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Biden's IRA and CHIPS Act: 40% of investments now delayed or in limbo
At least $84 billion worth of projects are currently on hold
US is considering breaking up Google, targeting Android and Chrome
The move comes after the DOJ found the company monopolized the online search market
NASA seeks companies to take over its canceled $450 million moon rover project
The VIPER rover is almost ready
Senate passes sweeping online child safety measures amid free speech concerns
Critics worry that the duty of care established for tech companies could be weaponized
Closed auto manufacturing plants will be converted into EV factories using new $1.7 billion US government grant
The program is targeting all parts of the EV supply chain
End of an era: Japan finally removes floppy disks from all government operations
Almost 15 years after the last new floppy was made
Indonesia just realized it has no backups after data centers are hit with ransomware
Facepalm: It's bad enough when companies don't back up their data, but it's even worse when a country's government ignores this basic rule. It's been revealed that Indonesia has no data backups, which is doubly problematic as it's recently been hit with a ransomware attack.
Japan passes new law allowing third-party app stores on Android and iOS
The EU was the first region to force Apple to allow alternative app stores on iOS
PC gamers face higher hardware costs as tariffs on Chinese goods set to return
Graphics cards, motherboards, and desktop PC case prices could increase by 25%
US government funds $50M to develop hospital IT auto-patching technology
An ambitious IT plan to fight ransomware where it's most needed
TikTok and ByteDance sue US government over forced sale, claim free-speech violations
"There is no question: the Act will force a shutdown of TikTok"
FCC reinstates Net Neutrality in the US to ensure a level playing field for all internet users
Net neutrality was repealed in 2017
Intel Meteor Lake-powered Huawei MateBook X Pro draws scrutiny from US lawmakers
"These approvals must stop"
Sun Microsystems co-founder supports forced TikTok sale, calls it China's "programmable fentanyl"
"Spinach for Chinese kids, fentanyl - another chief export of China's - for ours"
A hot potato: Joining the list of people who support the US government's attempt to force ByteDance into diversifying TikTok is Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla. The OpenAI backer didn't hold back when talking about the popular short-form video platform, noting that it could be weaponized by a foreign adversary. He also called the app programmable fentanyl whose effects are under the control of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The US government has a new plan for slashing greenhouse emissions from buildings
Setting some rather ambitious goals to knock greenhouse gases down and improve efficiency
Windows and Microsoft Office are being replaced with Linux and LibreOffice in this German state
Going open-source to ensure digital sovereignty
Former White House CIO warns the tech industry should prepare for a TikTok ban
China could retaliate by placing demands on Apple
Government review criticizes Microsoft for security lapses in "preventable" Exchange hack
An incident that "should never have occurred"
House of Representatives bans the use of Copilot over security concerns
More bad news for Microsoft
Landmark Oregon right-to-repair law bans Apple-style parts pairing (software locks)
Fourth US state after New York, California, and Minnesota to enact a right-to-repair law
US federal agencies must appoint chief AI officers, according to new guidelines
One of the many requirements announced by Kamala Harris
Florida bans children under 14 from holding social media accounts
Older teens will require parental consent to be on social media
Intel will receive up to $8.5 billion in funding, $11 billion in loans from the CHIPS Act
Intel has received the largest CHIPS Act award to date