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Trump admin points finger at Musk in Starlink confusion

22 October 2026 at 22:09
{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Rubio, Hegseth point finger at Musk in Starlink slowdown Top Trump administration officials are starting to point fingers squarely at Elon Musk for the decision to slow down his company’s Starlink satellite internet services and its military counterpart Starshield for Ukraine. © Alex Brandon, Associated Press Looking to deflect…

Trump admin points finger at Musk in Starlink confusion

22 October 2026 at 22:09
{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Rubio, Hegseth point finger at Musk in Starlink slowdown Top Trump administration officials are starting to point fingers squarely at Elon Musk for the decision to slow down his company’s Starlink satellite internet services and its military counterpart Starshield for Ukraine. © Alex Brandon, Associated Press Looking to deflect…

Hegseth bars US forces from using undisclosed information to bet on Polymarket, Kalshi

22 October 2026 at 21:49
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth barred all Pentagon staff from using undisclosed information to place wagers on forthcoming U.S. military action using betting platforms and prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket.  “Make no mistake why this matters. Our enemies watch movements in these markets,” Hegseth said in a memo, first obtained by CBS News. “When an American…

Hegseth bars US forces from using undisclosed information to bet on Polymarket, Kalshi

22 October 2026 at 21:49
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth barred all Pentagon staff from using undisclosed information to place wagers on forthcoming U.S. military action using betting platforms and prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket.  “Make no mistake why this matters. Our enemies watch movements in these markets,” Hegseth said in a memo, first obtained by CBS News. “When an American…

Talarico accuses Musk of buying his ‘own personal U.S. Senator’

22 October 2026 at 19:51
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico hit back at Elon Musk, accusing the technology mogul of trying to “buy his own personal” senator through massive campaign donations for Talarico’s opponent, Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). “There is something deeply wrong with a political system that allows one trillionaire to buy his own personal U.S. Senator,”…

Talarico accuses Musk of buying his ‘own personal U.S. Senator’

22 October 2026 at 19:51
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico hit back at Elon Musk, accusing the technology mogul of trying to “buy his own personal” senator through massive campaign donations for Talarico’s opponent, Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). “There is something deeply wrong with a political system that allows one trillionaire to buy his own personal U.S. Senator,”…

NSA warns organizations to patch security flaws identified by AI

21 October 2026 at 19:45
The National Security Agency (NSA) warned organizations Wednesday to immediately patch a pair of security flaws or take their systems offline after artificial intelligence discovered vulnerabilities in a key programming language. “Effective Immediately, all organizations using PHP for their systems are advised to be prepared for an update addressing two critical vulnerabilities,” the NSA’s cyber…

NSA warns organizations to patch security flaws identified by AI

21 October 2026 at 19:45
The National Security Agency (NSA) warned organizations Wednesday to immediately patch a pair of security flaws or take their systems offline after artificial intelligence discovered vulnerabilities in a key programming language. “Effective Immediately, all organizations using PHP for their systems are advised to be prepared for an update addressing two critical vulnerabilities,” the NSA’s cyber…

Judge orders Meta to pay New Mexico $25B in Cambridge Analytica case

21 October 2026 at 19:15
A judge in New Mexico ordered the technology giant Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for misleading users about its privacy and content policies. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez (D) announced the judge’s order Wednesday, calling it “one of the single largest — if not the largest —…

Judge orders Meta to pay New Mexico $25B in Cambridge Analytica case

21 October 2026 at 19:15
A judge in New Mexico ordered the technology giant Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for misleading users about its privacy and content policies. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez (D) announced the judge’s order Wednesday, calling it “one of the single largest — if not the largest —…

China expresses ‘firm opposition’ to Trump administration sanctions tied to former Google engineer

21 October 2026 at 17:18
China slammed the Trump administration’s move to sanction five Chinese companies linked to a former Google engineer accused of intellectual property theft, calling it “egregious.” The State Department announced the sanctions on Monday, stating the firms are connected to Chinese national Linwei Ding, who was convicted earlier this year of stealing AI-related trade secrets from…

China expresses ‘firm opposition’ to Trump administration sanctions tied to former Google engineer

21 October 2026 at 17:18
China slammed the Trump administration’s move to sanction five Chinese companies linked to a former Google engineer accused of intellectual property theft, calling it “egregious.” The State Department announced the sanctions on Monday, stating the firms are connected to Chinese national Linwei Ding, who was convicted earlier this year of stealing AI-related trade secrets from…

Americans likely to associate tech CEOs, even fake ones, with GOP: Poll

20 October 2026 at 23:13
Americans are more likely to assume the executives heading up the largest technology firms are Republican, marking a drastic shift in perception of what was once known as a liberal Silicon Valley, according to a new poll.  In a new poll published by Politico on Monday, American respondents were asked about eight current or former…

Americans likely to associate tech CEOs, even fake ones, with GOP: Poll

20 October 2026 at 23:13
Americans are more likely to assume the executives heading up the largest technology firms are Republican, marking a drastic shift in perception of what was once known as a liberal Silicon Valley, according to a new poll.  In a new poll published by Politico on Monday, American respondents were asked about eight current or former…

China defends DeepSeek after US ban

20 October 2026 at 17:03
China is pushing back against the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) order to remove products from Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from government systems, warning of potential retaliation. A DHS order, which dates to July but was published to the Federal Register on Monday, said DeepSeek’s AI models present “multiple threat vectors,” and ordered them to…

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