The US officially rejoins the Paris climate change agreement

Posted on 19/02/2021 by Engadget

One of the first things President Biden did after his inauguration was to sign an executive order saying the US will rejoin the Paris Agreement. Today, that move is official. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken posted a tweet saying the U...

White House turns to Silicon Valley for help with COVID vaccine rollout

Posted on 16/02/2021 by Engadget

The Biden administration is in talks with Amazon and several other Silicon Valley giants to help roll out COVID-19 vaccines across the country. White House spokesperson Kevin Munoz told Politico that officials are “consulting with many companies, inc...

Joe Biden will tackle global chip shortage with executive order

Posted on 11/02/2021 by Engadget

The Biden administration is planning “aggressive steps” to alleviate the global semiconductor shortage, Bloomberg reports. The chip shortage has impacted the auto industry and contributed to the scarcity of next-generation gaming consoles. President...

Huawei files lawsuit disputing FCC ‘security threat’ designation

Posted on 10/02/2021 by Engadget

According to The Wall Street Journal, Huawei has filed a lawsuit to challenge a decision the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made last year when it designated the company as a national security threat. The legal challenge comes as the Chinese...

Amy Klobuchar is the first politician of the Biden era to take on Big Tech regulations

Posted on 04/02/2021 by Engadget

In what’s likely to go down as the opening salvo of the Biden-era antitrust debate, US Senator Amy Klobuchar will introduce new legislation later today to update the country’s antitrust laws. While we don’t have all the details of the Competition and...

NASA has appointed its first-ever climate advisor

Posted on 03/02/2021 by Engadget

NASA has appointed its first-ever senior climate advisor, the space agency announced on Wednesday. Gavin Schmidt (pictured above), the director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Science (GISS), will hold the position until the agency makes a more...

How Biden and Harris could refocus the White House on science

Posted on 25/01/2021 by Engadget

In each of its annual budget requests, the Trump administration made deep funding cuts to federal research spending, in spite of Congress’ consistent refusals. However, the administration's 2021 proposal actually sought to promote AI and quantum comp...

President Biden appoints ‘world-class’ cybersecurity team in wake of hacks

Posted on 22/01/2021 by Engadget

President Biden is elevating the importance of cybersecurity in light of the SolarWinds hack that compromised multiple government institutions. Reuters reports that Biden has appointed (and will soon appoint) a host of officials well-versed in cybers...

Podcast: Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Ultra review

Posted on 22/01/2021 by Engadget

We’re back in review mode this week! Cherlynn dishes her thoughts on the Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Ultra, and whether they’re worthy upgrades over last year’s phones. Do all those cameras make a difference? And is there a point to releasing a Galaxy...

President Biden names Jessica Rosenworcel acting FCC chair

Posted on 21/01/2021 by Engadget

President Joe Biden has named a new chair to head up the Federal Communications Commission. Jessica Rosenworcel, the FCC’s leading Democrat, will serve as acting chairwoman, replacing Ajit Pai. Rosenworcel is known as defender of net neutrality polic...

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