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- 1Lawmakers aim to cut China off from AI chipsβLawmakers plan to cut off China from AI chips. Nvidia, AMD want Trump to intervene.
US lawmakers are preparing legislation to block China's access to American AI chips, tightening export controls on advanced semiconductors. Chipmakers Nvidia and AMD are reportedly pressing President Trump to intervene against the plan, warning it could damage their business in a key market and weaken US companies' competitive position. The dispute sets Washington's national security hawks against two of America's most valuable technology firms.
- 2Trump launches government chatbot to ease public fears on AIβTrump launches government chatbot, urging a wary public not to fear AI
The Trump administration has launched a chatbot for government use, with Trump urging an uneasy American public not to be afraid of artificial intelligence. The rollout pairs a new AI tool with a public messaging campaign aimed at building trust in the technology. Coverage, including from The Washington Post, highlights the tension between promoting AI and widespread public wariness about its risks.
- 3China's open-source AI platforms race to rival Hugging FaceβThe open-source AI platforms vying to become Chinaβs Hugging Face
Several Chinese open-source AI model platforms are competing to become the country's answer to Hugging Face, the dominant US-based hub for sharing machine learning models and code. The push reflects Beijing's broader effort to build an independent AI ecosystem amid tightening technology restrictions from Washington. Reporters are examining which platforms are best positioned to host China's rapidly growing community of AI developers.
- 4ICE begins exploring AI and data strategy support contractβICE starts to explore AI, data strategy support contract
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has started exploring a contract for artificial intelligence and data strategy support, according to a report by Washington Technology. The move signals the agency's interest in bringing outside expertise to shape how it uses AI and manages data. Details on scope, value, and timeline remain limited, and the procurement is still in its early stages.
- 5Trump plans executive order naming AI a super intelligenceβTrump says he will sign executive order naming AI as Super Intelligence
President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order that would formally designate artificial intelligence as a 'super intelligence.' The announcement, reported by NBC News, comes amid intensifying debate in Washington over AI's rapid development and the government's role in regulating or promoting the technology. Details of what the designation would legally mean or enforce have not yet been made clear.
- 6Pentagon Backs $134 Million Raise for Rare-Earth Magnet Iron StartupβExclusive | Pentagon Joins $134 Million Raise for Startup to Make U.S. Iron for Rare-Earth Magnets
The Pentagon has joined a $134 million funding round for a startup aiming to produce iron in the United States for rare-earth magnets, according to the Wall Street Journal. The investment signals Washington's push to build a domestic supply chain for magnet materials, a sector currently dominated by China and considered critical for defense and technology manufacturing.
- 7America's Cold War plans for nuclear weapons in orbitβNuke the site from orbit: American orbiting nuclear weapons during the Cold War
The Space Review has published a retrospective on American programs to station nuclear weapons in orbit during the Cold War. The piece revisits how Washington explored orbiting nuclear arms as a strike option before treaties and practical limits curtailed such plans. The article recounts the technology, strategy and policy debates that shaped the era's space-based weapons thinking.