I’ve been running around @sxsw all day (and just got off stage!) but here’s today’s Big Technology Agenda Setter. For this week, @Kantrowitz and I looked at @Nvidia and #nvidiagtc, which kicks off today. (It also has a few bits from #sxsw.)
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FCC Authority Limits on Broadcast Content Censorship Under U.S. Law
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According to U.S. law (47 U.S.C. § 326), the FCC doesn’t have authority to censor broadcast content or control viewpoints expressed by radio or television stations. Even though the FCC licenses & regulates use of public airwaves, Congress included the statute in the
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Speaker Returns to SXSW to Cover Innovation Trends
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Anyone here at @sxsw this week and next week? If so, let me know! I’ll be covering all things innovation, giving a brief talk tomorrow, moderating a panel Monday, and more. My trip is came together very last-minute, but I’m excited to be back for the first time since #SXSW
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Anthropic Challenges Federal Supply Chain Risk Designation in Court
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I just listened to a hearing in federal court in California for Anthropic’s lawsuit against the federal government over the supply chain risk designation. It was a brief hearing, but a few things that came up to share: — Representing Anthropic at the hearing was Michael Mongan,
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State AG Coalitions and Tech Litigation Power Dynamics
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This has me wondering if stuff like this will make lawsuits filed by coalitions of state AGs even more powerful. Since they're decentralized by nature, they're less susceptible to being directly influenced. For example, state AG coalitions that are bipartisan are less
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SXSW 2026: Major AI Leaders Absent From Conference Agenda
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While the frontier labs and tech giants will have a presence across various #SXSW panels and workshops, this year's program won't include big names like Sam Altman, Dario Amodei or any of the CEOs from the Magnificent Seven. That could be a good thing for @SXSW attendees and
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SXSW 2026 AI Track Features Third of Conference Sessions
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Ahead of @SXSW later this week, today's @BigTechnology newsletter looks at some of the many AI-related themes, talks and news to expect. This year's “Tech & AI” track makes up almost a third of the SXSW’s featured sessions. See the thread for more from @Kantrowitz and me in this
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Amazon Clarifies Claude Usage Policy for AWS Defense Workloads
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Amazon has now made a similar statement, saying AWS customers & partners can keep using Claude for workloads not related to the Defense Department.
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Claude AI App Downloads Surge 484 Percent in Two Weeks
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Some astounding stats: App downloads for @claudeai are up 484% in less than two weeks.
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OpenAI Researcher Joins Anthropic in Latest Talent Migration
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Another researcher is leaving OpenAI for Anthropic.