FDA scientific staff largely opposed a policy that would have made it easier for Americans to obtain unproven peptide drugs favored by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to six people familiar with its development. Agency officials reportedly warned that career scientists had serious safety concerns and would not endorse a regulation declaring the peptides safe, and staff said they had limited input in drafting the policy.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-28
The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology sent letters dated October 15, 2026 alleging TP-Link submitted false or incorrect information in equipment authorization applications for four router models, including high-end Archer units. Three of the four routers reportedly exceeded allowed power usage limits, adding a new obstacle to TP-Link's push to sell Wi-Fi 8 products in the US. TP-Link responded that routine FCC spot checks are standard industry practice and said it supports the agency's oversight role.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-28
The EPA, under Administrator Lee Zeldin, is set to propose undoing Biden-era methane regulations that were projected to cut emissions from oil and gas operations by 80 percent over 14 years. The rollback would ease standards on low-producing 'marginal wells,' which account for about half of industry methane emissions despite producing only 6 percent of US oil and gas, and would eliminate the Super Emitter Program that flagged large methane releases.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-27
Anthropic's initial public offering prospectus, made public Monday, devotes more than 90 pages to risk factors, including the possibility its AI models could pose 'catastrophic or existential risks to humanity.' The filing also cites tensions with the Trump administration and growing public opposition to data centers, which Anthropic depends on to train and run its models, as business risks ahead of the midterm elections.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-27
Calley Means, a senior advisor to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and co-author of the MAHA movement's policy framework, announced his resignation from the Trump administration on Thursday. He credited himself with advancing initiatives like dietary guideline reforms, removing soda from SNAP and banning food dyes, but gave no public reason for leaving.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-22
The Wall Street Journal reported that Elon Musk, not the US military or President Trump, made the call to throttle Starshield's military-grade Starlink service used by Ukraine. The cap limited connectivity for hardware moving faster than 160 kph, degrading the performance of Ukrainian offensive and interceptor drones. Both Musk and Trump have denied Trump ordered the restriction, which followed public criticism from both men over Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-21
TP-Link announced a Letter of Intent with US manufacturer Keytronic to assemble its Wi-Fi 8 routers in Corinth, Mississippi, pending US regulatory approval, with assembly potentially starting as early as 2027. The move comes as TP-Link seeks FCC clearance to sell its newest routers in the US, since the agency bars consumer routers made wholly or partly abroad. TP-Link currently assembles routers in Vietnam using mostly Chinese-made components, and its earlier products remain on sale under previous approvals.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-20
Joel Kaplan, Meta's head of global policy, is leaving the company. His exit comes as Dina Powell McCormick, Meta's president and a former Trump administration official, has gained greater influence within the firm.
wsj.com
· 2026-10-20
Ahead of November's midterms, Democratic lawmakers are signaling plans to intensify oversight of AI companies if they regain control of one or both congressional chambers. Senior Democrats on key committees have pointed to data center tax credits and recent hacking incidents as areas they want to investigate, with committee control potentially letting them subpoena documents and call tech CEOs to testify.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-19
Federal agencies are screening roughly 200 terms—including equity, climate change and gender—to review grants for alignment with the Trump administration's research priorities. The administration cut about $3 billion in grants in 2025, with roughly $1.4 billion from the NIH and NSF still frozen or cancelled, while USAID's closure eliminated about $25 billion in international research and aid funding. Scientists have responded by seeking private donations, crowdfunding, shifting research focus, or pursuing interdisciplinary collaborations to keep projects alive.
nature.com
· 2026-10-19
Dutch police confirmed seizing a server belonging to Italian internet provider Autistici/Inventati (A/I) from an Amsterdam data center on Tuesday, acting on a request from U.S. authorities. Police are making a digital copy of the server's data to hand over under the mutual legal assistance process, and the physical server will be returned to the data center afterward. The seizure follows the Trump administration's late-August designation of A/I as a terrorist organization over alleged support for antifa, a move that had already cut off A/I's banking access and domain name.
nltimes.nl
· 2026-10-16
Jessica Tarlov, a Democratic strategist, serves as the sole liberal panelist on Fox News' 'The Five,' where she is outnumbered four-to-one by conservative cohosts. She has described her role as representing Americans unhappy with current U.S. politics and the Trump administration, aiming to demonstrate civil political discourse across ideological lines.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-15
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