The U.S. Department of Commerce loosened export controls on the United Arab Emirates, making it easier to export military items, AI chips, and commercial satellites. The UAE government and approved co…
XAI released Grok 4.5 and OpenAI released GPT-5.6 on the same day, both emphasizing cost efficiency over raw capability. Grok 4.5 is a coding-focused model trained on Cursor data, while GPT-5.6 is a t…
OpenAI's latest model, GPT 5.6, has received approval from the U.S. government after negotiations and testing, according to a source for Axios. The Trump administration pushed for a phased rollout, li…
The U.S. Department of Commerce approved OpenAI's GPT-5.6 for broader rollout after additional government testing under Washington's new frontier-AI oversight framework, according to Axios. OpenAI exp…
The U.S. Department of Commerce has approved a broad launch of OpenAI's GPT-5.6 model, Axios reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. OpenAI expects to release the model widely this week af…
The U.S. Department of Commerce cleared OpenAI for a broad public rollout of its GPT-5.6 model family (Sol, Terra, Luna) on July 9, 2026, marking the first time a frontier AI model was released on the…
Small businesses are crucial for absorbing workers displaced by AI, but RAISE US, a new initiative launched by Gina Raimondo and Eric Holcomb to prepare American workers for an AI economy, must focus …
The U.S. Department of Commerce lifted export controls on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, reversing restrictions imposed in June over national-security concerns. Commerce Secretary How…
The U.S. Department of Commerce lifted export controls on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models on June 30, ending an 18-day standoff. The controls were imposed due to national security co…
The U.S. Department of Commerce lifted export controls on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5, prompting Anthropic to restore worldwide access to Fable 5 from July 1, 2026, and launch the l…
The U.S. Department of Commerce plans to ease export controls on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 AI model after a security vulnerability was addressed, according to a senior White House official. The move …
Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo launched Raise Us, a $500 million nonprofit initiative to help American workers adapt to AI-driven job displacement, with bipartisan support and partner…
The U.S. Department of Commerce's ban on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models over autonomous zero-day discovery concerns is counterproductive for cloud security, according to a cloud engine…
Multiple optical-photonics companies announced capacity expansions in mid-June 2026, driven by AI data center demand. Coherent Corp. received up to $50 million under the CHIPS Act to quadruple wafer p…
The U.S. Department of Commerce has accused Dutch chip machine maker ASML of selling advanced chipmaking equipment to China, potentially violating export restrictions. ASML denies the allegations, sta…
Jack Hidary's SandboxAQ signed a definitive agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce for a $500 million CHIPS Research and Development award to use AI to discover semiconductor materials. The aw…
On June 12, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce ordered Anthropic to suspend access to its advanced AI models Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all foreign nationals, citing national security export c…