House passes CHIPS Act, preparing semiconductor bill to become lawPresident Biden is ready to sign the measure.By J. Fingas, 07.28.2022
Senate passes bill to boost US chip manufacturingThe CHIPS and Science Act could help the US compete with China.By J. Fingas, 07.27.2022
US Congress calls for the FTC to regulate how VPN companies operateThree-quarters of popular VPNs 'misrepresented their products,' the letter states.By S. Dent, 07.18.2022
Democratic lawmakers want federal regulators to track crypto mining energy use and emissionsAn investigation found that the largest companies use enough energy to power all the homes in Houston. By I. Bonifacic, 07.17.2022
Fewer Americans want the government to regulate Big Tech, Pew study saysThe latest Pew poll indicates that public distrust of Big Tech still remains pretty high. By A. Khalid, 05.13.2022
FAA blamed after parachute show leads to Congress evacuationThe possible miscommunication was 'outrageous and inexcusable,' said Nancy Pelosi.By S. Dent, 04.21.2022
House committee launches investigation into Amazon labor practicesPoliticians are concerned about worker safety following a deadly warehouse collapse.By J. Fingas, 04.01.2022
Congressional bills would ban tech mergers over $5 billionPAMA would also help officials break up existing mergers.By J. Fingas, 03.16.2022
DOJ asked to investigate Amazon over possible obstruction of CongressThe House Judiciary Committee accused the company of withholding information in an antitrust case.By K. Holt, 03.09.2022
Biden wants to ban advertising targeted toward kids'It’s time to demand tech companies stop collecting personal data on our children.'By S. Dent, 03.02.2022
Senate passes bill that would ban forced arbitration in sexual misconduct casesGoogle, Facebook, Microsoft and other tech companies have ended the practice in recent years.By A. Khalid, 02.10.2022
Democratic lawmakers take another stab at AI bias legislationDemocrats want to hold companies accountable for discriminatory algorithms in banking, housing and other sectors. By A. Khalid, 02.03.2022
US lawmakers want to make sure pandemic telehealth coverage doesn't lapseAs Congress begins to make telemedicine coverage permanent.By C. Low, 01.28.2022
Democrats push Mark Zuckerberg on Meta's actions prior to January 6th Capitol attackThey want him to answer questions about the company's Civic Integrity team and more. By I. Bonifacic, 12.22.2021
Amazon accused of lying about its business practices to CongressAntitrust subcommittee members want evidence to back up testimony from execs about the use of third-party seller data.By K. Holt, 10.18.2021
House bill would limit Section 230 protections for 'malicious' algorithmsDon't count on the measure reaching the President's desk.By J. Fingas, 10.14.2021
House representatives sent a letter to Yahoo's CEO... from 2017We're pretty sure they wasted an envelope.By J. Fingas, 09.05.2021
Senators want to block government agencies from buying Clearview AI dataA bipartisan bill would also ban purchases of location data without a warrant.By K. Holt, 04.21.2021
Congress questioned Big Tech CEOs for 5 hours without getting any good answersCongress is ready to regulate Big Tech. They just have to agree on how.By K. Bell, 03.25.2021
Watch Congress grill Facebook, Twitter and Google’s CEOs at 12PM ETThe CEOs will have to answer for their handling of the election and the pandemic.By K. Bell, 03.25.2021