Policy Correspondent
Daniel Rowe covers the rules and institutions shaping emerging technology. His focus is on the text behind the announcement: consultations, legislation, enforcement decisions and international agreements. He separates what a policy promises from what it actually requires.
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Rockstar North, the studio at the heart of developing Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6), has been temporarily shut down following a fire and reports of an explosion on Monday. The incident raises immediat......
Read article →PostgreSQL, the venerable open-source relational database, is undergoing a quiet revolution. While conventional optimization techniques often focus on indexing and query rewriting, a new wave of 'unco...
Read article →New research published this week is generating buzz in cybersecurity circles, promising a potential breakthrough in the detection of malicious software. The paper, currently available on ArXiv, detail...
Read article →The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is escalating its battle against Meta Platforms, Inc., appealing a recent court decision that stymied the agency's antitrust efforts. The appeal, filed today in the ...
Read article →Netflix is betting big on viewer engagement with its reboot of 'Star Search,' launching tonight with a real-time voting system integrated directly into its app. While celebrity judges will still offer...
Read article →The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Tuesday it will appeal the recent court decision in its antitrust case against Meta Platforms, Inc. This move signals the agency's continued commitment to ...
Read article →Snap Inc. has reached a settlement in a closely watched lawsuit alleging that its platform is designed to be intentionally addictive. The agreement, announced just weeks before the trial was set to be...
Read article →Elon Musk's ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI has unexpectedly illuminated the depth of Microsoft's involvement with the artificial intelligence powerhouse. Court filings reveal a ten-year relationship b...
Read article →Helium Mobile, once lauded for offering the most generous free phone plan on the market, has quietly rolled out a policy change that significantly impacts its value proposition. This alteration rai......
Read article →The tech world is abuzz following leaked images suggesting Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S26 will embrace the Qi2 wireless charging standard. While official details remain tightly under wraps, the emergen...
Read article →The private space race is accelerating, with Vast's Haven-1 space station now undergoing assembly in preparation for its launch, according to Ars Technica. This marks a pivotal moment in the shift tow...
Read article →The newsletter platform landscape is heating up as Beehiiv, a direct competitor to Substack, projects a near doubling of its annual revenue to $50 million in 2026. This ambitious forecast signals a gr...
Read article →As January progresses, many Americans are reassessing their financial strategies for the year ahead. Monarch Money, a budgeting application lauded for its comprehensive features, is offering a compell...
Read article →Instagram's advertising landscape underwent a significant transformation in 2025, with Reels emerging as the dominant placement for ads. Data from Sensor Tower indicates that over half of all ads on t...
Read article →Microsoft is poised to launch a free, ad-supported tier of its Xbox Cloud Gaming service, signaling a significant shift in the gaming landscape. After months of internal testing, the tech giant appear...
Read article →Elon Musk has announced the revival of the Dojo3 supercomputer project, signaling a significant leap forward in Tesla's ambition to dominate the AI landscape. This iteration of Dojo aims to be the fir...
Read article →Meta Platforms is set to lose a key figure in its public policy operations as Simon Milner, Vice President of Public Policy for the Asia-Pacific region, announces his departure after 14 years with the...
Read article →A newly discovered hardware vulnerability, dubbed StackWarp, threatens the security of AMD's Secure Encrypted Virtualization-Secure Nested Paging (SEV-SNP) technology, impacting a wide range of Zen-ba...
Read article →The UK government has launched a consultation on a potentially groundbreaking proposal: a ban on social media access for individuals under the age of 16. This move, spurred by growing concerns over th...
Read article →The social media landscape is shifting, with Meta's Threads surpassing X (formerly Twitter) in popularity among iPhone users, according to a new market intelligence report. However, X maintains a subs...
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