National Policy Framework Turns AI Preemption Into A 2026 Political Test

Trump’s AI framework pushes federal preemption to the center of U.S. AI policy, setting up a 2026 fight over state power, accountability and national standards.

Elon Musk is about to be a very busy boy!
Elon Musk is about to be a very busy boy!

To be honest, I thought Elon Musk would confidentially file for SpaceX’s IPO on the 20th of this month, rather than the 1st. But maybe that just means he’s moved on to other numbers, and we should all mark our calendars for June 7th as an IPO date just in case. Based on the April […]

OpenAI just bought TBPN
OpenAI just bought TBPN

OpenAI has purchased TBPN, an online talk show that often interviews AI executives and other tech leaders. The show goes live every weekday at 2PM PT, often for a three-hour duration, counting OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, as well as executives from Meta, Microsoft, Palantir, and Andreessen Horowitz, among its past guests, and Bloomberg, CNBC, and […]

Microsoft takes on AI rivals with three new foundational models

MAI released models that can transcribe voice into text as well as generate audio and images after the group’s formation six months ago.

China’s Grassroots OpenClaw Is Rewriting The Global Agentic AI Race

OpenClaw is being used to build autonomous AI agents at scale. Deemed “Raising a lobster”, it is transforming China’s AI landscape faster than anyone could have foreseen.

Google now lets you direct avatars through prompts in its Vids app

Google is adding a way to customize and instruct avatars for video creation in the Vids app.

Planning Interview Fraud With AI? Agentic HR Is Ready To Catch You

As synthetic candidates scale and deepfake interviews slip past recruiters, AI-powered HR platforms like Phenom are deploying AI agents to detect and expose fraud.

It’s not easy to get depression-detecting AI through the FDA
It’s not easy to get depression-detecting AI through the FDA

For the past seven years, the California-based startup Kintsugi has been developing AI designed to detect signs of depression and anxiety from a person’s speech. But after failing to secure FDA clearance in time, the company is shutting down and releasing most of its technology as open-source. Some elements may even find a second life […]

Microsoft Builds Its Own AI Model Stack To Reduce OpenAI Dependence

Microsoft launches three in-house MAI models for transcription, voice and image generation through Foundry, hedging its reliance on OpenAI.

Google Home’s latest update makes Gemini better at understanding your commands
Google Home’s latest update makes Gemini better at understanding your commands

Google is launching another update to its Home app, which is supposed to make controlling your smart home with its Gemini AI assistant “more natural and reliable,” according to this week’s release notes. With the update, you can describe the type of lighting you want, such as “the color of the ocean,” and Gemini will […]