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  1. Bipartisan senators ask Pentagon to answer for Ukraine Starlink restrictions

    {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story GOP senators press Pentagon over Starlink restrictions in Ukraine Four Republican senators joined their Democratic colleagues in pressing the Trump administration for…

  2. Unauthorized drones banned along US-Mexico border: FAA

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday it is restricting unauthorized drones along the ​U.S.-Mexico border. This move comes as the government ramps up efforts to address concerns about illegal drug…

  3. Trump claims neither he nor Musk caused Ukraine Starlink outage

    President Trump claimed on Friday that neither he nor SpaceX founder Elon Musk caused Ukraine’s Starlink outage earlier this week as the president clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over resumed…

  4. Musk settles election lottery lawsuits over $1 million voter giveaways

    Tech mogul Elon Musk agreed to settle two lawsuits over his $1 million check handouts to battleground voters in the 2024 election, according to court filings published Thursday. The suits, filed in the Western District…

  5. AI safety group pushes for tighter export controls, limits on 'vastly superhuman AI'

    A conservative AI safety group is calling for the U.S. to implement tighter restrictions on advanced chip sales to China and limit the development of “vastly superhuman AI” as part of a new framework for AI policy…

  6. Warsh offers no fresh signals on interest rates

    Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh declined Friday to predict central bank officials’ future course on interest rates, less than two weeks before they meet to discuss monetary policy. “I don’t prejudge meetings. I don’t…

  7. GOP senators press Pentagon over Ukraine’s loss of Starshield data

    Four Republican senators have joined their Democratic colleagues in pressing the Trump administration for information about whether Pentagon officials ordered restrictions on Ukraine’s access to the satellite-based…

  8. ‘It will be us’: Former Australian of the Year is building her answer to OpenAI

    Michelle Simmons has worked with cutting-edge technology for decades. Now she is establishing what she calls a “world-first” plant in Sydney.

  9. Questions flare over US role in Ukraine's Starlink shut-off: What to know

    On Wednesday, Elon Musk’s Starlink was pulled into the center of a controversy after Ukraine’s military faced restricted access to Starshield, the military version of the satellite-based system. Starlink services were…

  10. Musk bankrolls PAC spending big on Paxton in Texas

    Tech mogul Elon Musk poured $158 million into a key super PAC backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's (R) Senate run as part of his push to keep Republican majorities in Congress. Musk was the single donor to Texas…