China is considering new restrictions limiting foreign access to its most advanced AI models, treating them as strategic national assets. The move escalates the tech cold war with the US, which has al…
A Chinese AI startup, Zhipu (Z.ai), has emerged as a major competitor to Silicon Valley with its open-source GLM 5.2 model, challenging the U.S. AI establishment. The release coincided with Washington…
Asia's factories expanded for a seventh straight month in June, driven by surging demand for AI hardware such as chips and servers, according to PMI data. The growth offset headwinds from the Iran war…
The United States and China are quietly aligning on the need to manage AI's most dangerous risks, despite their broader geopolitical tensions. This rare consensus could lead to a global compact addres…
A developer argues that frontier AI development is being enclosed by a small number of labs and Washington policymakers, who together control access to advanced models and set the terms of their use. …
Oakland resident Midori reports finding dead bees on her front porch, possibly due to infection by the zombie fly (Apocephalus borealis), a parasite that disorients bees and draws them to lights. The …
Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina attended the Pax Silica Summit in Washington, where partner nations discussed cooperation in artificial intelligence and semiconductor supply chains. Kim introduced Kore…
OpenAI delayed the public launch of GPT-5.6 at the U.S. government's request, limiting initial access to vetted partners shared with authorities. The move reflects Washington's concerns over national …
California bosses earn a median wage of $143,200, 146% more than the typical worker's $58,200, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The state has 1.3 million managers, the most of any sta…
The US Commerce Department issued an export control order on June 12 restricting foreign nationals from accessing Anthropic's advanced AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing national security concern…
Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, will cap tuition at 10% of family income for all first-year and transfer students enrolling in fall 2027, aiming to make college more affordable. The policy…
China has tightened export controls on indium phosphide, a critical material for AI data center optical chips, causing prices to surge 250% and threatening to slow AI infrastructure buildout. The move…
US export restrictions on Anthropic's latest AI models have triggered a European scramble for AI sovereignty, exposing deep dependencies on American technology. The policy shift has accelerated Europe…
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell was admitted to a hospital on Sunday, his spokesperson said, without providing details on his condition or location. The 84-year-old Kentucky lawmaker, who stepped down…
The CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service program, a federal initiative that has supplied nearly 5,000 cybersecurity professionals to the government over 25 years, is adapting its curriculum to address …
Federal officials and a bipartisan group of state governors have proposed breaking up PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. power grid operator serving 67 million people across 13 states and Washingto…
Budget constraints are forcing liberal-leaning states that spend their own money on healthcare for noncitizens to scale back that aid, as they grapple with federal Medicaid cuts and the expiration of …
A new 2026 study from SmartAsset ranks Washington as the top U.S. state for AI adoption, driven by the highest number of AI and data center jobs per capita at 289.8 per 100,000 residents and a 22.4% w…
Opponents of federal AI regulation have spent the past year blocking legislation in Washington, but their strategy backfired this week when Illinois passed SB 315, the strictest state AI law to date. …
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has completed his first year in office by steering a pragmatic diplomatic course that prioritizes national interests over ideological alignment. Lee balanced relat…