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Biden administration targets 30 gigawatts of offshore wind turbines by 2030
The administration's plan lays out a target of building 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind projects nationwide by 2030.
President Biden will nominate antitrust scholar Lina Khan to the FTC
President Biden intends to nominate Columbia Law School professor Lina Khan to serve as a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission.
The US officially rejoins the Paris climate change agreement
One of the first things President Biden did after his inauguration was to sign an executive order saying the US will rejoin the Paris Agreement. Today, that move is official.
White House turns to Silicon Valley for help with COVID vaccine rollout
The US is in talks with Amazon to help roll out the COVID-19 vaccine.
Joe Biden will tackle global chip shortage with executive order
The Biden administration is planning “aggressive steps” to alleviate the global semiconductor shortage, Bloomberg reports.
Huawei files lawsuit disputing FCC 'security threat' designation
Huawei has filed a lawsuit to challenge its designation as a national security threat to the US.
Amy Klobuchar is the first politician of the Biden era to take on Big Tech regulations
US Senator Amy Klobuchar will introduce new legislation later today to update the country’s antitrust laws.
NASA has appointed its first-ever climate advisor
NASA has appointed its first-ever senior climate advisor.
How Biden and Harris could refocus the White House on science
In each of its annual budget requests, the Trump administration made deep funding cuts to federal research spending, in spite of Congress’ consistent refusals. It asked for double funding to those departments in the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Energy, Darpa, and the Joint AI Center to $2 billion annually. While decried as wholly inadequate to address the field’s rate of technical advance, that funding bump would come at the expense of funding other basic sciences in those same agencies, as well as an overall reduction in research and development spending by 9 percent over 2020, to $142.2 billion.
President Biden appoints 'world-class' cybersecurity team in wake of hacks
President Biden is giving cybersecurity a high priority with appointments of a "world-class" team of experts with more prominence than before.
Podcast: Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Ultra review
We dive into Samsung's latest: the Galaxy S21 and S21 Ultra.
President Biden names Jessica Rosenworcel acting FCC chair
Jessica Rosenworcel, the FCC’s leading Democrat, will serve as acting chairwoman, replacing Ajit Pai.
The US will rejoin the Paris climate change agreement
With the third executive order of his new administration, President Joe Biden said the US will rejoin the Paris Agreement.
New White House website includes a hidden recruitment message for coders
With Joe Biden now the 46th president of the United States, the official White House website has gone live with an eye-catching new design.
How to watch Biden’s inaugural 'Parade Across America'
You can catch the entire event through the Presidential Inaugural Committee’s social media channels on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Twitch starting at 3:15 PM ET.
Facebook temporarily bans ads for gun accessories and military gear
Facebook has paused all ads for gun accessories and military gear in the US through President-elect Biden's inauguration.
Biden elevates science advisor to cabinet role for the first time
President-elect Joe Biden has named Eric Lander as OSTP director and presidential science advisor, putting the advisor in the cabinet for the first time.
How Twitter will transition presidential accounts after Inauguration Day
Kamala Harris' husband, Douglas Emhoff, will become the first @SecondGentleman.
Airbnb is canceling all Washington DC inauguration week bookings
Airbnb announced today it’s canceling all Washington DC metro area reservations throughout inauguration week.
Twitter will reset the @POTUS follower count to zero after Biden takes office
The White House and press secretary accounts will also lose their followers.