Disruption Lab Tech policy could be smarter and less partisan if Congress hadn’t shut down this innovative programTechurzAugust 2, 2025 For a time, Congress had exactly that, in the form of the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA). But lawmakers shuttered…
Disruption Lab Congress Passes GENIUS Act in Major Win for US Crypto IndustryTechurzJuly 18, 2025 “Competition will be fierce,” says Christian Catalini, founder at MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab and cocreator of Diem, the now-defunct stablecoin project…
News Congress Won’t Block State AI Regulations. Here’s What That Means for ConsumersTechurzJuly 5, 2025 After months of debate, a plan in Congress to block states from regulating artificial intelligence was pulled from the big…
News Congress just greenlit a NASA moon plan opposed by Musk and IsaacmanTechurzJuly 2, 2025 Legacy aerospace giants scored a win Tuesday when the U.S. Senate passed President Trump’s budget reconciliation bill that earmarks billions…
News Congress might block state AI laws for a decade. Here’s what it means.TechurzJune 28, 2025 A federal proposal that would ban states and local governments from regulating AI for 10 years could soon be signed…
Startups Congress Demands Answers on Data Privacy Ahead of 23andMe SaleTechurzJune 13, 2025 US Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jan Schakowsky on Thursday sent letters to the two potential buyers of troubled genetic testing…
AI IEEE Members Visit U.S. Congress to Talk Tech PolicyTechurzMay 29, 2025 Standing in the hallowed halls of the U.S. Capitol Complex during IEEE-USA’s Congressional Visits Day on 9 April, representing the…
Apps Big Tech’s free ride may soon end as Congress plans broadband fee reform to save American consumers moneyTechurzMay 14, 2025 Big Tech profits from broadband, but pays nothing to support the networks they depend onThis bill will make tech companies…