Hacker News with Generative AI: US Government

TikTok could bypass US blockade by making a PWA (lukaszolejnik.com)
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act is a significant moment for both technology and geopolitics.

TikTok, Geopolitics, US Government, Technology

25 points by lknik 7 hours ago | 15 comments

China is reportedly open to Elon Musk acquiring TikTok US (techcrunch.com)
Chinese government officials have reportedly discussed a scenario where ByteDance sells TikTok’s United States arm to Elon Musk, should the Supreme Court uphold the law banning the app on January 19.

China, TikTok, Elon Musk, Social Media, US Government

6 points by impish9208 4 days ago | 2 comments

What the TP-Link Ban in the US Means for You (thedefendopsdiaries.com)
The potential ban on TP-Link routers in the United States has sparked significant concern and debate, reflecting broader geopolitical tensions and cybersecurity challenges.

Cybersecurity, Geopolitics, Networking, US Government, Technology

25 points by tuzzmaniandevil 5 days ago | 37 comments

US Government Bans Linux Foundation from Doing Business with Tencent, Huawei [video] (youtube.com)

US Government, Politics, Technology, China, Linux Foundation

28 points by jarsin 10 days ago | 6 comments

US Treasury dept sanctions Chinese cybersecurity company for multiple intrusions (treasury.gov)
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Integrity Technology Group, Incorporated (Integrity Tech), a Beijing-based cybersecurity company, for its role in multiple computer intrusion incidents against U.S. victims.

Cybersecurity, China, Sanctions, US Government, International Relations

7 points by heresie-dabord 12 days ago | 0 comments

A 9th telecoms firm has been hit by a Chinese espionage campaign: WH (apnews.com)
A ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans, a top White House official said Friday.

Cybersecurity, Espionage, China, Telecoms, US Government

16 points by ssahoo 21 days ago | 0 comments

Hastert Rule (wikipedia.org)
The Hastert rule, also known as the "majority of the majority" rule, is an informal governing principle used in the United States by Republican Speakers of the House of Representatives since the mid-1990s to maintain their speakerships[1] and limit the power of the minority party to bring bills up for a vote on the floor of the House.[2]

Politics, US Government

9 points by supermdguy 31 days ago | 1 comments

White House Reconstruction (wikipedia.org)
The White House Reconstruction, also known as the Truman Reconstruction, was a comprehensive dismantling and rebuilding of the interior of the White House from 1949 to 1952.

History, Architecture, Politics, US Government

24 points by benbreen 39 days ago | 7 comments

Threats to Climate-Related US Agencies (wordpress.com)
Trump’s cronies are already going after US government employees involved in the response to climate change. You can read about it here:

Climate Change, Politics, US Government, Environment

6 points by ggeorgovassilis 51 days ago | 1 comments

US Senate to Revive Software Patents with PERA Bill Vote on Thursday (slashdot.org)

US Government, Law, Patents, Software, Technology

98 points by zoobab 66 days ago | 60 comments

House Speaker walks back plan to repeal CHIPS Act (theregister.com)
The US CHIPS and Science Act's future may depend on the outcome of Tuesday's Presidential Election after House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested the GOP would likely move to repeal the $280 billion funding bill if the party wins a majority in Congress.

Politics, US Government, Legislation, Technology

3 points by rbanffy 74 days ago | 0 comments

SpaceX became too big to fail for US national security (vox.com)
How Musk’s SpaceX became too big to fail for US national security.

SpaceX, National Security, Elon Musk, US Government, Space Industry

7 points by rntn 76 days ago | 0 comments

US Government Says Relying on Chinese Lithium Batteries Is Too Risky (wired.com)
A new document shows the Department of Homeland Security is concerned that Chinese investment in lithium batteries to power energy grids will make them a threat to US supply chain security.

US Government, Lithium Batteries, Supply Chain, Security, China

5 points by CrypticShift 89 days ago | 0 comments

Chinese hack of US ISPs shows Apple is right about backdoors for law enforcement (9to5mac.com)
It was revealed this weekend that Chinese hackers managed to access systems run by three of the largest internet service providers (ISPs) in the US.

Cybersecurity, US Government, China, Hacking, Data Breaches

8 points by hacsky 100 days ago | 1 comments

Google threatened with being broken up by US (bbc.com)
The US government is considering seeking the break-up of the world's biggest search engine, Google, which it accuses of causing "pernicious harms" to Americans.

Antitrust, Google, Technology, US Government, Competition

69 points by christhecaribou 101 days ago | 89 comments

Chinese Cyberattack Is a Disaster of Unimaginable Proportions (hotair.com)
Using a security loophole that allows the US government access to anybody's electronic traffic, Chinese hackers gained access to an unknown quantity (perhaps all) of internet traffic on American networks. In an exclusive report in Saturday's Wall Street Journal the secret breach was revealed.

Cybersecurity, China, US Government, Hacking, Data Breaches

10 points by miley_cyrus 102 days ago | 2 comments

Family of Ethel Rosenberg say US document proves she was no Soviet spy (theguardian.com)
The family of Ethel Rosenberg, who was sent to the electric chair along with her husband, Julius, in 1953 after being convicted of spying for the Soviets at the height of the Red Scare, have called on Joe Biden to formally exonerate her after a newly released document appeared to show that the US government knew she was not a spy.

Cold War, History, Espionage, US Government, Justice

9 points by aguaviva 129 days ago | 0 comments

OpenAI and Anthropic will share their models with the US government (cnbc.com)

OpenAI, Anthropic, US Government, Artificial Intelligence, Partnerships

8 points by djhu9 141 days ago | 1 comments

US Government wants to make it easier for you to click the 'unsubscribe' button (apnews.com)

US Government, Email Marketing, Consumer Protection

451 points by speckx 159 days ago | 206 comments

Supreme Court says presidents have 'absolute' immunity for clearly official acts (washingtonpost.com)

Law, Politics, Supreme Court, US Government

16 points by enraged_camel 201 days ago | 3 comments

US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 MAX 9 investigation (apnews.com)