AI Policy

The US government imposed export controls on Anthropic's two most powerful AI models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, cutting off Britain and other allies from access. The ban, reportedly triggered by the models' potential to hack…

A U.S. official said Anthropic's Mythos AI model identified vulnerabilities in classified U.S. government systems within hours during a testing exercise with intelligence agencies. The testing was part of Anthropic's Pro…

President Donald Trump admitted that French President Emmanuel Macron recognized his 'weakness' for Versailles to convince him to attend the Group of Seven summit in France, where Trump signed an interim peace deal with …

Gold fell nearly 2% to $4,109.49 per ounce on June 23, 2026, as a tech-led selloff forced investors to liquidate positions, with Nvidia dropping over 4% and the Nasdaq falling 2.1%. The decline, driven by expectations of…

Republican lawmakers and state attorneys general are investigating OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over potential conflicts of interest related to his $3.5 billion personal investment portfolio, including a $375 million stake in n…

State Sen. Aisha Wahab leads BART Board President Melissa Hernandez in the race to replace disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell in California's Congressional District 14, with Wahab taking nearly 43% of the vote in the sp…

AWS CEO Matt Garman argues that junior employees remain essential despite Amazon's growing AI workforce tools, as the company plans to hire 11,000 interns and new grads this year. Garman dismisses fears that AI will elim…

Creditors have appointed AlixPartners as receiver and Savills as sole agent to sell the dual-branded Sheraton complex in Hong Kong, a 1,219-room hotel on Lantau Island seized from developer Shimao Group. The tender, clos…

A new report warns that the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence could trigger a trillion-dollar economic shockwave, catching industries and governments unprepared. The analysis highlights the scale of disruption…

Elastic CEO Ash Kulkarni announced a 7% workforce reduction as part of an organizational restructuring to simplify operations and invest in AI and automation. The company plans to continue hiring in customer-facing roles…

Office Hours will host Glean CISO Sunil Agrawal on July 9 to discuss how AI compresses attack timelines, erodes traditional detection clues, and forces security teams to adapt with new processes and tools.

Leaked documents from Russia's Social Design Agency reveal plans to build a network of Wikipedia-style sites, media outlets, and fake think tanks to manipulate search engines and AI chatbots with Kremlin-friendly narrati…

ARPA-H is selecting teams this month to build the first FDA-authorized agentic clinical AI system, ADVOCATE, which will autonomously write prescriptions, adjust medications, and provide 24/7 cardiovascular care. The FDA …

The San Jose City Council approved a proposal to place ranked-choice voting for special elections on the 2028 primary ballot, aiming to cut costs by eliminating runoff elections. The measure, which would save an estimate…

Santa Clara County approved a $14.7 billion budget that cuts 431 positions and reduces healthcare funding to close an $800 million deficit caused by federal Medicaid cuts. The budget increases funding for child welfare o…

Parts of the National Security Agency lost access to Anthropic's Mythos 5 model after the Trump administration imposed export controls on the company, disrupting NSA work involving the advanced AI tool. The access issue …

South Korea ranked sixth in the inaugural QS World Future Skills Index 2027, scoring 93.4, behind the U.S., Australia, the U.K., Germany and Canada. The index reveals a mismatch between Korea's strong STEM education and …

A senior U.S. official cited South Korea's physical isolation of government servers and data localization policies as barriers to AI advancement, urging a shift toward modernized digital regulations. Russ Headlee of the …

California voters are divided over a November ballot measure to tax billionaires to fund healthcare, with supporters arguing the wealthy owe the communities that built their fortunes and opponents warning the tax could e…

AI-backed super PACs are spending tens of millions of dollars to influence the midterm elections, mirroring the cryptocurrency industry's successful playbook. Two groups, Leading the Future (backed by Andreessen Horowitz…