Republican Will Hurd and Democrat Robin Kelly want more Pentagon spending, a Cold War-style “hotline,” and a curb on chip exports to China.
Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM say they want federal rules around the technology. Critics of the proposal, sponsored by four Democrats, say it doesn't go far enough.
With contested vote tallies, concerns over Census data, and now the Covid-19 death toll, 2020 marks the ugly climax of a long dispute.
How did epidemiological modeling get so politicized?
Yes, the 60-year-old programming language still powers banks, airlines, and government agencies. But a more likely cause for those error messages was overloaded web servers.
The Western States Pact and a council of northeastern states have formed public health coalitions while the federal government does … whatever it’s doing.
The package includes $500 million for tracking and data collection, worrying some government watchdogs.
Government emergency powers change the legal landscape and trigger a surge of resources, but they’re not without complications.
So far, government officials have offered little direction and no financial support despite urging people to stay home and take care of themselves.
In a big step toward possible legislation, the Federal Trade Commission held a workshop on whether consumers should be able to fix their gadgets themselves.