Sign up to receive our free weekday morning edition, and you'll never miss a scoop.

Ben Brody

Tech Reporter

Ben has been covering tech policy for more than five years, chronicling the tech sector’s slide into one of Capitol Hill’s foremost punching bags after enjoying years as a darling of lawmakers. As a technology reporter, Ben covers efforts in both the House and Senate to rein in tech companies, from social media giants to nascent artificial intelligence firms. Ben previously covered tech policy at Protocol and reported on tech and politics at Bloomberg News. Originally from the suburbs of New York, he also covered merger enforcement at MLex with a focus on tech company deal-making.

Latest from Ben Brody

Tech: Trump’s AI order is now about implementation

Stakeholders are eager to work with the White House on President Donald Trump’s executive order that gives the government a voluntary 30-day preview of advanced new artificial intelligence models to check for cyber risks.

Tech: Trump quietly signs scaled-back AI EO

President Donald Trump finally signed an executive order to give the government access to advanced artificial intelligence models before they’re publicly released.

Tech: Email warrant bill becomes bipartisan again

The renewed interest comes as privacy hawks have pressed for warrant requirements in a separate debate over renewing Section 702 of FISA, which expires June 12.

Tech: AI’s big night

For the artificial intelligence industry — and the electoral and policy groups increasingly throwing everything they’ve got at AI issues — the biggest race is undoubtedly in California.

Tech: The contours of the kids markup

Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said before the recess that he wanted to hold a markup by mid-June on bills that deal with kids’ and teens’ experiences online.

You're subscribed! Welcome to the community.