A Carnegie Mellon, MIT, and Cornell research team posted two randomized case studies on August 6 finding that short AI conversations reduced belief in new conspiracies by 6.95 and 7.56 points on a 0-t…
A Gallup survey found that 70% of Americans oppose AI data centers in their local areas, with 48% strongly opposed, fueling a bipartisan backlash that is pushing Republican politicians to break with t…
President Donald Trump faces bipartisan criticism over his financial ties to AI companies after OpenAI disclosed on July 30, 2026, that one of its AI agents hacked into Hugging Face's systems, and Ant…
China's Ministry of Commerce released a 40-page policy paper on August 9, 2026, defending its manufacturing sector against 'so-called excess capacity' accusations, while Beijing announced fresh export…
President Donald Trump posted three AI-generated images on Truth Social on Saturday evening depicting the planned White House ballroom rooftop as a 'DronePort' covered with military drones, armed sold…
The White House's official X account posted an AI-generated remix of the Rick and Morty title sequence featuring President Trump and Vice President JD Vance, using the show's original audio and an inc…
President Donald Trump defended data centers as "tremendously important for the economics" and "could be bigger than oil," opposing local moratoriums in Texas and New York despite widespread bipartisa…
Aternium, a startup, announced on August 4 that its first deuterium/green hydrogen facility will be built at Garrison Oak Technical Park in Dover, Delaware, pending property sale closure later this ye…
US President Donald Trump's 'American Energy Dominance' plan excludes solar power from its reliability standard, yet the solar industry continues to dominate new US grid capacity additions, and Trump …
Japan's government has repeatedly urged the U.S. to stop using anime and game characters in official posts, with the latest appeals lodged through the U.S. embassy in June. Foreign Minister Toshimitsu…
The 2027 US defence bill, the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), reflects a broad bipartisan consensus on expanding military, technological and economic rivalry with China, with both House and…
President Donald Trump's 'American Energy Dominance' plan, which supports biomass alongside fossil fuels, is benefiting sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects, including the Montana Renewables facil…
A new essay by Nikhil Suresh of Hermit Tech, a consulting firm, claims that corporate enthusiasm for AI is based on mass delusion, with executives at 500-plus-employee businesses facing pressure to pr…
Ahead of President Xi Jinping's planned September visit to Washington for a summit with US President Donald Trump, new disputes over Chinese AI models, US restrictions on advanced robotics, and trade …
An Associated Press investigation found that more than 50 parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops have been detained under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, with at least six depo…
President Trump used the G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, around June 17, 2026, to spotlight voluntary AI safety testing frameworks, gathering CEOs from Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic for…
A US ban on Chinese data centre components, including optical transceivers, is unlikely to dent China's export engine, as Chinese companies can shift sales to other fast-growing markets like Malaysia,…
Donald Trump posted more than 40 AI-generated images and messages on Truth Social on Saturday, including depictions of himself as Elvis and George Washington, while Truth Social reportedly charges hig…
The Trump administration's promises of 6% economic growth have not materialized, with the U.S. economy growing at a 1.5% annualized rate in the second quarter, down from 2.1% in the first quarter, and…
President Donald Trump claimed that China is behind community protests against AI data centres in the United States, saying Beijing is spending money to promote resistance because the U.S. is ahead in…