AI Policy news and analysis on Web Pulse: 20204 curated articles tracking the latest AI Policy developments, tools, and research, updated continuously from vetted sources.
Google faces a crisis as search volume hits an all-time high but the company struggles with user backlash against AI integration and a decline in ad revenue. Competitors like ChatGPT and DuckDuckGo gain traction, while t…
Cloudflare, major browser vendors including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Edge, and Shopify are developing the Private Access Control Tokens (PACT) protocol to replace invasive bot detection with anonymou…
Anthropic updated its privacy policy to require age or identity verification for Claude users under certain circumstances, sparking concerns about digital surveillance and government overreach. Critics worry the move cou…
Brennan, an Indigenous blogger, writes an open letter to compassionate, left-leaning meat eaters who oppose generative AI, urging them to consider veganism as a way to reduce harm. He acknowledges the environmental and s…
Mozilla established a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit called Mozilla.org to steward the long-term success of the Mozilla Project, unifying its various entities under a strategic endowment to advance the Mozilla Manifesto in the …
Oracle cut 21,000 jobs in fiscal 2026, reducing its workforce to 141,000, and explicitly blamed AI in its SEC filing, stating that the adoption and deployment of AI technologies resulted in workforce reductions. The deep…
Defensive stocks rose in the US on Tuesday as markets retreated from tech and AI, with the Nasdaq recovering from a 2.4% low to a 1.4% decline, while the Dow Jones turned positive. Conagra Brands, General Mills, Walmart,…
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son questioned the economic viability of Elon Musk's proposal to build AI data centers in space, arguing that lower electricity costs would not offset the high expenses of maintenance, networking, …
Google posted $109.9 billion in Q1 2026 revenue, its fastest growth since 2022, and still controls 90% of search, but talent defections, rising competitors like ChatGPT and Bing, antitrust remedies, and its own AI transf…
A Gallup study finds tech workers who rarely use AI face an 18% layoff risk, triple the 6% risk for monthly users, highlighting an AI literacy gap. Despite employer-side data attributing 40% of layoffs to AI, only 1% of …
Amazon walked away from an OpenAI movie deal, likely due to the $50 billion valuation gap versus a $50 million budget and concerns the film could be anti-AI. Meta launched $299 AI glasses without the Ray-Ban brand, under…
Cloudflare and beehiiv have integrated AI crawl controls into beehiiv's platform, giving newsletter publishers a dashboard to monitor, allow, or block AI bots from accessing their content. The controls, announced Tuesday…
The era of subsidized AI API usage is ending as platform providers like OpenAI and Anthropic face unsustainable losses, with OpenAI reporting a $38.53 billion net loss in 2025. Hardware costs, particularly for DRAM and h…
A Guardian investigation reveals brands are secretly deploying AI-generated influencers to create fake user-generated content, including wedding testimonials and product reviews, without disclosure. Consumer groups and l…
AI companies including OpenAI and Anthropic are pouring millions into US midterm elections through super PACs, spending $37 million so far on both Republican and Democratic candidates. The funding aims to crush non-parti…
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son dismissed Elon Musk's plan for orbital data centers, saying the costs would outweigh the benefits and that the AI race will be decided on Earth. Son's comments came as SpaceX shares dipped belo…
Oracle cut 21,000 jobs (13% of its workforce) in the past year, citing the adoption of AI technologies as a direct cause. The software giant is spending $70 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026, joining other tech compan…
Amazon-owned MGM Studios dropped Luca Guadagnino's nearly completed Sam Altman biopic "Artificial," which reportedly portrays the OpenAI CEO as a pathological liar. The decision follows Amazon's $50 billion investment in…
The Alphabet Institute has secured a physical facility at Cavendish University in Lusaka, Zambia, to host weekly Effective Altruism and 80,000 Hours workshops starting July 4. Founder, who also works with Zambia's Presid…
Microsoft released new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models with 8GB of RAM, dropping starting prices to $849 and $949 respectively, but these configurations do not meet Microsoft's own Copilot Plus PC requirements due …