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xAI's Memphis Neighbors Push for Facts and Fairness

1 week ago | techpolicy.press | Justin Hendrix

PodcastJustin Hendrix / May 6, 2025Audio of this conversation is available via your favorite podcast service. Last year, Elon Musk's xAI set up its "Colossus" supercomputer in an old Electrolux manufacturing facility in Memphis, Tennessee. Now, the residents of nearby neighborhoods are pushing for facts and fair treatment as the company looks to expand its footprint amid questions about its environmental impact.
The European Union’s New Take on Tech: Make Europe Great Again

1 week ago | techpolicy.press | Mark Scott

Mark Scott is a contributing editor at Tech Policy Press. BRUSSELS — Anyone working on tech policy who hasn’t spent time in the Belgian capital recently is in for a surprise. Brussels has long been the heart of the European Union project and a cornerstone of global digital policymaking. It is home to many of the 27-country bloc’s institutions.
How Venture Capital Warps the World

1 week ago | techpolicy.press | Justin Hendrix

PodcastJustin Hendrix / May 4, 2025Audio of this conversation is available via your favorite podcast service. Catherine Bracy is a civic technologist and community organizer whose work focuses on the intersection of technology and political and economic inequality. Justin Hendrix spoke with her about her new book, World Eaters: How Venture Capital is Cannibalizing the Economy.
Synthetic Media Policy: Provenance and Authentication — Expert Insights and Questions | TechPolicy.Press

1 week ago | techpolicy.press | Ellen Goodman |Kaylee Williams |Justin Hendrix

AI-generated or altered text, imagery, video, and audio—collectively referred to as “synthetic media”—now permeate the internet and have already begun transforming industries ranging from entertainment and advertising to journalism and education.
April 2025 US Tech Policy Roundup

1 week ago | techpolicy.press | Rachel Lau |J.J. Tolentino |Ben Lennett

Rachel Lau and J.J. Tolentino work with leading public interest foundations and nonprofits on technology policy issues at Freedman Consulting, LLC. Ben Lennett is the managing editor of Tech Policy Press. As the Trump Administration completed its first 100 days, it was an incredibly busy and eventful month for tech policy in the US. The White House released two updated OMB memos—M-25-21 and M-25-22—outlining the federal government's AI use and procurement strategies.
100 Days of Trump: Global Digital Rights and Internet Freedom Advocacy Efforts Face Generational Crisis

2 weeks ago | techpolicy.press | Ramsha Jahangir

In just the first 100 days of the Trump administration, seismic shifts in United States policy and geopolitics have destabilized the global digital rights ecosystem—and raised urgent questions about its future. Funding cuts and the dissolution of US federal agencies and programs, a shrinking civic space, and increasing pressure from state and corporate actors are creating an environment of uncertainty for organizations working at the intersection of technology, human rights, and democracy.
Assessing the Trump Administration's About-Face on International Tech Policy

2 weeks ago | techpolicy.press | Mark Scott

Mark Scott is a contributing editor at Tech Policy Press. When it comes to President Donald Trump’s agenda, international tech policy does not rank high on the list of priorities. But in the 100 days since his new administration has taken over the White House, the United States has fundamentally pulled back from global alliances around digital mainstays like internet governance, artificial intelligence standards, and semiconductor supply chains.
Analyzing Week One of Google Search's Antitrust Remedies Trial

2 weeks ago | techpolicy.press | Karina Montoya

Karina Montoya researches and reports on broad media competition issues and data privacy at the Center for Journalism & Liberty, a program of the Open Markets Institute, in Washington, D.C.Google and the US Department of Justice returned to federal court on April 21 for the remedies phase to dismantle Google’s monopoly over search, as Judge Amit Mehta ruled last August.
Adam Becker Takes Aim at Silicon Valley Nonsense

2 weeks ago | techpolicy.press | Justin Hendrix

PodcastJustin Hendrix / Apr 27, 2025Audio of this conversation is available via your favorite podcast service. From visions of AI paradise to the project to defeat death, many dangerous and unscientific ideas are driving Silicon Valley leaders. Justin Hendrix spoke to Adam Becker, a science journalist and author of MORE EVERYTHING FOREVER: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity, just out from Basic Books.
Searching for a Solution: Remedies for Google’s Search Monopoly

2 weeks ago | techpolicy.press | Joshua Levine

PerspectiveJoshua Levine / Apr 24, 2025Joshua Levine is a Research Fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation. The United States government’s case against Google is the first significant antitrust victory against a major technology company since the late 1990s, and could mark the start of a disruptive period for Big Tech.