Trump Administration

Trump admin reverses hydropower layoffs that sparked grid stability fears

Government & Policy /

This month, the Trump administration instituted sweeping cuts within the federal agencies in charge of power from hydroelectric dams, raising fears of grid instabilities in key data center markets. The recent layoffs slashed between 13% to 20% of the four Power Marketing Administrations’ workforces, affecting everyone from linemen to the teams that direct power on […]

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Shopify pushes for ‘open trade’ as Trump delays import exemption

Commerce /

On the same day that President Donald Trump delayed ending a trade exemption targeting certain Chinese imports, ecommerce company Shopify published a blog post making its stance on U.S. trade policy clear. In the post, Shopify endorsed “open trade,” calling for regulators to give online merchants the “freedom to expand without constraints imposed by geopolitical

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Adam Candeub, a vocal critic of Big Tech, will reportedly join the FCC

Government & Policy /

Adam Candeub, a known critic of Big Tech, looks poised to join the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Candeub will be general counsel of the FCC, reports Semafor, which cites direct confirmation from FCC chairman Brendan Carr. TechCrunch has reached out to the FCC for more information. Candeub has long been a vocal critic of Section

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Trump targets EV charging funding programs Tesla benefits from

Transportation /

President Donald Trump is trying to halt the flow of funding for EV charging infrastructure from two programs that Tesla has benefitted from — the latest example of how Elon Musk’s political interests seem to be at odds with his car company’s goal of advancing sustainable energy. It’s not a given that Trump’s gambit will

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