Autel Energy products have the ‘capacity to access and collect significant sensitive consumer data,’ the lawmakers say. Two Republican lawmakers are calling on the Pentagon and the Commerce Department to investigate a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) charging startup, citing national security concerns over the company’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In a letter
Cuban American leaders have called for the release of political prisoners and the fall of communist rule. A group of Cuban American members of Congress and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio have called for Cuba’s freedom and the release of more than 1,000 political prisoners as part of a commemoration of the archipelago’s Independence
The new U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Ronald Johnson—a former CIA official for more than 20 years and former Green Beret in the U.S. Army Special Forces—arrived in Mexico this week for his first meeting with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. Johnson, who was President Donald Trump’s U.S. ambassador to El Salvador from 2019 to 2021, presented
In January, the Department of Defense designated several companies, including CATL, as Chinese military companies. Lawmakers with the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party on May 20 criticized American banks for backing a blacklisted Chinese battery maker, suggesting legislation was needed to explicitly prohibit this. China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. (CATL) went public
The agency is challenging more than 200 patent listings it says were improperly used to keep prescription prices high. The Federal Trade Commission on May 21 escalated its efforts to lower prescription drug costs, renewing challenges to more than 200 patents it says were improperly listed to prevent generic versions of brand-name drugs from reaching
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing titled “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: AI-Generated Deepfakes in 2025” at 2:30 p.m. ET on May 21. Witnesses include Justin Brookman, director of technology policy at Consumer Reports; Suzana Carlos, head of music policy at YouTube; Mitch Glazier, CEO of the Recording Industry Ass… Original News
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing titled “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: AI-Generated Deepfakes in 2025” at 2:30 p.m. ET on May 21. Witnesses include Justin Brookman, director of technology policy at Consumer Reports; Suzana Carlos, head of music policy at YouTube; Mitch Glazier, CEO of the Recording Industry Ass… Original News