by Speedinet | Mar 27, 2026 | author_name|Mariella Moon, Business, Government, language|en-US, Politics & Government, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget
The court has granted Anthropic’s request for a preliminary injunction, preventing the government from banning its products for federal use and from formally labeling it as a “supply chain risk,” at least for now. If you’ll recall, things turned sour between the... by Speedinet | Mar 26, 2026 | author_name|Will Shanklin, Government, language|en-US, Politics & Government, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget
File this one under “things that might have a shot after the midterms.” On Wednesday, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) introduced the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act. The bill would require an... by admin | Apr 15, 2025 | coal, coal-powered station, Energy, Government, News, Other Tech News, South Africa, The Conversation
Three South African environmental and climate justice organisations took the South African government to court in November 2021, to challenge the authorisation of new coal-fired power as part of the country’s energy mix. Three years later, the court ruled that the... by admin | Apr 11, 2025 | AI, AI News, Government, Minority Report, News, Other Tech News, pre-crime, UK
The UK government is working on a “murder prediction” tool that will use the personal data collected about that country’s residents to divine who is most likely to commit murder. Before they do it, obviously. If this sounds familiar, that’s because it’s the whole... by admin | Feb 18, 2024 | Gauteng, Government, Motoring News, News, number plates, Panyaza Lesufi, South Africa, Vumacam
Elections must be right around the corner. We know this, not because of a simple Google search, but because the government has been all the more focused on stamping out crime than ever before. At least, since the last big push in 2019. Part of the new wave of... by admin | Nov 10, 2023 | Government, Nasa, News, satellites, space, Space News, The Conversation
In September 2021, Rwanda announced that it was planning to launch over 300,000 satellites. Three months later, a Canadian company, having previously launched two dozen CubeSats, said it would launch an additional 100,000. Then, a French company did likewise. And...