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Palantir is reportedly helping the IRS investigate financial crimes
Palantir has helped the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigations office probe a variety of financial crimes in the U.S. for…
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With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance
A long-running law that has allowed U.S. intelligence agencies to collect and analyze huge amounts of overseas communications without needing…
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FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms
The FBI has resumed purchasing reams of Americans’ data and location histories to aid federal investigations, the agency’s director, Kash…
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DOGE employee stole Social Security data and put it on a thumb drive, report says
A former employee of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency reportedly stole Americans’ personal data from the U.S. Social Security…
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US reportedly considering sweeping new chip export controls
How, and if, the Trump administration plans to regulate the export of semiconductors has remained unclear since Donald Trump took…
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US cybersecurity agency CISA reportedly in dire shape amid Trump cuts and layoffs
U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA is reportedly in dire shape, according to bipartisan lawmakers and industry leaders who fear that the…
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Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret US government surveillance, sounds new alarm over ‘CIA activities’
A senior Democratic lawmaker with knowledge of some of the U.S. government’s most secretive operations has said he has “deep…
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Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics
The Department of Homeland Security has been quietly demanding tech companies turn over user information about critics of the Trump…
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Trump energy department loosens rules on nuclear safety
For the last several months, nuclear startups have been raising large sums of money — well over $1 billion so far.…
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Tech workers call for CEOs to speak up against ICE after the killing of Alex Pretti
More than 450 tech workers from companies like Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Salesforce have signed a letter urging their…
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Trump administration’s legal setbacks are good news for offshore wind — and the grid
The Trump administration suffered a series of legal setbacks this week after judges allowed work to restart on several offshore…
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Trump administration wants tech companies to buy $15B of power plants they may not use
The Trump administration wants the largest electricity grid to add $15 billion worth of new power generation — and he wants…
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