Policy, Trade & Regulations

Hours after the Trump administration blacklisted rival Anthropic, OpenAI swooped in to secure a classified Pentagon contract and lock down the defense market.

The Trump administration has banned Anthropic from all federal agencies and labeled the AI startup a supply chain risk, severing a massive defense contract and threatening its commercial partnerships.

The EU Parliament just disabled built-in AI tools for lawmakers over data security fears. As bugs expose confidential emails, U.S. tech giants face massive contract risks.

Discord mandates global age verification starting March 2026. Users must verify via AI or biometric ID to escape "teen mode" as global regulatory pressure and IPO rumors mount.

Meta faces a landmark trial in New Mexico alleging it prioritized profits over child safety. Internal docs reveal the company rejected safety measures to avoid a 3.3% traffic drop.

Users are deleting TikTok over a new "immigration status" clause in its privacy policy. We dig into the $16 billion business reason behind the update.

The EU has moved from suggestions to mandates, legally forcing member states to evict Huawei and ZTE from critical infrastructure within three years.

The 2025 tariff shock created unlikely winners in the resale market while devastating small businesses. We break down the hard numbers behind the winners and losers.