OpenAI has offered the US government a 5% equity stake valued at $42.6 billion, part of a broader regulatory framework proposed by CEO Sam Altman to preempt AI regulation. The move has already impacte…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is in talks with President Trump to give the US government a 5% stake in OpenAI, worth about $42.6 billion, which could be distributed to American households as roughly $320 each…
A US heatwave is straining the power grid and water supplies, intensifying concerns over the rapid expansion of AI data centers that consume vast amounts of electricity and water. Lawmakers across the…
OpenAI is in early talks to give the U.S. government a 5% stake, a move that could improve relations with the Trump administration and share AI wealth with the public. The proposal, which may require …
OpenAI has proposed granting the U.S. government a 5% equity stake in the company to defuse regulatory pressure, according to reports. CEO Sam Altman pitched the plan to President Trump and other offi…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman proposed donating 5% of the company's equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund to secure good relations with the administration and address political blowback, according to the Fin…
Senator Bernie Sanders is advocating for firm regulation of the AI industry, proposing legislation to halt data center construction and create a sovereign wealth fund funded by taxes on AI companies. …
A new analysis proposes a two-pronged approach to slowing AI progress if catastrophic risks or mass unemployment emerge, recommending a layered set of restrictions on compute for R&D and a capability-…
Google's AI-generated search summaries are replacing traditional web links, undermining the open web by extracting value without returning traffic. Users increasingly rely on these summaries despite k…
Climate activist Will Lawrence, a Democratic congressional candidate in Michigan's 7th district, is leveraging local opposition to data centers to gain voter support. Internal polling shows over 40% o…
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, which would freeze new AI data center construction and expansion u…
Apple has raised prices by up to 30% across its product line, including Macs, iPads, and the Vision Pro, citing a memory chip shortage driven by AI data center demand. Critics argue the company, sitti…
Senator Bernie Sanders falsely claimed Apple spent $310 billion on stock buybacks last year, when SEC filings show the actual figure was $89 billion. John Gruber criticizes Sanders for economic ignora…
Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act on June 18, 2026, imposing a 50% stock tax on major AI firms to create a $7 trillion public fund that would pay $1,000 annual d…
Darializa Avila Chevalier, a far-left candidate endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, won a New York congressional primary against incumbent Adriano Espaillat, signaling a radical shift in the Democratic …
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act in late March 2026, targeting hyperscale data centers consuming ove…
California Governor Gavin Newsom called for a nationwide billionaire tax and a federal AI equity fund, arguing that every American should own a piece of the future built by artificial intelligence. He…
The New York State Legislature passed the Responsible Data Center Development Act on June 5, 2026, imposing a one-year moratorium on data centers of 20 megawatts or larger, while federal lawmakers int…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, which would freeze new AI data center construction until federal safeguards on …
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's mid-decade gerrymander, approved by voters as Proposition 50, aims to flip five Republican-held congressional seats to Democratic control. The primary election showed De…