Hacker News with Generative AI: Lobbying

FCC chairman Brendan Carr starts granting telecom lobby's wish list (arstechnica.com)
The Federal Communications Commission is making it easier for telcos to turn off old copper phone and DSL networks with four changes that relax requirements related to copper shutoffs.

Telecommunications, FCC, Regulation, Technology, Lobbying

11 points by LinuxBender 36 days ago | 0 comments

OpenAI has upped its lobbying efforts nearly sevenfold (technologyreview.com)
OpenAI spent $1.76 million on government lobbying in 2024 and $510,000 in the last three months of the year alone, according to a new disclosure filed on January 22—a significant jump from 2023, when the company spent just $260,000 on Capitol Hill.

OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Government, Lobbying, Business

219 points by Brajeshwar 94 days ago | 199 comments

Lies, damn lies, and shoplifting statistics (popular.info)
For 32 years, the National Retail Federation (NRF) — the lobbying group representing major retailers in the United States — has produced the "National Retail Security Survey."

Retail, Statistics, Crime, Business, Lobbying

16 points by coloneltcb 127 days ago | 2 comments

Tesla lobbied UK to strengthen rules on carbon emissions from cars and lorries (theguardian.com)
Tesla lobbied the UK government to strengthen rules on carbon emissions from cars and lorries, according to documents that also show the electric carmaker continued to push for increased taxes on fossil fuel cars.

Electric Vehicles, Climate Change, Policy, Government, Lobbying

12 points by beardyw 137 days ago | 0 comments

The lobbist who hijacked ~3% of revenue from US doctors (propublica.org)
It was a multibillion-dollar strike, so stealthy and precise that the only visible sign was a notice that suddenly vanished from a government website.

Health, Politics, Corruption, Lobbying, Finance

58 points by IG_Semmelweiss 141 days ago | 8 comments

Silicon Valley, the new lobbying monster (newyorker.com)
From crypto to A.I., the tech sector is pouring millions into super PACS that intimidate politicians into supporting its agenda.

Silicon Valley, Politics, Lobbying, Tech Industry

282 points by fortran77 201 days ago | 298 comments

Privacy washing: Google claims to support privacy while lobbying against it (proton.me)
When speaking to the public, Google presents itself as a defender of privacy.

Privacy, Google, Lobbying, Technology

77 points by mikece 206 days ago | 14 comments

Alcohol Researcher Says Alcohol-Industry Lobbyists Are Attacking His Work (slashdot.org)

Alcohol, Research, Lobbying, Industry

49 points by MilnerRoute 257 days ago | 16 comments

The Pesticide Industry's Toxic Lobby (jacobin.com)

Pesticide Industry, Lobbying, Environmental Issues, Politics

78 points by PaulHoule 262 days ago | 31 comments

The 'Deep State' (political lobbying in Washington) (theatlantic.com)