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Council of Europe head revives Biden-backed framework for AI regulation

The Hill - Sep 29, 2026

The Biden administration and a number of countries in Europe have endorsed a framework for AI regulation that respects human rights, democracy and the rule of law, but it is generally unheard of outside of the tiny European organization that drafted it.  Alain Berset is the secretary-general of the Council of Europe, an important but...

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Pope Leo says AI concerns are not 'fake news,' must act on safety issues

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Pope Leo says AI concerns are not 'fake news,' must act on safety issues

Pope Leo XIV on Monday said mounting concerns about artificial intelligence software going rogue require discussions on how to regulate it, dismissing the notion that they are "fake news." "If someone were to ask me, 'Am I in panic mode?' No, I’m not," Leo told reporters while leaving France for Vatican City. "I sleep at...

News outlets ask court to give ‘little weight’ to DOJ support for OpenAI in copyright dispute

Sep 28, 2026

News outlets ask court to give ‘little weight’ to DOJ support for OpenAI in copyright dispute

A group of news outlets suing OpenAI for copyright infringement argued Monday that the court should give “little weight” to the views of the Department of Justice (DOJ), which signaled support for the AI firm earlier this month. The New York Times, Chicago Tribune and other outlets in the case suggested the administration “may have...

Fed's Cook says AI demand 'broadening' to increase inflation

Sep 28, 2026

Fed's Cook says AI demand 'broadening' to increase inflation

Federal Reserve board of governors member Lisa Cook said Monday that rising demand for artificial intelligence is leading to “broadening” inflationary impacts, with implications for the entire economy. During a keynote speech at the Oakland Tech Week conference, Cook noted that prices for Al-related goods, including chips, computers and software, have “surged” in the past...

Nvidia boosts buyback plan by $150B in new record

Sep 28, 2026

Nvidia boosts buyback plan by $150B in new record

Technology giant Nvidia announced Monday it is boosting its stock buyback program by $150 billion, setting a record for the largest repurchasing allotment in history. The company’s board of directors authorized the increase, which boosts the total amount in Nvidia’s buyback program from $85 billion to $235 billion. Apple authorized a $110 billion buyback program...

SpaceX launches Starship toward orbit for first time

Sep 28, 2026

SpaceX launches Starship toward orbit for first time

SpaceX on Monday sent its Starship out to orbit for the first time, with the company looking for the craft to achieve six laps around the Earth in order to show off its capability for the NASA Artemis program, according to The Associated Press. SpaceX said everything needs to go as planned for Starship before...

How political tensions over Trump family crypto ventures derailed Clarity Act

Sep 28, 2026

How political tensions over Trump family crypto ventures derailed Clarity Act

President Trump and his family’s sprawling empire of cryptocurrency businesses cast a long shadow over efforts this year to negotiate a bill regulating the industry. They arguably weighed down bipartisan talks in the end, which ultimately disintegrated ahead of a Senate vote last week on the Clarity Act that failed to advance the bill. Senate...

Schumer, Dems at odds as leader aims to kill Ohio Republican's data center bill

Sep 28, 2026

Schumer, Dems at odds as leader aims to kill Ohio Republican's data center bill

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is aiming to kill a bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Jon Husted (Ohio) to protect taxpayers from additional costs posed by AI-driven data centers, but his Democratic caucus isn’t fully on board after House Democrats overwhelmingly voted for the proposal. The looming Senate floor fight over artificial intelligence and...

Nvidia unveils new system to put guardrails on AI agents

Sep 28, 2026

Nvidia unveils new system to put guardrails on AI agents

Nvidia unveiled a new platform Monday to put guardrails on AI agents at both the software and hardware level, as major AI firms continue to discover new instances in which their agents have gone rogue. The chipmaker’s system consists of two parts — OpenShell and Sentry. OpenShell is open-source software that places limits on what...

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to have private White House dinner with Trump

Sep 27, 2026

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to have private White House dinner with Trump

President Trump and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will meet on Sunday evening at the White House after the artificial intelligence industry leader raised concerns about the technology's risks. The two will meet for dinner at the president’s residence, two sources familiar with the dinner confirmed to The Hill. Trump in recent weeks has dismissed concerns...

Bill Gates says global AI cooperation is 'more difficult' than nuclear talks

Sep 27, 2026

Bill Gates says global AI cooperation is 'more difficult' than nuclear talks

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said global cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI) will be "more difficult" than talks on nuclear proliferation during the Cold War. "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker asked Gates in an interview that aired on NBC News Sunday about the cooperation between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union on limiting the...

Waiting at a red light? It may not know you're there

Sep 27, 2026

Waiting at a red light? It may not know you're there

If you drive a car, you've likely found yourself at a stoplight. They're hard to avoid, with roughly 320,000 estimated to be in the U.S. But getting through them is sometimes harder than you may think it should be.

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