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21 Jul 2026

OpenAI's Altman to Brief Trump Administration on New Models as U.S. Pushes for AI Strategy

Sam Altman is meeting with the Trump Administration and lawmakers next week to discuss OpenAI's upcoming AI models and their impact on work. The briefing comes as the White House explores creating a standalone AI oversight body and pushes for a coordinated national AI strategy to compete with China's government-backed approach.

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Anthropic doubles down on AI policy with $40M donation as lobbying spending hits record levels

Anthropic committed an additional $20 million to Public First Action, bringing its total donation to $40 million for AI regulation advocacy ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The company also spent $1.97 million on federal lobbying in Q2 2026, a 26% increase from Q1, as it engages with Washington on export controls, AI safety standards, and cybersecurity amid intensifying AI policy fights.

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US and China plan high-level AI talks in September to address frontier model risks

The United States and China are preparing to hold AI talks in September, marking a significant outcome of the Trump-Xi summit in May. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will lead the US delegation as both superpowers seek to address risks posed by increasingly powerful frontier models. The meeting is expected before President Xi Jinping's planned September 24 visit to the US.

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Bloomberg warns Trump's AI ownership plan risks cronyism as government stake debate intensifies

President Trump is considering taking government stakes in AI companies, with OpenAI's Sam Altman proposing a 5% donation to a public wealth fund. Billionaire Michael Bloomberg warns the plan would lead to cronyism and corruption, arguing that taxation offers a better path to distribute AI benefits than government ownership in AI companies.

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Weak AI Regulation Can Backfire and Make AI More Dangerous, Researchers Warn

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that weak AI safety regulations may actually increase risks rather than reduce them. Researchers from Cornell and Carnegie Mellon University found that poorly designed AI regulation creates a free-riding problem where foundation model developers cut safety corners, expecting downstream companies to handle the risks instead.

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AI chatbots deliver inaccurate election advice, raising concerns about electoral interference

Research during Hungary's parliamentary elections reveals AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini provided inaccurate and unreliable voting advice to users. The systems recommended parties not running, omitted relevant parties, and showed significant political bias. In 90% of cases, ChatGPT failed to recommend the opposition Tisza party to aligned voters, while consistently recognizing Fidesz-aligned profiles, exposing serious regulatory gaps in AI oversight.

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UK's AI ambitions clash with water reality as datacenters excluded from national forecasts

Water UK has issued a stark warning that the UK government's AI growth plans are fatally flawed, with datacenter water usage completely excluded from national water forecasts. As parts of England face hosepipe bans and drought conditions, the water industry warns that AI infrastructure could end up competing with homes for supply, threatening the government's ambition to triple datacenter capacity by 2030.

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Sony sues AI music generator Udio over 30,000 songs, seeking up to $4.5 billion in damages

Sony Music Entertainment filed a new lawsuit against Udio, accusing the AI music generator of copyright infringement involving over 30,000 songs, from Elvis Presley to Beyoncé. The company seeks up to $150,000 per work infringed, potentially totaling $4.5 billion. This comes after Universal Music Group and Warner Records settled with Udio, leaving Sony as the sole holdout.

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Kanishka Narayan Becomes UK's First Cabinet-Level AI Minister as Burnham Reshapes Whitehall

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has promoted Kanishka Narayan to cabinet as the nation's first cabinet-level AI minister, while dismantling the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. The 36-year-old Bihar-born MP for Vale of Glamorgan now sits at the government's top table, signaling a strategic shift in how Britain approaches AI governance amid mounting pressure to balance innovation with public concerns over job displacement and infrastructure demands.

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China weighs export controls on AI models and chips to prevent Western acquisition

China's Ministry of Commerce is consulting leading tech firms including Alibaba, ByteDance, and Huawei about implementing export controls on advanced AI models, training data, and semiconductor technologies. The proposed restrictions could ban Chinese chip designers from using TSMC and limit downloads of open-weight models, marking a significant shift in how Beijing protects its technological advancements.

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Judge approves Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement for pirated books used in AI training

A federal judge has approved Anthropic's record-breaking $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors who accused the AI company of training models on pirated books. The settlement delivers roughly $3,000 per work across an estimated 500,000 copyrighted titles. While the ruling affirmed that AI training on legally obtained books counts as fair use, it found Anthropic's use of pirate sites to download millions of works violated copyright law.

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20 Jul 2026

Head of AI safety agency Chris Fall resigns after just three months, leaving federal oversight in flux

Chris Fall has stepped down as director of the Center for AI Standards and Innovation just three months after his April appointment. The resignation leaves the Trump administration's main AI oversight body without permanent leadership at a critical moment for federal AI policy, as Washington debates how to regulate frontier AI models and Chinese competitors gain ground.

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Pentagon Official Publicly Attacks OpenAI Executive Over Chinese AI Regulation Claims

Defense Under Secretary Emil Michael launched a scathing personal attack on OpenAI's Dean Ball after the executive questioned government restrictions on Chinese AI models. The public clash highlights tensions over AI regulation and could complicate OpenAI's relationship with the Trump administration as the company seeks closer government ties.

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18 Jul 2026

France and Germany pledge European military AI platform to rival Palantir's battlefield tech

France and Germany announced plans to develop a sovereign alternative to Palantir's military AI software, with France's Arcadia platform serving as the foundation. Both nations have already replaced Palantir with European provider ChapsVision for intelligence services, signaling a strategic shift to reduce reliance on non-European technology amid uncertain transatlantic relations.

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Apple lawsuit accuses OpenAI of stealing trade secrets, threatening its AI hardware ambitions

Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the AI company poached over 400 engineers with access to confidential product designs and manufacturing techniques. The case targets OpenAI's hardware ambitions led by former Apple designer Jony Ive, potentially disrupting the company's plans to launch AI-powered consumer devices and its upcoming IPO.

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