Ashley Gold

United States, Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Tech Policy Reporter at Axios

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Articles

CFPB drops attempt to supervise Google Payment Corp.

1 week ago | axios.com | Ashley Gold

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is withdrawing its attempt to supervise Google Payment Corp., per a federal court filing first shared with Axios. Why it matters: This is a small win for the tech giant around its payment subsidiary Google Payment Corp. as it faces aggressive federal antitrust action elsewhere. Driving the news: In response, Google is dropping its lawsuit against the CFPB, filed last December.
First Look: A new ad on the AI race

1 week ago | axios.com | Ashley Gold
AI leaders make their hands-off pitch to Capitol Hill

1 week ago | axios.com | Ashley Gold
Big Tech's inauguration hangover

1 week ago | benton.org | Zachary Basu |Ashley Gold

America's tech titans backed President Trump's promise of a new "Golden Age" with seven-figure checks, glowing public praise and front-row tickets to his inauguration. So far, those favors remain unreciprocated. Big Tech has been in MAGA's crosshairs for years. Even as President Trump revels in the industry's dramatic realignment and personal overtures, the core tensions in the relationship are far from resolved.
Tech titans reap little reward after going full Trump

1 week ago | axios.com | Zachary Basu |Ashley Gold

Photo illustration: Lindsey Bailey/Axios. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesAmerica's tech titans backed President Trump's promise of a new "Golden Age" with seven-figure checks, glowing public praise and front-row tickets to his inauguration. So far, those favors remain unreciprocated. Why it matters: Big Tech has been in MAGA's crosshairs for years. Even as Trump revels in the industry's dramatic realignment and personal overtures, the core tensions in the relationship are far from resolved.
Big Tech's inauguration hangover

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Zachary Basu |Ashley Gold

1 hour agoApple hits back at US judge's 'extraordinary' contempt orderApple is asking an appeals court to pause a US district judge's recent ruling in a case which could determine the future of its highly lucrative App Store.
Trump to scrap Biden's "AI diffusion rule" in win for chipmakers

1 week ago | axios.com | Ben Berkowitz |Ashley Gold
Congress still wants app stores to lead kids' online safety

1 week ago | axios.com | Ashley Gold

The push for stronger kids' online safety is gaining speed as lawmakers aim to make app stores responsible for who gets to download certain content. Why it matters: The desire to get kids' online safety bills over the finish line has intensified in recent weeks, getting a boost from the TAKE IT DOWN Act making it to the president's desk and action in the states. That's happening even as Congress remains preoccupied with the reconciliation process.
Big Tech antitrust gains real momentum

1 week ago | axios.com | Ashley Gold

Losses are racking up for Big Tech firms in antitrust cases and policy enforcement around the world, giving momentum to ideas that felt nearly impossible to achieve just a few years ago. Why it matters: That's a sharp change from when the idea that Big Tech could be broken up seemed to be a fantasy drawn up by certain circles in Washington and eager-to-legislate policymakers in Europe.
Trump budget proposes big cuts to tech and science agencies

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Ashley Gold |Mackenzie Weinger

President Trump's proposed FY 2026 budget massively slashes funding for key science and tech agencies. Why it matters: Scientists and researchers, already severely battered down by DOGE job cuts and grant cancellations, are in for even more of a devastating shakeup if Congress adopts this budget.