Top Science Democrat probes cuts to research spending at National Science Foundation

The Hill - Oct 30, 2026

A key Democrat is looking into a massive amount of money that was appropriated to the National Science Foundation (NSF) but reportedly not spent. In a letter first shared with The Hill, House Committee on Science, Space and Technology ranking member Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) accused the foundation of violating “Congress’ power of the purse and...

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Potential Binance 'hack' forces crypto firms to freeze $3 billion

Oct 30, 2026

Potential Binance 'hack' forces crypto firms to freeze $3 billion

A suspected hack at Binance prompted cryptocurrency firms to freeze about $3 billion in assets, the company said on Thursday. The exchange, which described the situation as a "security issue," has temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals while it "conducts security checks, freezes funds, and works with law enforcement." It vowed to cover all losses. "It...

Bipartisan pair of Senators press Kalshi, Polymarket over election markets

Oct 29, 2026

Bipartisan pair of Senators press Kalshi, Polymarket over election markets

A bipartisan pair of senators are pressing Kalshi and Polymarket over prediction markets tied to the Nov. 3 midterm elections.  “We write to express concerns about election-related prediction markets and to request specific information about your companies' efforts to prevent insider trading, market manipulation, and wagers based on material nonpublic information,” Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)...

35 states, DC reach $220M settlement with General Motors over driver data privacy

Oct 29, 2026

35 states, DC reach $220M settlement with General Motors over driver data privacy

Automaker General Motors (GM) agreed to pay $220 million to settle a lawsuit with 35 states and Washington, D.C., which alleged the company sold drivers' data to insurance companies, several attorneys general involved with the settlement announced Thursday. A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general, led by Democrats Dan Rayfield of Oregon and Nick Brown...

Finnish police launch criminal probe over forest cleared for Google data center

Oct 29, 2026

Finnish police launch criminal probe over forest cleared for Google data center

Finnish police opened a criminal investigation Thursday into Google’s work on a planned data center in northern Finland after the company cleared hundreds of acres of forest without completing required environmental reviews. The investigation adds to mounting scrutiny of Google’s $1.5 billion investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure in Finland, where the company’s expansion plans have...

Nvidia dismisses report alleging Chinese executive tied to CEO passed intel to Beijing

Oct 29, 2026

Nvidia dismisses report alleging Chinese executive tied to CEO passed intel to Beijing

Nvidia dismissed a new report that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a Chinese intelligence asset, stating the diversion allegations were “thoroughly investigated and debunked last year.”  The New York Times published a report Thursday finding American spy agencies last year discovered Alice Huang, an executive at the Singapore-based data center Megaspeed, funneled information to...

West Virginia sues TikTok, alleging app is 'harming kids'

Oct 29, 2026

West Virginia sues TikTok, alleging app is 'harming kids'

West Virginia has sued TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, accusing the social media giant of deliberately keeping children hooked on its app while exposing them to sexualized content and potential predators. The lawsuit filed Thursday alleges TikTok violated state consumer protection laws by using addictive features to encourage excessive screen time among children while...

Dartmouth official resigns over AI use

Oct 29, 2026

Dartmouth official resigns over AI use

A top Dartmouth official has resigned from his position after allegations he violated the school's AI use policy. The university on Wednesday announced Provost Santiago Schnell resigned from his position after a university committee released the results of its investigation into the matter it opened in September.  "The Provost used AI to meaningfully alter his writing in violation...

Utah charges Kalshi, executives as prediction markets face legal showdown

Oct 29, 2026

Utah charges Kalshi, executives as prediction markets face legal showdown

Utah is bringing criminal charges against Kalshi and two of the company's top executives, alleging they illegally profited from promoting and offering online gambling within the state. The prediction market platform, alongside CEO Tarek Mansour and chief operating officer Luana Lopes Lara, is facing 13 felony counts and one misdemeanor count, according to a recent...

US GDP grew by 3.4 percent in third quarter amid AI investment boom

Oct 29, 2026

US GDP grew by 3.4 percent in third quarter amid AI investment boom

U.S. economic growth increased in the third quarter, as the surge in artificial intelligence investment continued and consumers kept spending despite persistent inflation. The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.4 percent from July through September, preliminary data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) showed Thursday. The BEA will...

San Diego delays data center after residents — including Lord Farquaad, Elmo — address City Council

Oct 29, 2026

San Diego delays data center after residents — including Lord Farquaad, Elmo — address City Council

Despite supposed potential plans to build something other than a data center on the land, the possibility of a massive AI data center coming to San Diego is ruffling a lot of feathers.

Putin: Russia in 'close contact' with 'genius' Musk over satellite networks

Oct 28, 2026

Putin: Russia in 'close contact' with 'genius' Musk over satellite networks

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as a “genius” Wednesday while revealing that Russia has been in contact with the billionaire as the country works to develop a rival satellite internet network. Putin made the remarks during a summit with African leaders in Moscow, where Maksut Shadayev, Russia’s digital development minister, briefed...

Website leaks data on more than 40,000 DHS employees

Oct 28, 2026

Website leaks data on more than 40,000 DHS employees

Nonprofit leaker collective Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) published data Wednesday on more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, some of whom are working in the intelligence community. The collective did not identify the source who leaked the personnel information, referring to the unnamed individual instead as the “Department of Peace.” “This dataset...

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