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The White House issued a memorandum directing federal agencies to create a program authorizing vetted private U.S. companies to conduct government-overseen cyber surveillance and effects operations against transnational criminal organizations engaged in cybercrime.
An investigation into how conspiracy theories about a 'censorship-industrial complex' moved from the online fringe to Trump administration policy, culminating in the shutdown of government disinformation-tracking units like the State Department's R/FIMI hub.
Trump advisers have told AI companies that they will not safety-test open-weight models, signaling a policy shift away from government oversight of such releases.
The Trump administration has finalized an AI cybersecurity framework but is keeping details classified, allowing leading AI companies to voluntarily submit models for government vetting ahead of release, raising concerns among smaller startups and advocates about secrecy and entrenchment.
The Trump administration is reportedly drafting a ban on data center devices made by Chinese companies, citing national security concerns.
The article argues that the AI hardware market is being reorganized around a 'Metered Intelligence Complex' where intelligence becomes a metered utility controlled by a coalition of corporations and states, using examples of strategic partnerships between Samsung, SK hynix, and OpenAI.
US lawmakers introduce the AI Kill Switch Act, allowing the Homeland Security Secretary to order shutdown of AI systems that could cause catastrophic harm, following incidents with OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol and Anthropic's models.
The Trump administration and industry groups are discussing ways to streamline US open model releases that are of equal or lesser capability to leading Chinese open models, signaling a policy focus on AI competition with China.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law creating a $3,500 rebate for first-time EV buyers of new EVs under $50,000, and a $1,750 rebate for used EVs under $25,000, to boost adoption after the federal tax credit was abolished.
De Nederlandse toezichthouders roepen op tot meer digitale autonomie en minder afhankelijkheid van Amerikaanse IT-dienstverleners. Diverse rapporten en initiatieven benadrukken de noodzaak voor samenwerking en coördinatie.
Beijing is reportedly considering measures to restrict foreign access to China's top AI models, according to Reuters.
Illinois enacts the strongest AI safety and accountability bill in the US, establishing the first frontier AI auditing requirement in the country.
Spain has ordered a blacklist of US data analytics firm Palantir from public and private companies, citing national security concerns. The directive affects major entities like Telefónica, Indra, and Navantia, and mirrors similar actions by France and Germany to reduce reliance on foreign defense software.
Export controls on Anthropic's Fable 5 AI model have been officially lifted, as confirmed by Howard Lutnick, signaling government alignment and support for U.S. AI leadership.
The Trump administration is lifting export controls on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models after a deal with the Commerce Department, easing restrictions that had limited access due to jailbreak concerns.
An opinion piece arguing that government attempts to restrict access to frontier LLMs are temporary due to the force of global capitalism, comparing it to the drug trade and predicting that market forces will prevail.
The US lifts its block on Anthropic's Mythos 5, allowing release to over 100 US institutions, while talks about a potential Fable 5 model are ongoing.
President Trump orders a national initiative to build a quantum computer for important scientific calculations.
The article examines the historical U.S. Trade Adjustment Assistance program as a potential model for supporting workers displaced by AI, emphasizing the need for effective policies to mitigate automation's economic and political consequences.
Insiders report that the NSF is cutting existing research programs to redirect funding toward a new technology initiative.