The Supreme Court declined to stop Texas from enforcing a state law that requires app stores and developers to verify users' ages and receive parental consent for children younger than 18 years. In a one-sentence order Monday, the nation's high court denied a request to pause enforcement of the law, the Texas App Store Accountability...

SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said Monday that she and her husband are donating stock in the newly public company to Trump Accounts for more than 2 million children. “My husband and I are honored and thrilled to participate in the Invest America program and gift a share of our SpaceX stock to a Trump Account...

Americans are nearly three times as likely to be concerned rather than excited about the growing footprint of artificial intelligence in society, according to a new biweekly survey about the public’s sentiment on the advancing technology. The “Americans on AI” poll, first shared with The Hill by the new nonprofit Athena Insights, found the majority...

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which spearheaded job and funding cuts throughout the federal government, shut down operations on July 4. In a Saturday social media post, the department quoted former President Teddy Roosevelt, writing, "'Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.'"...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) on Monday signed a bill making the state the country's first to mandate that the largest artificial intelligence labs obtain third-party audits of their safety plans. Pritzker signed the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, or S.B. 315, in a ceremony Monday, stating people "want protection from the risks of AI."...

The AI boom is fueling massive demand for memory chips, forcing electronics manufacturers to grapple with rising prices that are starting to trickle down to consumers. Memory chips, which are responsible for storing and processing data, are a key component in everything from smartphones to laptops to cars. But the massive data center buildout is...

The Trump administration’s latest restrictions on private AI model releases are ramping up the push for open-source alternatives. Under President Trump, the federal government has restricted the release of private AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI, wielding a kill-switch over models that are controlled by one company and based on private, proprietary data. Supporters of...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Sunday said there “is something wrong” with President Trump making $1 billion in cryptocurrency. “I do have an issue with some of the ways that we’ve now seen how we deal with cryptocurrency,” Moore said on “Fox News Sunday” with host Shannon Bream. “The President of the United States has...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on Friday accused the Supreme Court of enabling President Trump’s massive profits while in office, slamming its 2024 presidential immunity ruling as “one of its worst decisions.” In an interview with MeidasTouch, Shapiro pointed to the president’s latest financial disclosure report for 2025, released earlier this week, revealing Trump made...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is brushing off criticism against President Trump for raking in more than $1 billion in cryptocurrency profits while in the White House. “I don’t think there’s an appearance problem,” Bessent told CBS News anchor Kelly O’Grady in an exclusive interview Thursday, after being asked about the optics. “This is an innovation...