Policy Reporter

Renata Fuchs

Renata reports on the rules that shape the industry: antitrust, privacy, AI regulation, and the lobbying around all three.

Latest from Renata Fuchs

Policy

The Com URL removals hit 4,340 in Europol-led crackdown

Europol says investigators flagged violent and exploitative content tied to The Com as Project Compass targets online recruitment.

By Renata Fuchs 4 weeks ago

Policy

FDA peptide restrictions panel backs wider manufacturing access

An FDA advisory panel voted to ease limits on four peptides after RFK Jr. reshaped the group, despite unresolved safety evidence.

By Renata Fuchs 4 weeks ago

Policy

FreeBSD Copilot binary commit triggers ports repository freeze

FreeBSD froze its ports repository after a Copilot CLI binary broke GitHub mirroring and raised licensing concerns.

By Renata Fuchs 4 weeks ago

Enterprise AI agent governance lags deployments, VentureBeat finds

VentureBeat Research says 57% to 68% of enterprises plan vendor changes across AI agent control layers within 12 months.

By Renata Fuchs 4 weeks ago

Claude Opus 5 pricing undercuts Fable 5 as Anthropic claims benchmark gains

Anthropic says Claude Opus 5 matches or beats Fable 5 on key tests while keeping Opus 4.8 token rates unchanged.

By Renata Fuchs 4 weeks ago

Policy

Cambodia and ZTE discuss AI cooperation at WAIC

Prime Minister Hun Manet met ZTE executives at WAIC to discuss 5G, AI applications and ICT talent, with no deal terms disclosed.

By Renata Fuchs 4 weeks ago

Policy

Flock cameras fire investigation opens in Georgia after two ALPRs burn

Dougherty County police say two Flock Safety license plate readers were intentionally damaged, adding to scrutiny of the ALPR vend...

By Renata Fuchs 4 weeks ago

Policy

VA signs $1.6B Salesforce AI agents contract

The VA awarded Salesforce a three-year AELA for agentic AI, data and collaboration tools as agencies test AI procurement at scale.

By Renata Fuchs 4 weeks ago

Policy

SpaceX Starship Flight 13 set for new launch attempt after abort and weather

SpaceX plans a July 24 Starship Flight 13 attempt after engine-start and weather delays, with a Raptor relight on the agenda.

By Renata Fuchs 4 weeks ago

Policy

Cybercrime visa restrictions target overseas scam networks, Rubio says

Marco Rubio said the US will deny visas to foreign nationals tied to cybercrime, citing more than $10 billion in 2024 scam losses.

By Renata Fuchs 4 weeks ago

Policy

Google DMA fine becomes Europe's largest at €890 million

The European Commission penalized Google over Search rankings and Play rules, overtaking Alibaba's DMA record after four days.

By Renata Fuchs 4 weeks ago

Policy

Burnham links pubs business rates cut to online marketplace tax push

Pubs, social clubs and live venues in England are set for a 20% rates cut as ministers look to recover more VAT from marketplace s...

By Renata Fuchs 4 weeks ago