Republican Senator Jim Banks of Indiana urged the Trump administration on June 5 to incorporate risks of autonomous AI self-improvement into federal testing frameworks. Banks' letter backed a recent A…
Former AI czar David Sacks warned that Sen. Bernie Sanders' proposal for 50% government ownership in AI companies amounts to a "stupidity tax" and cautioned against nationalization, as President Donal…
The Trump administration is in talks with OpenAI about taking an equity stake in the AI company, according to reports. The discussions, which began in 2025 when CEO Sam Altman proposed the idea, could…
California's In-Home Supportive Services program, which provides Medi-Cal-funded caregivers to roughly 900,000 disabled and older adults, faces dual threats from the Trump administration's planned def…
OpenAI and the Trump administration are negotiating a direct government stake in the AI startup, proposing a "Public Wealth Fund" that would distribute payouts to American citizens. Senator Bernie San…
A federal government attorney argued Friday that courts cannot halt construction of a $400 million White House ballroom once work is underway, asserting that only Congress has the authority to stop th…
Trump administration officials fear a loophole in U.S. export rules allowed Chinese companies to legally acquire Nvidia's advanced Blackwell AI chips by routing purchases through overseas subsidiaries…
Senior US officials have held preliminary discussions with major AI companies about the federal government acquiring shares in firms building frontier AI, according to a report by NOTUS. OpenAI CEO Sa…
American journalist Thomas Pauken II pleaded guilty Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, to acting as an agent of the Chinese government. Pauken, who has lived in China for over a decade, admitted to U.S…
The European Commission proposed a tech sovereignty package Wednesday that restricts US cloud providers from processing sensitive government data and launches Chips Act 2.0 to build advanced semicondu…
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Wednesday to allow San Diego County officials to conduct a full public health inspection within two weeks at the Otay Mesa Detention Center, a facil…
The Trump administration is expected to issue the world’s first commercial permits to mine in international waters, allowing companies to extract valuable minerals from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in …
The Trump administration issued an executive order on federal oversight of new AI systems after weeks of internal debate, prompted by Anthropic's unveiling of its Mythos AI model capable of exploiting…
The European Union proposed a "tech sovereignty package" on Tuesday, including the Cloud and AI Development Act and Chips Act 2.0, to triple data center capacity and boost domestic semiconductor produ…
The European Union unveiled a "tech sovereignty" package on Wednesday aimed at reducing dependence on American AI and cloud services and Asian microchips. The 27-nation bloc proposed measures includin…
A 53-year East Bay resident is calling on officials to reject plans to convert the closed Dublin federal women’s prison into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility. The resident arg…
Parents of transgender children who received care at Stanford's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital filed a federal lawsuit Monday to block the hospital from complying with a U.S. Department of Justice…
Philadelphia police are monitoring social media posts critical of artificial intelligence data centers, according to a confidential law enforcement bulletin obtained by The Intercept. The December 202…
The Trump administration released a scaled-back executive order on artificial intelligence Tuesday, replacing a stricter draft that was shelved weeks ago. The order maintains a voluntary framework for…
The Trump administration is internally divided over whether to revive an executive order on AI regulation that President Donald Trump canceled hours before a planned signing ceremony on May 21. White …