Schools scramble after Google gives AI ultimatum

The Hill - Nov 7, 2026

Schools are scrambling after Google said Tuesday that education leaders need to either accept some AI in classrooms or lose access to its search engine. School officials trying to push back on an encroaching AI are in a bind. The tech giant dominates search online, and it didn't give much time for districts to...

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California rejects billionaire tax proposal in win for executives, Newsom

Nov 7, 2026

California rejects billionaire tax proposal in win for executives, Newsom

California voters are rejecting a proposal to impose a wealth tax on billionaire residents, marking a major win for tech and business executives, who spent hundreds of millions against the measure, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). According to DDHQ's analysis, 54 percent voted against the measure, while 46 percent voted for...

Tesla winding down Cybertruck production

Nov 6, 2026

Tesla winding down Cybertruck production

Elon Musk announced Friday that Tesla will wind down production of its Cybertruck next year after years of poor sales for the electric truck. In a post on the social platform X, the Tesla CEO said Cybertruck production will wind down at Gigafactory Texas in mid-2027 "to make room for increased Cybercab production." The Texas...

Fed's Williams says inflation too high, targets 2 percent

Nov 6, 2026

Fed's Williams says inflation too high, targets 2 percent

John Williams, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said Friday inflation remains too high amid multiple price shocks. "Inflation is absolutely too ​high. It's been too high for too long," Williams said at a ​European Central Bank conference in Germany. He later added, "It's absolutely essential that we bring inflation back...

Hinojosa vows to protect Texas citizens from data centers

Nov 6, 2026

Hinojosa vows to protect Texas citizens from data centers

Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa (D) vowed to protect Texans from data center projects after she is sworn into office in January. “Well, we have always been a pro-business state in Texas, but what changes now with me as governor is it has to be a partnership that benefits Texans,” Hinojosa said during an appearance on...

Meta, TikTok, Google sue California over child online safety restrictions

Nov 6, 2026

Meta, TikTok, Google sue California over child online safety restrictions

Meta, TikTok and Google filed separate lawsuits against California over a new law seeking to tighten restrictions on child social media usage, arguing the legislation violates the companies’ First Amendment rights.  California’s bipartisan “Digital Age Assurance Act,” which goes into effect Jan. 1, bans social media platforms in the Sunshine State from providing “an addictive...

Markets tank after post-Election Day surge

Nov 5, 2026

Markets tank after post-Election Day surge

Stocks nosedived Thursday, one day after rallying on the heels of Democrats’ resounding midterm victories. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled by more than 2,100 points from the opening bell and closed down by 1,833 points relative to the end of trading Wednesday. The Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 were respectively down by roughly 1,422...

Top GOP House lawmakers want Nvidia's Jensen Huang to come to Congress

Nov 5, 2026

Top GOP House lawmakers want Nvidia's Jensen Huang to come to Congress

Republican Reps. John Moolenaar (Mich.), Brian Mast (Fla.) and Rick Crawford (Ark.) sent a letter to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday, following reports he sent intelligence to China. The GOP lawmakers requested that the CEO appear in a joint, closed-door briefing on Nov. 18 to address concerns regarding Nvidia’s “security protocols against foreign adversary...

Lawsuit claims Google AI chatbot on school Chromebook helped teen prepare suicide plan

Nov 5, 2026

Lawsuit claims Google AI chatbot on school Chromebook helped teen prepare suicide plan

Parents are suing technology giant Google, alleging the AI Gemini chatbot offered on school Chromebooks helped a young teen prepare plans for a suicide attempt and her funeral. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in California Superior Court and claims a 13-year-old girl —dubbed “Emma” — chatted with Gemini over the course of several months, prompting...

OpenAI rebrands data centers as 'compute campuses,' unveils new framework

Nov 5, 2026

OpenAI rebrands data centers as 'compute campuses,' unveils new framework

OpenAI unveiled a new framework Thursday for building data centers, which it appears to be rebranding as "compute campuses" following the recent groundswell of opposition to the server warehouses powering the AI boom. The ChatGPT maker said it is committed to paying the full cost of electricity and infrastructure associated with its projects while providing...

NASA telescope reenters Earth’s atmosphere

Nov 5, 2026

NASA telescope reenters Earth’s atmosphere

Experts say a handful of pieces made of denser-than-lead tungsten and some mirror parts could survive reentry.

Chamber of Progress circulates tech 'to-do list' for Democrats

Nov 5, 2026

Chamber of Progress circulates tech 'to-do list' for Democrats

The center-left technology policy group Chamber of Progress is laying out its policy priorities for Democrats, as the party prepares to take back control of the House and Senate next year. In a memo sent Wednesday and first reported by The Hill, Chamber of Progress urges Democratic lawmakers to focus on consumer protection, economic opportunity...

Voters fiercely reject data centers

Nov 5, 2026

Voters fiercely reject data centers

Fierce pushback to data centers helped carry Democrats to victory in key races across the nation this week, and where the centers were explicitly on the ballot, they lost overwhelmingly. Midterm voters rejected industry-backed candidates and overwhelmingly backed resolutions to halt data center construction, dealing a major blow to the sector.  Election Day marked perhaps...

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