Policy & Power

Economics

Fed Declines to Bet Economy on Outcome of US-China Trade Talks

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A trace of optimism has emerged as US and Chinese representatives will meet in Switzerland over the weekend to talk tariffs.

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Policy & Power

US Gains Ground in Hypersonic Arms Race

The US is breaking past Mach 5 and catching up to China and Russia in futuristic, hypersonic military technology.

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Enterprise AI

Battlefield AI Grapples With Risk-Tolerance Minefield

Future battlefields will be shaped by AI weapons that defense firms and Big Tech are vying to build for the military. Guardrails are lagging.

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International Economics

US Trade War Saps China’s Economic Momentum

While a trade war bruised the US economy, China isn’t immune to the pain, and its leaders are growing more receptive to negotiation.

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Big Tech

DOJ Pressures Google to Adopt ‘Sharing is Caring’ Data Ethos

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To Google, user search data is the all-important secret sauce that enables it to innovate and outperform rivals.

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Big Tech

What Does Google’s Search Monopoly Mean in the Age of AI?

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Back in 2020, Google’s huge market share of the internet search market hovered at about 92% by most metrics

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Regulation

Trump Phases Out Paper Checks to Modernize Federal Payments

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All executive departments and agencies have been asked to transition to Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) methods.

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