{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Trump signs scaled-back AI executive order President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to shore up their defenses against more advanced AI models and develop a voluntary testing framework. © Alex Brandon, Associated Press The new order appears to be a scaled-back version of...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Google employee charged with insider trading on Polymarket Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged a Google employee with insider trading on Polymarket, marking the second case related to insider trading on prediction markets. © AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File In a seven-page complaint filed in federal court in the Southern District of...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Washington, Silicon Valley brace for AI job losses Washington and Silicon Valley are bracing for the fallout from AI’s potential displacement of workers, floating everything from transition assistance to universal basic income as Americans express growing discontent with the technology. © AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana AI leaders have...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Tech titans face off in new front of AI race — IPOs Three of the world’s leading AI companies are racing to go public, opening yet another front in the high-stakes competition over the technology. © Adobe Stock SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic are all expected to make their...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Where things stand between tech executives and Trump It’s been nearly a year-and-a-half since leaders from the country’s largest technology firms worked to win President Trump’s favor as he returned to the White House. What’s the status of their relationship with Trump today? © Illustration / Samantha Wong;...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story What’s next for physical AI in the US First there was image classification, then generative AI models like ChatGPT, followed by agentic AI systems that can operate with limited human involvement. Rev Lebaredian, Nvidia’s vice president of physical AI simulation, predicts the era of physical AI systems is...

{beacon} Technology The Big Story  Trump wades into GOP fight over prediction markets President Trump is throwing his weight behind an effort to block state restrictions on prediction markets, as federal and state regulators vie for authority over the platforms in a legal dispute that has divided the GOP. © Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press The...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story House drops 300-page AI framework draft On Thursday, a bipartisan pair of House lawmakers released a long-awaited draft of a national framework on artificial intelligence, aiming to preempt some state laws on AI, minimize the technology’s risks and expand research. © Greg Nash The discussion draft, obtained by...