
Alex Roark: It's Time for a Better Vision for American AI Leadership
America needs an AI strategy that translates technological progress into lower costs, stronger communities, and greater economic security.

Nvidia Investigating Reports that CEO Jensen Huang Was Targeted by Chinese Intelligence
The board said Sunday there's no reason to believe national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised.

Staff at U.S. Center for AI Safety Are Reporting to the White House, Raising Independence Concerns
The tiny U.S. government division charged with assessing the safety of AI doesn’t have a permanent leader and has stopped publishing research

Reps. Greg Landsman and Nanette Barragán Join Keynote Lineup with Sen. Ed Markey, Buddy Carter
Ohio Democrat Landsman co-authored bills on data center costs, data center secrecy, and broadband infrastructure permitting

Google Will Cut Off Search Access for Students and Schools That Reject AI
The search giant has been facing pushback since it announced in August that it had turned on Gemini for K-12 students

Data Centers Are on the Ballot. Here Are the Races and Groups to Watch
From Ohio's Senate race to local ballot measures, the 2026 campaign has turned a fight over electricity, land and local control into a national political issue

Argentina’s Milei Pitches a Regulation-Free AI Haven at the End of the World
Data centers are facing a growing backlash in the United States and Europe. Argentina wants to lure them anyway.

New York Enacts Ban on 'Unsafe' Chatbot Behavior With Kids as Some States Push AI Regulation
New York and California are leading efforts to regulate AI, with California recently passing similar laws

Connecticut and Utah State Officials, Reflection AI, Comcast and NARUC Chief Join 'Broadband and AI in the Next Congress'
The event, on Dec. 1 at the National Press Club, links the issues of AI risk, digital infrastructure, energy use and federal preemption

Nathan Leamer: Can America Build AI and Rural Broadband at the Same Time?
Meta, Corning, Amazon and REV Fiber are among the companies re-industrializing America

Hawley, Blumenthal Press Google on AI Risks in Schools
A bipartisan inquiry asks the company to explain its research

To Make AI Morally Good, Tech Companies Are Turning to Religion
But some say it isn't that simple

As the U.S. and China Form AI Blocs, Countries Are Increasingly Torn Between Them
Countries are hoping membership in China’s World AI Cooperation Organization may give them a voice in setting AI standards

Broadband Breakfast on Nov. 25, 2025: What to Expect at Broadband and AI
This preview session on Nov. 25 will feature two of the moderators during 'Broadband and AI in the Next Congress'

Anthropic Files for Potentially Biggest IPO Ever, as CEO Warns of Risk to Humanity From AI
The company could eclipse the SpaceX initial public offering in June that raised a record $86 billion

Broadband Breakfast on November 4, 2026: Reactions to Midterm Elections for Broadband and AI
Looking ahead toward 'Broadband and AI in the Next Congress' on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

A Timeline of Developments in AI Safety Since the Attack on Hugging Face
The incidents have highlighted the vulnerabilities in AI security and raised questions over how AI can be safely kept under human control

Rep. Buddy Carter to Deliver Keynote Address at ‘Broadband and AI in the Next Congress’
Broadband permitting bill sponsor joins Dec. 1 conference on AI risk, infrastructure, data center power and federal preemption.

Nvidia CEO Encourages Europe's Lagging AI Sector, Encourages Data Center Buildout
Europe has only about 5% of the world's AI computing capacity, versus 75% in the U.S.

A First Nation Community in Canada is Using a Data Center to Preserve Its Heritage
The rural Ontario tribal community installed a small data center as it modernized its record-keeping systems

Ukraine's Strikes on Russian Data Centers Disrupt Key Services and Derail AI Research
Ukrainian drone strikes on major Russian data centers have disrupted banking, e-commerce and other digital services

Rush to Patch AI-Discovered Software Vulnerability that Could Impact 70% of Websites
The flaws are in the software coding language PHP, which powers 70% of websites worldwide

Nvidia CEO Urges German Manufacturers to Adopt AI
Digital tech won't replace heavy industry, says Jensen Huang in Frankfurt

Musk Pledges a Share of His SpaceX Company to 'Every Kid in America'
The offer arrived a day after Anthropic announced that it will commit 5% of its shares to a new 'public benefit' fund

Anthropic Commits 5% of its Stock to a New 'Public Benefit' Fund
CEO Dario Amodei and the company’s five other cofounders have already pledged that they will donate 80% of their wealth

Consumer Apprehension Grows as U.S. Retailers Adopt AI-Assisted Pricing Tools
Terms like 'dynamic pricing' and 'surveillance pricing' are stirring up anger and anxiety on social media

IMF-World Bank Meetings Focus on Global Risks and Potential Benefits of AI
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva emphasized the importance of regulation to prevent potential harm from AI

States Sue OpenAI, Saying its Popular Chatbot is Hurting Children and Deceiving Adults
The eight states are Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and West Virginia

China Moves to Curb Tech Exports, Including AI, Citing National Security Risks
China plans to restrict or ban exports of 40 technologies, including AI, chips, and solar power

Midterms Could Change the Politics of AI
If Republicans suffer heavy losses, it could push the party toward tougher AI legislation, panelists said
IMF Raises its Forecast for World Growth this Year
Mounting debt, energy price shocks and the AI boom pose growing risks to financial stability

In Silicon Valley, AI founders Cheer Trump AI Self-Regulation
At Tech Week in San Francisco, venture capitalists and AI founders have been ebullient about the White House's hands-off approach to AI regulation

FCC Considers Allows Political Robocalls Before Midterms, Including AI-Created
The Republican-led FCC advanced the request for public comment and could rule on it as soon as late October

McDonald's Sued Over AI Tool That Recommends Prices to U.S. Franchisees
'The result is algorithmic price-fixing aimed at customers who are already stretched thin,' reads the complaint

Wicker: Data Centers Can Boost Economy Without Raising Utility Bills
The Mississippi Republican says data centers can support the AI race

RFK Jr.'s Embrace of AI Confounds Some Trump Allies
The Health Secretary’s unexpected embrace of artificial intelligence has rankled some of his allies in the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ movement

A Reckoning on Social Media Addiction Came Late for Many Kids. Will AI Safety Be Different?
What lessons do the campaigns to protect kids on social media related to protect children using artificial intelligence?

AI Insiders Voice Alarms to NYC Council as Local Governments Take Up Safety Concerns
The AI insiders called for greater oversight as local governments move to respond to mounting safety concerns

Trump Names National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton to Lead Federal AI Task Force
The announcement Sunday comes after Trump hosted top executives of AI companies at the White House last week

Wes Moore Forms Bipartisan Governors Group on AI, Citing Federal Inaction
Moore criticized President Donald Trump's recent meeting with AI executives, calling it a 'billionaire boys club'

Broadband Breakfast on October 14, 2026: Broadband & AI in the Midterm Election
What do informed policy observers and political hands feel about the Republicans' and the Democrats' prospects on November 3?

Trump Says Top Tech Firms Have Signed Accord to 'Self-Police' AI Development
Trump is promising that the government wouldn’t limit the development of AI

Luján Calls for Bipartisan Senate Select Committee on AI
The N.M. Senator says Congress needs a dedicated panel to coordinate AI policy

Nvidia Unveils Security Platform to Stop AI Agents From Going Rogue
The Open Agent Safety Platform includes software that sets boundaries for AI agents

Anthropic and OpenAI Sound the Alarm on AI Safety — And Seek to Shape It's Control
The companies may be seeking to score political goals ahead of the U.S. midterm elections

Gleb Tsipursky: AI Infrastructure Needs Authority Budgets Before Agents Get the Keys
As AI shifts from chatbots to agents that act on networks, operators need to cap what an agent can do before a human signs off

Federal Court Says Pentagon Can Label Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk
The ruling is separate from a previous case where a judge found the Pentagon acted illegally against Anthropic for its criticism of AI use.

Trump's State Dinner for Xi Features Sea Bass and a Long List of Tech Titans
The dinner follows Trump's personal welcome for Xi, aiming to strengthen their relationship.

Tech Leaders to UN: For the Sake of Humanity, Please Control AI We Created
'If managed poorly, I even believe AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole,' said Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic

OpenAI's Breach of Australian Health Department Website Prompts Rebuke From Prime Minister
Albanese said an inquiry looking into the security breach would examine whether OpenAI could be criminally charged.

Bernie Sanders Unveils Bill to Ban Artificial Intelligence and Create Department of AI
The proposal comes as prominent AI executives and researchers increasingly warn about potentially catastrophic risks from rapidly advancing systems.

Climate Week Talks Balance Hope For Clean Energy Against Uncertainty Over AI
The environmental footprint of AI and data centers is 'very much a hot topic'

Evan Swarztrauber: The Hidden Supply-Chain Risk Inside America’s AI Data Centers
The FCC should add Chinese-made optical transceivers to its covered list before America's AI data centers become dependent on an adversary's supply chain.

Trump to Create AI Force, Name AI Czar
The move would centralize the administration’s efforts to advance artificial intelligence.

China and the US are Competing for AI Dominance but Have Shared Concerns Over Safety
Despite U.S. export controls, Chinese AI models are increasingly competitive.

Lawsuit Says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google Made Illegal AI Slowdown Agreement
The plaintiffs are individual subscribers to AI services, and allege that a Sept. 12 essay by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged illegal industrywide cooperation

11 AI Bills Cleared Committee this Summer, But None Has Reached the House Floor
One measure would require transparency, incident-reporting and outside-audit requirements on developers advanced AI

A Global AI Safety Strategy Depends on Cooperation. China and U.S. Each See the Other as the Problem
Any AI agreements might be superficial but a possible start to something larger.

House Passes Bill Aimed at Addressing Impact of Data Centers on Energy Costs
The legislation passed Wednesday would require state utility regulators to consider a standard by which utilities charge data centers for the full cost of the new power

Denser Racks and Grid Delays Force an Infrastructure Rethink for the Data Center Industry
As grid connections are delayed, some operators turn to on-site generation. As racks grow denser, others upgrade electrical systems

As AI Data Centers Surge, Builders Confront the Politics of Power
At the AI Infra Summit, experts said the future of data centers hinges less on AI itself and more on securing electricity and community trust.

There's One Issue Where Republicans and Democrats Are Unified Before The Midterms, a New Poll Finds
The results reflect anxiety and concern about a new technology that seems to have massive implications.

Suman Kanuganti: China Is Selling AI Tokens, but Carriers Should Build the Agent Store
U.S. carriers should become AI platforms, not just resellers.

As the World Debates the Risks of AI, China Closes the Technology Gap With the US
The U.S. accuses China of extracting capabilities from American AI models, a claim China denies.

New Warnings About the Risks of AI to Humanity Revive a Long-Running Debate
AI models could escape human control and threaten humanity.

Trump Downplays Need to Check AI, Says He Doesn't Want to Cede Edge to China
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, he said the U.S. is leading China in the development of AI and 'frankly, I want to keep it that way because whoever wins AI wins'

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Says AI Industry Needs to Slow Down for Safety
Amodei warned on Saturday that AI could be capable within six to 12 months of leading a swarm that could take over the entire internet.

California Governor Signs Laws Aimed at Protecting Kids From Social Media and AI
One of the laws will penalize large social media companies that are found negligent in harming children. Another would ban tech businesses from offering addictive feeds to anyone under 16.

China Hits Back at US Claims of 'Malicious' AI Distillation Ahead of Planned Trump-Xi Talks
AI governance is expected to come up in talks planned between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Anthropic Researcher Resigns With Warning About the Dangers of AI Development
The companies paused some evaluations to implement more monitoring measures, but are locked in a race to compete with each other and international AI firms.

Joel Thayer: Getting One Big Beautiful Spectrum Pipeline by 2028
Notifying NTIA is not the same as identifying spectrum for auction, and the FCC should use that difference to keep 2028 auctions alive.

NYC, Nation's Largest School System, Bans AI for Students Through 8th Grade
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Hall described the policy as the most expansive prohibition in the country.

Nvidia Confirms it Will Spend $13 Billion on Hugging Face AI Software Platform
CEO Jensen Huang confirmed the long-rumored sale in a Thursday blog post, and that Nvidia will keep Hugging Face as an open platform

A Looming ‘Tokenocracy’ Threatens Regulators Ability to Govern AI
Panelists say the evaluation gap, not geopolitics, is the binding constraint on global AI rules
Scams in the U.S. Are at a Record High, Yet Most Victims Get No Help
Although both the Trump administration and Congress are pursuing new options, victims still have little recourse.

For a Century, Journalists Have Had a Voluntary Ethics Code. Editors Are Giving it An AI-era Reboot
The SPJ believes these updates are crucial for maintaining journalistic integrity in a rapidly changing industry.

AI and Robotics Drive an IPO Boom in China as Shein Lists in Hong Kong
The trend also reflects a growing tendency for Chinese companies to list shares in Shanghai or Hong Kong rather than New York.

Calix CEO Sees AI as Key to Making Fiber Operations More Predictable
Practical AI tools can help broadband providers turn growing amounts of network and customer data into more consistent business results.

In a Divided America, Left and Right Unite to Oppose Data Centers
From Nebraska to New Mexico, the debates raging in cities and towns against data centers often cut across ideological lines.

Glenn Lurie: There Is No AI Without a Pipe
AI's infrastructure isn't just about chips and data centers. It's about the fiber, wireless, satellite, edge and power infrastructure required to move intelligence everywhere.

Activists Supporting RFK Jr. Urge Trump Against Promoting Coal in Data Centers
The criticism adds to recent tensions between the MAHA movement and the Trump administration.

Chinese Humanoid Robots Smash Human Track and Field Records at Beijing Robot Games
In July, the Federal Communications Commission announced a ban on imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots.

Schools are Starting to Teach AI Literacy. For Many, That Means Helping Kids See Chatbots' Flaws
Experts say true AI literacy is about much more than learning how to use generative AI. It's also about learning when not to.

Trump Keeps Embracing Data Centers Even as They Become Toxic in Midterm Races
The debate reflects broader tensions over technology and local impact.

Bhavin Gandecha: The Permitting Bills Won’t Fix What’s Actually Broken
Congress keeps asking how to build faster, but nobody has defined how much delay or funding variance the system will tolerate before escalation is automatic.

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Sees AI Antitrust Risks Upstream
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson calls competition among large language model developers ‘pretty ferocious.’

States Take Meta to Trial in California in The Biggest Fight Yet Over Social Media Harms to Children
The trial set to begin Tuesday in federal court in Oakland, California.

BEAD Weariness and AI Ambition Collide at Mountain Connect
BEAD delays left Mountain Connect panelists weary, while AI pushes compute toward an edge rural economics struggle to reach.

As AI Grips World, The Thrill of Collecting Vintage Computers is Growing
The community's passion was evident at the Vintage Computer Festival held in Silicon Valley in early August.

Iyad Tarazi: AI and the New Economics of Wireless Growth
Operators have traditionally added capacity by acquiring spectrum, building infrastructure or upgrading equipment. Physical AI introduces a fourth lever: extracting more value from assets already deployed.
From Megabits to Milliseconds
Researchers at national nonprofit Connected Nation contend that policymakers are still focused on broadband speeds while underinvesting in the middle-mile and interconnection infrastructure that will determine future AI performance.

Zayo, Nvidia Team Up to Expand Fiber for AI Traffic
Zayo will build, own and operate more than 8,000 miles of new fiber, with Nvidia as an early customer.

Fiber Users More Likely to Engage With AI More, Analyst Finds
AI sessions with fiber connection are 50 percent more intensive than those with cable.

Rebecca Stone: What ISPs Need to Know About ‘Work from Home’ Habits
ISPs should treat the home network as business-critical infrastructure, since remote-work usage patterns differ sharply between the U.S. and Europe.
FTC Inquiry into AI ‘Ideological Bias’ Draws First Amendment Objections
The public comment period on the matter closed Friday.

Anthropic Says Its AI Modeals Hacked 3 Organizations During Testing
This comes just days after OpenAI said its AI models went rogue and hacked into another company.

EU to Crack Down on AI Deepfakes, Illicit Imagery and Hacking with New Team in Brussels
Companies failing to adhere to the regulations could face fines or market access restrictions.

Senate Panel Hears Permitting Reform, Fiber Critical to Supporting AI Growth
Witnesses warn existing networks face mounting demand and call for faster infrastructure approvals

EU Lays Out $11.4 Billion For 7 AI Gigafactories as it Aims to Catch Up With U.S. and China
The EU initiative includes adherence to data protection and ethical standards.
Democrat's TV Ad Targets Data Centers in Drive to Oust Republican From Swing Pennsylvania House Seat
Democrats want to take control of the U.S. House and block President Donald Trump’s agenda.
