Covering Scientific & Technical AI | Saturday, June 13, 2026

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The FTC Is Cracking Down on the Big Tech AI Boom

Artificial intelligence has been moving faster than anyone could regulate it. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) appears to be keen to catch up. In one of its most aggressive ...Full Article

Inside Trump’s Private Dinner with Top AI Leaders

The White House held a private dinner last Thursday with some of the most powerful people in artificial intelligence. Executives from Meta, Microsoft, Google, Apple, OpenAI, AMD, Oracle, and ...Full Article

Trump Ties AI Chip Exports to Revenue Sharing

The Trump administration has put a price on access to China’s AI market. Nvidia can now continue shipping select AI chips to Chinese customers as long as it observes ...Full Article

NSF Unveils Vision for AI to Transform Science and Engineering

Artificial intelligence continues to reshape how science and engineering are done from the ground up. The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)  is putting serious weight behind that shift, funding ...Full Article

DOGE’s Push for AI and What It Means for the Tech Ecosystem

Under Elon Musk’s leadership, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been driving a transformative agenda aimed at overhauling traditional government systems. The focus is to minimize inefficiencies by ...Full Article

U.S. Tightens Grip on China’s AI Chip Ambitions with New Export Controls

Biden has taken a parting swing at China’s chip industry by introducing new export controls. Just weeks ahead of Donald Trump’s second term, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced ...Full Article