July 13, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Nothing visibly changed in American payments when the clock struck midnight on Saturday (July 11). Consumers still used cards, bank accounts and cash, and businesses...

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Bipartisan AI Bill Is Getting Preempted by Bipartisan Resistance
Bipartisan AI Bill Is Getting Preempted by Bipartisan Resistance
July 07, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Efforts to enact comprehensive federal artificial intelligence (AI) regulations keep getting preempted. In the most recent example, a bipartisan discussion draft of the Great American...

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White House Signals Hands-On Approach to Oversight of AI Systems
White House Signals Hands-On Approach to Oversight of AI Systems
July 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

From hands-off to hands-on. The Trump administration increasingly is taking a direct role in overseeing the release of the most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) models,...

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Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs if European Countries Tax US Tech Firms
Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs if European Countries Tax US Tech Firms
June 26, 2026  |  Business

President Donald Trump said Friday (June 26) that he will impose a 100% tariff on goods from any country that imposes a digital services tax...

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OpenAI Restricts Access to Latest AI Models at US Government Request
OpenAI Restricts Access to Latest AI Models at US Government Request
June 26, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI said Friday (June 26) that it is limiting the release of its new GPT-5.6 series artificial intelligence (AI) models to a small group of...

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