Trump AI order proposes a 30-day voluntary review of frontier models before public release.
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Trump Signs Executive Order Creating Voluntary AI Security Review Framework
President Trump has introduced a new executive order aimed at strengthening oversight of advanced AI models without imposing new regulations on tech companies. The order establishes a voluntary framework that allows developers of powerful AI models to share systems with the federal government for security reviews before public release. “The United States continues to lead…
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Trump revives parts of canceled AI order with cybersecurity-focused directive
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at strengthening cybersecurity defenses and establishing a voluntary framework for cooperation between the federal government and developers of advanced artificial intelligence models, reviving portions of a broader AI initiative that he abruptly shelved less than two weeks ago. The order, “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and…
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Trump administration releases scaled-back AI executive order
The Trump administration issued a revised executive order Tuesday focused on artificial intelligence, offering a significantly pared-back vision for the federal government’s role vetting AI systems compared to a draft version that was spiked weeks ago. The order keeps in place the administration’s largely voluntary framework for companies to engage with the federal government around…
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Trump Signs AI Executive Order to Increase Government Oversight
The order is a slimmed-down version of the one Trump shelved last month and asks AI companies to give the administration access to powerful models 30 days before public release.
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The Trump Administration Is in Talks to Fund U.S. Drone Companies
Neros and Donald Trump Jr.-linked Unusual Machines are among the companies in deal talks.
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The Trump Administration Is in Talks to Fund U.S. Drone Companies
Neros and Donald Trump Jr.-linked Unusual Machines are among the companies in deal talks.
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David Sacks’s 11th-Hour Plea Led to Trump’s Backtrack on AI Executive Order
President Trump postponed signing an order on the dangers posed by artificial intelligence after an adviser warned that industry guardrails could slow down U.S. models in the race against tools from China.
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Trump Mobile confirms exposure of customer data
Chris Walker, a spokesperson for Trump Mobile, stated that the company is investigating the exposure and has not found evidence of financial information being compromised.
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Trump postpones executive order focused on AI security
President Donald Trump said he would postpone the release of an executive order that would set up a 90-day testing and vetting regime for frontier AI models, hours before the White House was set to publicly announce the signing. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office Thursday, Trump said he opted to delay the order…
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U.S. to Award Quantum-Computing Firms $2 Billion and Take Equity Stakes
The Trump administration hopes to spur “a new era of American innovation,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says.
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U.S. to Award Quantum Computing Firms $2 Billion and Take Equity Stakes
The Trump administration hopes to spur ‘a new era of American innovation,’ Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says.
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DOJ releases legal rationale for nationwide voter data collection
The Trump administration released a legal opinion outlining the legal rationale behind its nationwide voter data collection efforts, justifying an aggressive federal role in vetting voter eligibility, a position courts have repeatedly rejected in related litigation. The memo, released Tuesday by the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel, concedes that while election administration is…
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How Anthropic’s Mythos Threw the White House AI Strategy Into Chaos
The Trump administration’s recent effort to be involved in the rollout of new models marks a shift from a hands-off approach.
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Trump officials are steering a cybersecurity scholarship program toward AI
The Trump administration is redirecting a cybersecurity scholarship program that requires recipients to work in government service toward artificial intelligence, leaving some current program scholars dismayed and bewildered. In an email to participating school program coordinators obtained by CyberScoop, the Office of Personnel Management and National Science Foundation said the CyberCorps Scholarship For Service program…
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Anthropic Mythos spurs White House to weigh pre-release reviews for high-risk AI models
The Trump administration is in early discussions about whether advanced AI models should be vetted before public release, according to reporting from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Axios. The conversations center on systems capable of facilitating cyberattacks, particularly models that could help users identify and exploit software vulnerabilities. Officials are considering…
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Washington Rewrites the Rules of Funding Technological Innovation
For decades, the federal government supported basic scientific research. The Trump administration is trying to change that.
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At David Sacks’s Behest, White House Barrels Forward on Industry-Friendly AI Policy
In the runup to the midterms, the Trump administration is planning to emphasize AI’s economic benefits , but some allies are warning of political blowback.
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White House executive order purports to limit mail-in voting, mandate federal voter lists
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that purports to limit mail-in voting, though critics say the move will almost certainly be challenged in court on constitutional grounds. The order instructs the Homeland Security secretary, the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services and the commissioner of the Social Security Administration to compile lists…
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Experts insist Trump administration’s cyber strategy is already paying off
SAN FRANCISCO — The Trump administration’s two-week old cyber strategy that aims to promote more proactive, offensive actions while bolstering federal networks and critical infrastructure, is a significant shift that’s already materializing in meaningful ways, a group of experts said Monday at the RSAC 2026 Conference. Despite the federal government’s absence from the industry’s largest…
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Anthropic ban heralds new era of supply chain risk — with no clear playbook
The Trump administration’s decision to ban AI company Anthropic from Pentagon assets and other government systems as a “supply chain risk” could force CISOs into a position few have faced before: preparing to identify, isolate, and potentially remove a specific AI technology from across their organizations without a clear understanding of where it resides or…
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Trump administration isn’t pushing companies to conduct cyber offense, national cyber director says
National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said Tuesday that the Trump administration isn’t aspiring to enlist the private sector to conduct offensive cyber operations, but instead to help the government by keeping them abreast of the threats they’re facing. The recently-released national cyber strategy talks about incentivizing companies to disrupt the networks of adversaries. “I’m not…
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Nvidia-Backed AI Startup to Spend Billions on Korea Data Center to Combat China
The Trump administration is using AI chips and models as a tool for diplomacy and boosting U.S. allies.
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The Pentagon Dealmaker Who Has Become Anthropic’s Nemesis
Emil Michael, a veteran of controversies at Uber, is the Trump administration’s point person in the fight over military use of AI.
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Commercial Spyware Opponents Fear US Policy Shifting
Rescinded sanctions and reactivated contracts have created confusion about the Trump administration’s spyware policy and where it draws the line.
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White House Cyber Strategy Prioritizes Offense
In a seven-page strategy document, the Trump administration signaled a shift to preemption and deterrence to handling cyber threats.
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Sean Cairncross lays out what’s coming next for Trump’s cyber strategy
The Trump administration is plotting an interagency body to confront malign hackers, pilot programs to secure critical infrastructure across states and other steps tied to its freshly-released cyber strategy, National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said Monday. The “interagency cell” will bring together agencies like the Justice Department, the Department of State, the FBI and the…
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The long-awaited Trump cyber strategy has arrived
President Donald Trump released his administration’s cyber strategy Friday, promoting offense operations in cyberspace, securing federal networks and critical infrastructure, streamlining regulations, leveraging emerging technologies and strengthening the cybersecurity workforce. Trump also signed an executive order Friday directing agencies to take action to combat cybercrime and fraud. A little more than half of the five…
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Anthropic’s Feud With Pentagon Earns It Fans Amid the Blowback
The AI company’s app is reaching new heights of popularity after President Trump ordered the government to stop using it.
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MY TAKE: The Pentagon punished Anthropic for red lines it accepted from OpenAI hours later
KINGSTON, Wash. — On Friday afternoon, President Trump ordered every federal agency to stop using Anthropic’s AI technology. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth followed by designating the company a “supply-chain risk to national security,” a label the government typically reserves for companies like Huawei. Related: Claude’s memory vs. ChatGpt’s Anthropic’s offense: refusing to remove contract provisions…
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Trump administration bans Anthropic, escalating clash over military use of AI
The Trump administration on Friday moved to ban the use of products from artificial intelligence company Anthropic by federal businesses, escalating a high-stakes clash over whether private AI makers can limit how the US military uses their systems. Calling Anthropic “Leftwing nut jobs,” President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that he was…
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Apple plans to make Mac minis in the US
Illustrating the extent to which it is willing to work with the Trump Administration — and as President Donald J. Trump prepares for tonight’s State of the Union address — Apple now says it will begin to make Mac minis in Houston later this year. The Macs will be made at the same factory where the company now…
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ONCD official says Trump administration aims to bolster AI use for defense without increasing risk
The Trump administration wants to boost the use of artificial intelligence for security in a way that doesn’t increase the number of targets for adversaries to attack, a top official with the Office of the National Cyber Director said Thursday. The administration will “promote the rapid implementation of AI enabled cyber defensive tools to detect,…
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Anthropic Adds New Board Member as It Eyes IPO
The former Microsoft and GM executive Chris Liddell has previously worked for the Trump administration.
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Critics warn America’s ‘move fast’ AI strategy could cost it the global market
The Trump administration has made U.S. dominance in artificial intelligence a national priority, but some critics say a light-touch approach to regulating security and safety in U.S. models is making it harder to promote adoption in other countries. White House officials have said since taking office that Trump intended to move away from predecessor Joe…
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How the EU’s trade ‘bazooka’ could hit the US tech sector
When the Trump Administration threatened tariffs last month against countries looking to block any plan to annex Greenland, European leaders debated responding with the region’s trade “bazooka” – a retaliation mechanism that could target US tech firms selling into the European Union. The anti-coercion instrument, introduced in 2023 and so far unused, is designed to deter…