Cotton unveils legislation requiring location verification for advanced AI chip exports

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced a bill Friday that would require chip exports to have location-tracking systems to prevent American technology from reaching adversaries. The bill, titled the Chip Security Act, would direct the Commerce Department to require a “location verification mechanism” on artificial intelligence (AI) chips subject to export controls. Chip exporters would then […]

Kash Patel’s net worth | The Week

Given that he did not serve as either an agent with the agency, a federal judge or a U.S. Attorney before taking the position, FBI Director Kash Patel’s biography already sets him apart from past holders of the office. And his selection of far-right media figure Dan Bongino as the agency’s deputy director only highlighted […]

RFK Jr. Says Autism Database Will Use Medicare and Medicaid Records

Roughly 36 percent of Americans are enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid, meaning their sensitive data could be targeted. This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans to develop a “real-world data platform” using Medicare and Medicaid records to investigate “the root causes of autism.” The announcement comes after officials previously […]

FDA, NIH Roll Out Nutrition Program Under RFK Jr. Agenda

The FDA and NIH are pushing out a joint research initiative that will explore nutrition issues and infant dietary exposures, fueling US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda to scrutinize the food supply. The two federal health agencies announced Friday the Nutrition Regulatory Science Program, a plan that seeks to accelerate comprehensive nutrition research […]

‘Trusting Idiots is Even Worse’

US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that “trust the experts” was undemocratic messaging. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. condemned messaging to “trust the experts” in an interview, describing the adage as “a function of totalitarianism and religion,” leading to a slew of backlash […]