Tech workers urge CEOs to condemn ICE In the wake of the fatal shootings in Minneapolis, tech companies and their CEOs have largely chosen to stay silent.

Link: www.axios.com/2026/01/26/t...

New @axios with @ashleyrgold.bsky.social Tech workers urge CEOs to condemn ICE even as they and their companies remain silent.

Sen. Mark Kelly: Americans worried about affordability, not AI race The senator said he doesn't think the AI race with China is something most voters have top of mind.

Spoke to @captmarkkelly.bsky.social about jobs + AI yesterday: axios.com/2026/01/14/m...

"You can tell somebody, 'In the future, AI is going to solve all these medical problems.' But when your kid can't play soccer because you don't have the money, that's your problem."

Elon Musk's chatbot bikini image edits draw scrutiny from U.S. and global regulators Grok's public feed fuels calls for tougher AI rules.

www.axios.com/2026/01/06/g... @ashleyrgold.bsky.social

White House floats executive order to override state AI laws The White House can't preempt state level regulation — that's Congress' job.

NEW w/ @ashleyrgold.bsky.social: The White House is floating an executive order to rein in state AI laws

Meanwhile, Congress is scrambling to find a way to include language in the must-pass defense bill

www.axios.com/2025/11/19/t...

Barely made it to Lisbon in time, but had a great talk with @rose.bsky.team and Hootsuite’s Irina Novoselsky @websummit.bsky.social!

Scoop: Trump firings could derail AI action plan The Trump administration's slashing of the federal workforce amid the shutdown is threatening AI work at the Commerce Department.

Scoop: The Trump administration's slashing of the federal workforce amid the government shutdown is threatening AI work at the Commerce Department
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@ashleyrgold.bsky.social

www.axios.com/2025/10/16/t...

Trump agencies turn up heat on culture wars Trump agencies turn up the heat on culture wars.

Trump agencies turn up heat on culture wars. Critics say recents moves ignore precedent, congressional mandates and would not stand judicial review.

w/ @ashleyrgold.bsky.social & ‪@sarafischer.bsky.social‬

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Scoop: What's inside Trump's 20-page AI action plan What's inside President Trump's upcoming 20-page AI action plan.

SCOOP w/ @ashleyrgold.bsky.social: What's inside Trump's 20-page AI action plan. +EOs on "woke" AI, exports and infrastructure in the works.

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Scoop: AI moratorium rebranded "temporary pause" A 10-year freeze on state AI regulations has been updated in the Senate reconciliation bill as it inches closer to the finish line.

Scoop: The 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation is now called "a temporary pause" in the reconciliation bill approved by the Senate parliamentarian. Critics say it's just as damaging and sweeps in all $42 billion in broadband funds.

w/ @ashleyrgold.bsky.social

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Confirming report in Germany’s Handelsblatt w/ some new detail - (first to report this in English I think!) - Apple and Meta being hit with the first ever DMA fines tomorrow t.co/yDA1wRx8KB

Google loses online advertising monopoly case It's Google's second big recent loss in a monopoly case.

Google loses online advertising monopoly case

Scoop: DOGE staffers move into FTC office Two DOGE staffers now have offices at the FTC.

Scoop: DOGE staffers including top Musk lieutenant Gavin Kliger now have offices at the FTC www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...

Trump tariffs shake foundations of Apple's iPhone empire Big taxes on imports from China disrupt the basic deal that makes Tim Cook's world hum.

Steve Jobs and Tim Cook built the most successful and arguably most beloved U.S. company for the last 25 years on a foundation of open trade, particularly with China.

Trump has now set about torching the whole arrangement.

“If Harris wins this election, the result will be a Kamala economic crash. .. A 1929-style depression. When I win the election, we will immediately begin a brand new Trump economic boom.”

- Trump, 8/14/24

A core tension: "If you're simultaneously trying to take apart the government or the administrative state, there's a real tension between that project and wanting to take on monopolies," @linamkhan.bsky.social told me.

A peek inside the left and right's shaky antitrust coalition The tent of people on both sides of the aisle who want to bring down incumbent tech firms is big.

A peek inside the left and right's shaky antitrust coalition -- dispatch from inside the buzzy @ycombinator.com.web.brid.gy summit in DC that managed to put Lina Khan, Steve Bannon and Cory Booker in the same room
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Rubio says U.S. may have pulled more than 300 visas "Every time I find one of these lunatics, I take away their visa," he said at a press conference.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the State Department may have already revoked more than 300 visas as the Trump administration pushes a sweeping immigration crackdown.

They say it goes beyond the FTC:

Breaking: @bedoyaftc.bsky.social & Rebecca Slaughter sue Trump admin after being fired as Dem FTC commissioners t.co/lgJ8e2Mh5x

Come join us in DC or watch!

Scoop: Commerce floats changes to CHIPS Act Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is brainstorming how to rework the CHIPS and Science Act as President Trump trashes it.

If you're wondering what's next for the CHIPS Act after Trump trashed it last night --

DOC head Lutnick is considering getting rid of "woke" labor and childcare requirements to cut costs. Agency will meet with lawmakers to discuss.

Scoop w @ashleyrgold.bsky.social

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What we're hearing: House Science leaders on DOGE Elon Musk's DOGE could transform the scientific ecosystem.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren said DOGE should work with the House Science Committee, others: "Come to the committees of jurisdiction who have oversight on these programs ... and work in a collaborative way. If we can't afford everything, work with us on what is most important."

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Talk to me about what’s going on with staffers working on tech and AI in the government:

Sources: NIST plans to cut 497 people, including 74 postdocs and most staff at its Chips for America program; the AI Safety Institute faces an uncertain future (Axios)

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Scoop: NIST prepares to cut AI Safety Institute, CHIPS staff NIST probationary employees are bracing to be fired imminently.

Scoop: NIST prepares to cut AI Safety Institute, CHIPS staff
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DOGE dismantles privacy amid congressional inaction Downsizing and major shifts at federal agencies will disrupt privacy work.

Downsizing and major shifts at federal agencies will disrupt or altogether scuttle privacy-related work as Congress lags on passing comprehensive protections for Americans www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...

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