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Cody Combs

Cody Combs

Technology Policy Editor
Washington, DC
Cody Combs is Technology Policy Editor for The National, where he reports on the innovations and trends that will be impacting our world for years to come. Cody explores topics such artificial intelligence, consumer technology, societal trends, energy and climate, as well as other topics we probably can’t imagine yet. He has an extensive background in reporting and content creation, and is constantly looking for new ways to tell stories through the use of various platforms. Previously, Cody worked in the United States as a broadcast journalist and an investigative reporter. He earned his master’s degree in journalism from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Before pursuing his master’s degree, he worked at CNN’s Washington Bureau.
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Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri is reunited with his wife, Maphaz Saleh in Virginia after being released from detention in Texas following a judge’s order. Photo: Phuong Tran / ACLU of Virginia
The pro-Palestine students caught up in Trump's war on liberal universities

Many activists have been released but still face appeals and legal threats for peaceful protests

May 20, 2025
President Sheikh Mohamed and US President Donald Trump witness the launch of the UAE-US AI Campus. Also present are Khaldoon Al Mubarak, chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority, and US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Photo: UAE Presidential Court
Trump AI diplomacy: how security guarantees made the 5GW UAE-US AI Campus deal possible

Washington wants to limit China's access to advanced chips

May 20, 2025
US President Donald Trump's wife Melania speaks during the bill-signing event for the Take it Down Act. AP
How the Take It Down Act signed by Trump works

Victims of non-consensual, intimate online images to have new legal options in US

May 19, 2025
The group organising demonstrations on Microsoft's campus, No Azure for Apartheid, sought to end the company's contracts with Israel's military.
Microsoft Gaza accusations: Company responds to concerns about work with Israel

Internal review and 'external fact finding' conducted amid claims its products are used by Israeli military in Gaza

May 16, 2025
Amid a hunger strike, some students at Yale say the university's president has refused a meeting to discuss their concerns about Gaza and Israel. Photo: Yalies4Palestine
Pro-Palestine Yale students continue hunger strike over Gaza aid crisis

Organisers say university president Maurie McInnis refuses to meet students

May 16, 2025
President Sheikh Mohamed and US President Donald Trump view a model of the UAE-US AI Cluster, during the launch ceremony at Qasr Al Watan. Photo: UAE Presidential Court
AI campus deal puts Abu Dhabi on global tech map

Howard Lutnick says plans come with security guarantees to ‘prevent diversion of US technology'

May 16, 2025
The will include 5GW of capacity for AI data centres in Abu Dhabi, providing a regional platform from which US hyperscalers will be able to offer latency-friendly services to nearly half of the global population living within 3,200km of the UAE. Photo: Talal Al Kaissi
UAE-US AI Campus announced as Trump visits Abu Dhabi

New artificial intelligence centre is part of US-UAE AI Acceleration Partnership

May 15, 2025
Charging documents show 19-year-old suspect Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, who authorities say was planning an attack on a US military base on behalf of ISIS. (FBI)
Ex-US National Guardsman charged with planning attack for ISIS

Suspect 'discussed use of napalm with undercover agents'

May 14, 2025
Tareq Amin, chief executive of Humain, and Jensen Huang, chief executive of Nvidia, at the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh. Reuters
Nvidia, AWS and AMD announce Humain AI partnerships on Trump's Saudi visit

Saudi Arabia says Humain will provide a range of AI services, products and tools

May 13, 2025
Critics say the existing US chip export policy stifles the AI aspirations of countries in the Middle East. AFP
UAE and US working to announce AI and tech partnership

Potential deal comes after US President says his administration could change controversial chip export policy

May 13, 2025
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, said that collaborations with companies like Google were helping to bolster the Dubai Economic Agenda, D33. Wam
Sheikh Hamdan hails Dubai's technology partnerships after Google visit

Crown Prince explores company's AI initiatives

May 12, 2025
Manhat founder Saeed Alhassan wants to harness his inventions to build floating farms, using the fresh water collected from the devices to irrigate and grow crops right at the source.
UAE water tech start-up wins praise at Expo 2025 in Osaka

Manhat is among 25 start-ups to be selected for 'Best Practices Award'

May 12, 2025
Developments about partnerships between UAE and US entities have been prolific in recent weeks. There may be more during US President Donald Trump's visit to the Arabian Gulf Bloomberg
AI, energy and data centres: How the UAE has approached Trump's second term

Analysts say recently announced tech investment deals are rooted in lengthy US-UAE partnership

May 12, 2025
Cadillac One – known as The Beast – carries US President Donald Trump in Warsaw in 2017. EPA
Secret Service, 1,000 hotel rooms and The Beast: How US president travels

Even low-risk trips mean bringing bags of Trump's blood, and there's always someone carrying the 'nuclear football'

May 12, 2025
Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and National Security Adviser, recently met top White House cryptocurrency and AI official David Sacks.
Sheikh Tahnoon meets top White House crypto and AI adviser David Sacks

Meeting comes days before President Trump's UAE visit

May 11, 2025