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FCC Launches 'Drone Dominance' Proceeding to Overhaul Spectrum Access and Licensing for U.S. Drone Industry
The FCC seeks public comment on dedicated drone spectrum bands, streamlined experimental licensing, and new innovation zones as part of the Trump administration's push to replace banned foreign drones with domestic alternatives.
Google Faces Antitrust Reckoning on Three Fronts as DOJ Appeals Search Remedies and Ad Tech Ruling Looms
Google is contesting antitrust rulings in two landmark U.S. cases while the EU demands structural changes to its ad tech business, creating the most concentrated legal threat to a single technology company in a generation.
U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin $1.36 Billion to Advance Hypersonic Strike Capability on Zumwalt Destroyers
The contract modification funds engineering, integration, and long-lead production work for the Conventional Prompt Strike program as USS Zumwalt prepares for live-fire testing following its January sea trials.
Landmark Jury Verdicts Find Meta and Google Liable for Addictive Platform Design, Opening the Door to Thousands of Pending Lawsuits
Juries in Los Angeles and New Mexico found Meta and Google liable for addictive platform design and child safety failures, awarding $381 million and setting a legal precedent for thousands of pending cases.
Neural Data Privacy Bills Sweep Across US States as Consumer Brain-Reading Devices Outpace Federal Regulation
At least nine bills across six states have been introduced in 2026 to regulate the collection of brain and nervous system data, as consumer neurotechnology devices proliferate and the federal MIND Act awaits action in Congress.
EU Council and Parliament Advance AI Act Overhaul, Delaying High-Risk Rules as Civil Society Warns of Rights Rollback
The EU Council and Parliament endorsed amendments delaying high-risk AI system deadlines by up to 16 months and banning nonconsensual deepfake imagery, as Amnesty International warns of a rights rollback.
Tennessee Grandmother Jailed 168 Days After Facial Recognition Error as State Police Weigh Adopting the Same Technology
Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail after Clearview AI flagged her for bank fraud in a state she had never visited, even as Tennessee Highway Patrol considers a million-dollar contract with the same company.
The $6.6 Trillion Question: Banks and Crypto Firms Clash Over Stablecoin Yield as Washington Writes the Rules
A proposed ban on stablecoin yield payments has triggered a lobbying war between banks and crypto exchanges, with billions in deposits and a new financial architecture at stake.
U.S. Army Awards Anduril a $20 Billion Enterprise Contract to Unify Counter-Drone Operations Under a Single AI Platform
The Army consolidates 120 Anduril procurement actions into one decade-long framework, with an $87 million counter-UAS task order as the first draw.
UK Competition Authority Launches Formal Investigation Into Microsoft's Business Software Empire, Targeting Cloud Licensing and AI Bundling
The CMA will begin a Strategic Market Status investigation in May, examining whether Microsoft's licensing practices disadvantage rival cloud providers and whether AI integration into productivity tools could entrench dominance.
Three States Now Ban Algorithmic Rent Pricing as DOJ Settlement Reshapes the Housing Technology Industry
California, New York, and Connecticut have enacted laws restricting algorithmic rent-setting tools, while the DOJ's landmark settlement with RealPage forces the industry to abandon real-time competitor data sharing.
Google Faces Imminent Ad Tech Antitrust Remedy Ruling as DOJ Pushes for Divestiture of Ad Exchange
Judge Brinkema's ad tech remedy decision is expected any day, while the DOJ appeals Judge Mehta's search ruling and the EU enforces its own fine