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10 stories in technology, sorted by latest.

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Technology

Donor disclosure rules enter the platform era

Election watchdogs are rewriting transparency rules for a campaign economy where ads, influencers, and payment processors blur together.

By Priya ShahJul 11, 2026 / 6 min

Students using computers in a classroom

Schools become the next front in data privacy politics

Jul 8, 2026 / 5 min

Server racks inside a data center

AI procurement rules put small vendors on alert

Jul 1, 2026 / 6 min

A radio studio microphone and broadcast desk

Fact-checkers prepare for a synthetic-audio election

Jun 24, 2026 / 5 min

Contract paperwork and public records on a desk

Anti-corruption agencies test public contract dashboards

Jun 19, 2026 / 5 min

A fiber optic installation crew working beside a rural road

Broadband grants run into the last-mile permitting maze

Jun 18, 2026 / 5 min

A border officer assists a passenger at a biometric airport screening station

Biometric border systems face a new consent fight

Jun 17, 2026 / 6 min

People in cleanroom suits inspecting an optical circuit

Chip subsidies shift from groundbreakings to audit tables

Jun 16, 2026 / 6 min

An electronic voting machine with a printed ballot interface

Voting-machine audits move from backrooms to livestreams

Jun 15, 2026 / 5 min

Network cables glowing inside a data center rack

Cloud contracts put data sovereignty back on the agenda

Jun 14, 2026 / 6 min