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A new analysis argues that community-scale solar and storage could cut California power costs, reduce imports, and move far faster than transmission-scale projects stuck in interconnection delays.

A reported NSA deployment of Anthropic’s Mythos Preview adds a new wrinkle to the company’s legal and political clash with the Trump administration over military AI safeguards.

A new White House policy memo tells the Pentagon and NASA to move quickly on nuclear reactors for orbit and the Moon, with demonstrations targeted as early as 2028 and 2030.

A Reuters-reported shift indicates India has dropped a plan that would have required Apple and other smartphone makers to preinstall a state-owned security app on their devices.

Google says its new AI for the Economy Forum will pair research funding with worker training efforts as policymakers and economists debate how AI will reshape jobs and growth.

A new study highlighted by Phys.org examines whether sanctions aimed at powerful insiders can influence how authoritarian states reposition themselves amid rising geopolitical tension, trade conflict, and political polar

A new industry analysis argues that rising energy uncertainty and policy changes are creating a narrow new opening for European solar module makers.

South Korea has widened investment tax credits for solar module facilities that meet carbon-intensity thresholds, reinforcing an industrial policy push toward domestic low-carbon manufacturing.

A federal jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated an illegal monopoly that overcharged concertgoers, setting up a consequential next phase over damages and possible structural remedies.

The Energy Information Administration plans a mandatory nationwide survey of data center electricity use, creating a new federal window into one of AI’s fastest-growing infrastructure demands.

A new CMS proposal would repeal a pathway that lets breakthrough medical devices receive supplementary payments, potentially tightening reimbursement for a closely watched class of products.

The FCC has granted Netgear conditional approval to keep importing consumer routers and cable devices through October 1, 2027, despite broader restrictions aimed at foreign-made networking gear and without a clear public

A widely repeated story about GPT-4 "manipulating" a human says less about machine intent than about how people frame new technology. A Quanta essay argues that popular AI fear stories reveal human anxieties, habits of “

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reportedly encouraged major banks to use Anthropic’s Mythos model to detect vulnerabilities, even as the company remains in conflict with the Trump

As more countries move toward age-based social media bans for minors, Estonia is arguing that enforcement and platform accountability matter more than prohibitions aimed at children.

Researchers and U.S. officials say Beijing has curbed some scam activity affecting Chinese citizens while allowing networks targeting foreigners, especially Americans, to keep operating.

A federal judge declined Louisiana officials’ request to halt nationwide mail delivery of mifepristone while litigation continues, preserving the current status quo for now.

Editors from 20 health and science journals are urging platforms, publishers, communicators, and policymakers to strengthen safeguards for medical information as concerns over misinformation persist.

A Colorado House vote on plug-in solar could open distributed generation to residents who have largely been left out of rooftop adoption, especially renters and people in multifamily housing.

South Australia has opened two large land release areas for renewable energy feasibility licenses, widening the state’s pipeline for solar, wind, and storage as it pushes toward a 100% net renewables target by 2027.