Tech & Telecom

AI Regulation, Chip Exports, Data Centers Form 2026 Tech Fights

Congressional Republicans face growing pressure to act on artificial intelligence, online safety, and other key tech issues as the November midterm elections threaten their majority.

By Oma Seddiq

Hollywood, Pro Sports Union Talks Primed to Rally Labor in 2026

Union deals in the entertainment and professional sports industries are set to expire in 2026, setting the stage for attention-grabbing contract disputes that could have ripple effects across organized labor.

Federal Circuit Starts Year on Tricky Patent Office Powers Case

Five years of legal scrapping will come to a head at the Federal Circuit when a group of tech companies and the US Patent and Trademark Office lay out competing visions of the agency’s power to curtail access to its administrative patent tribunal.

This Week in Chancery Court: Snap and Popwallet, Subnautica Game

Delaware’s Court of Chancery will hear post-trial arguments in a $250 million earnout suit tied to the postponed release of a popular underwater-survival game’s next installment. And it will consider Snap Inc.‘s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a co-founder of Popwallet Inc., which the social media giant acquired, saying its stockholders were fraudulently induced into the 2021 deal.

BGOV Hill Watch: Congress Begins 2026 With ACA, Spending Fights

Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week having expected to pick up where they left off in December: arguing over health-care costs as Affordable Care Act premiums rise and scrambling to avert another government shutdown by Jan. 30.

Taxes, AI Top California Lawmakers’ Plans in Newsom’s Final Year

California legislators reconvene Monday for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s final year in office, pursuing ambitious policy proposals on taxes and tech amid an estimated $18 billion budget deficit.

In-House Legal Teams Brace for AI-Fueled Transformation in 2026

Corporate legal departments may have been slow to tech evolution, but they’re poised for a break-out year ahead.

Future of ‘DExit': Four Factors Driving State Reincorporations

As Delaware, the country’s long-established corporate capital, saw several high-profile companies leave the state last year, a debate is building whether ‘DExit’ will be a lasting trend.

Businesses Eye Simpler EU Tax Rules as Global Tax Revisions Loom

The EU is poised to release a comprehensive plan to simplify tax rules this year, with hopes of clinching broad support among industry groups and member countries, and avoiding the pushback other major initiatives have experienced.

Biotech Eyed as Key National Security Capability in Defense Law

Congress and the Pentagon are investing in the emerging biotechnology field as a critical driver of national security under the annual defense policy legislation President Donald Trump signed in December.

Is Social Media Big Tobacco 2.0? Suits Over the Impact on Teens

Is social media to blame for the decline in teen mental health? Hundreds of lawsuits argue that they are. But can the claims get past Section 230, big tech's legal shield? In this video, we look at the fight over social media's impact on teens.