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Artificial Intelligence

Newsom Signs AI Industry-Approved AI Regulation Bills Into Law in California

The bills received two thumbs up (one from OpenAI and one from Anthropic).

Tech Policy

Australians Could Soon Opt Out of Social Media Algorithms Altogether

Months after kicking off a wave of teen social media bans, Australia is now coming for social media...

Tech Policy

Google-Backed Nuclear Plant Gets Nearly $2 Billion Loan From the Energy Department

The plant is expected to come back online in early 2029.

Tech Policy

AI CEOs Try to Persuade World Leaders to Hop on Trump’s Anti-Regulation Train

OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia and Palantir executives were all in attendance at the G20 meeting with a unified message:...

Tech Policy

Sam Altman Tried to Lobby Gavin Newsom Before Kids’ AI Chatbot Safety Bill Passed

The bill could set a nationwide standard for how chatbots interact with kids. But Newsom still needs to...

Tech Policy

Trump Administration Tells G20 Governments to Back Off From Regulating AI

The administration wants countries to sign the "Carolina Principles" and get off the AI industry's back.

Tech Policy

FTC Sues Amazon for Allegedly Duping Advertisers

Do you know how bad things have to be for Trump's FTC to come after you?

Tech Policy

Trump’s Unhinged Truth Social Posts Are at the Heart of ABC’s Lawsuit Against the FCC

"Government censorship is deeply un-American," ABC wrote in its lawsuit.

Tech Policy

Trump Administration May Include Open Models in Secretive AI Framework

The industry wanted to boost open models. Now the Trump administration wants to lend its seal of approval.

Tech Policy

New York City Council Opens Investigation Into Prediction Markets Over Predatory Marketing Practices

The council sent letters requesting information from Kalshi, Polymarket, Coinbase, and Gemini Titan.