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This week, the Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR) won a key battle in its fight to reverse a visa-restriction policy that the Trump administration had used to attempt to revoke green cards and deport non-US citizens who work on misinformation, disinformation, fact-checking, content moderation, compliance, and trust and safety. In an opinion published Tuesday, US District Judge James Boasberg granted a preliminary injunction blocking the State Department from enforcing the policy until the CITR’s lawsuit is resolved. On its face, the policy does not require visa denials or deportations. Instead, it authorizes immigration investigations into individuals suspected of helping…

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Representative Hal Rogers, a Republican from Kentucky and chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, left, and Representative John Carter, a Republican from Texas, during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA former senior advisor to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was sentenced to over three years in prison for lying to federal investigators about sharing restricted central-bank information with Chinese intelligence operatives, according to the Justice Department. John Harold Rogers, 64, was found guilty in February of making false statements to…

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People walk past the logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) at its exhibitor stall at the India Mobile Congress 2025 at Yashobhoomi, a convention and expo center in New Delhi, India, October 8, 2025. Anushree Fadnavis | ReutersA longtime executive in Amazon’s cloud unit is leaving the tech giant after nearly 19 years, the company announced Wednesday. Dave Brown, a senior vice president in Amazon Web Services, plans to depart at the end of this month for “a new role outside of the company,” AWS CEO Matt Garman wrote in a note to staffers. Brown will be replaced by Dave…

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Chinese tech company Baidu, best known for its search engine, also operates cloud, mapping and other internet-based services.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares of Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu rose Thursday on their partnership with Apple for deploying their AI tools. Hong-Kong listed shares of Alibaba rose 5% after the company confirmed that its Qwen AI model would be integrated into Apple services in China. U.S.-listed shares of Alibaba had closed slightly higher overnight after an Alibaba spokesperson told CNBC that “Qwen will be integrated into Apple Intelligence experiences within iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and vision OS for users in…

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Aldrin also loaned the pen and broken-off circuit breaker switch to the Smithsonian for its “Destination Moon” traveling exhibit featuring the Apollo 11 command module “Columbia.” The tour visited five US cities over the course of two years, spanning the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing in 2019. The location of the engine arm circuit breaker switch in the Apollo lunar module that was broken off on Apollo 11. Credit: NASA The location of the engine arm circuit breaker switch in the Apollo lunar module that was broken off on Apollo 11. Credit: NASA A law enacted in 2012…

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