Recent reporting in WIRED and corroborated by other outlets reveals that hackers operating on behalf of the United States government  are believed to have carried out a cyber operation that caused a widespread blackout in Caracas, Venezuela’s capital . This action reportedly took place just prior to a U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro . It marks the first publicly reported instance in which the U.S. government is said to have deliberat

Political spending tied to artificial intelligence policy has rapidly become a defining feature of the United States midterm election cycle in 2026. Groups aligned with major technology investors, AI companies, and Silicon Valley executives are deploying tens of millions of dollars in an effort to elect lawmakers who will oppose strict state-level AI regulation and promote a unified national framework for governing the technology. This movement reflects intensifying tensions

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s recent decision to permit exports of advanced Nvidia artificial intelligence chips to China has drawn sharp criticism from lawmakers and national security officials, intensifying the debate over U.S. technology policy and global AI competition. The U.S. Commerce Department this week issued formal approval for sales of Nvidia’s H200 AI accelerators to Chinese buyers, reversing a restriction that had barred exports of the second most powerf