Policy correspondent

Priya Raman

Covers regulation, antitrust, and the slow machinery of government as it tries to keep up with software.

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Revolut says attackers used fake government requests to steal customer data

The fintech notified customers and regulators after a social-engineering breach, not a break of its core ledger.

Priya Raman · September 12, 2026

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The Pentagon prepares to move classified AI work off Anthropic

A fight over acceptable-use terms is costing the lab its most sensitive government customer. Safety policy is now a procurement problem.

Priya Raman · September 11, 2026

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California bans addictive social features for users under 16

Governor Gavin Newsom signed the first U.S. law of its kind. Platforms will spend a year arguing about what “addictive” means in a terms-of-service file.

Priya Raman · September 11, 2026

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Florida sues Netflix, seeking billions over alleged harms to children

The filing follows a year of state attorneys general testing whether entertainment platforms can be sued like social ones.

Priya Raman · September 10, 2026