tech policy
5 briefs
Europe Just Blinked on AI Regulation
The EU's landmark AI Act has been watered down, delayed, and rebranded as a competitiveness measure. The question is whether that was the plan all along.
Florida's AI Bill of Rights: The State-Level AI Regulation Wave Is About to Crack the Foundation
Florida's legislature takes up an AI Bill of Rights in a special session starting April 28. Industry groups say the bill will fragment the regulatory landscape. But the real problem is that there is no federal alternative coming, which means fragmentation is not a risk. It is already the outcome.
Trump Is Trying to Kill 1,000 State AI Bills. The States Are Not Listening.
The White House wants one federal standard for AI. States are passing laws anyway. A Utah Republican who used to work at Google is running for senate on defying his own party's president.
India Just Rewrote the Rules for Who Controls Speech Online
The 2026 IT Rules amendment gives government ministries direct power to order takedowns, make advisories binding, and remove safe harbour from platforms that don't comply within hours.
Zero Federal AI Laws, 1,561 State Bills, and a White House Framework Nobody Has to Follow
The US has no binding AI law while the EU enforces its Act across 27 countries. The federal-state collision is now the biggest AI governance story in the world.