Crypto
Trump Filing Shows he Took in About $1.2 Billion From Crypto Businesses Last Year
Trump's mainstay real estate business also boomed last year.
Associated Press
The Associated Press is a not-for-profit news agency based in New York City. Established in 1846, it is one of the world’s leading news agencies. It has earned more than 50 Pulitzer Prizes.
Lee Jae-myung
South Korean Tech Giants to Build a $518 Billion Chipmaking Hub to Serve Soaring AI Demand
President Lee Jae Myung joined the chairs of companies Samsung and SK Hynix on Monday in announcing the planned investment.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire Federal Trade Commissioner, Carves Out Federal Reserve Exception
Supreme Court permits FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter's firing, overturning 91-year-old precedent in Humphrey's Executor v. U.S.
Privacy
Americans are Inundated with Scams. New Polling Shows Why Few Victims Report Them
A survey found that last year alone, about 10% of U.S. adults said they or someone else from their household was deceived by a scammer into losing money.
Cybersecurity
OpenAI and Anthropic Limit New AI Models to Trump-Approved Customers During Cybersecurity Review
OpenAI is restricting the release of its new AI model, GPT-5.6 Sol, currently available only to a small group of trusted partners, at the request of the Trump administration.
AI
A New Group Wants to Help People Adapt and Still Have Jobs With AI
A new bipartisan nonprofit – RAISE US – is starting with more than $500 million for education and training programs at the state level.
Data Center
AI Companies Should Release Environmental Impact, Commit to Clean Energy, Says UN Chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling on artificial intelligence companies to release information about the carbon, water and land used to power their systems, proposing an AI Environmental Transparency Initiative.
Kate Gallego
40 Mayors Worldwide Endorse a Pact to Shape Data Center Development
Mayors of cities from Phoenix, Arizona, to Melbourne, Australia launched a pact for sustainable data center development at C40 Cities, a global cities climate network.
Donald Trump
Trump Administration Announces $17.5 Billion in Loans for 10 New Large Nuclear Reactors
Energy Secretary Chris Wright cited “tremendous interest” among developers of data centers, called hyperscalers, who would buy the power, as well as utilities and energy companies.
Drones
China, Hitting Back on U.S. Sanctions, Restricting Exports to American Defense Firms
Among the 10 companies blacklisted by China are AVEOX in Simi Valley, California; Red Cat Holdings and Teal Drones, both in South Salt Lake, Utah; and IMSAR in Springville, Utah.
AI
In Interview with AP, Nvidia's Jensen Huang Urges Americans to Use AI More
Society has no choice but to change in the advent of AI, although Huang has been optimistic about the technology’s potential.
Data Center
Federal Regulators Order Grid Operators to Speed Power to Energy-Hungry AI Data Centers
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered regional grid operators to help large energy users connect more quickly to the grid.
AI
French President Urges U.S. to Share Cutting-Edge AI and Democracies to Cooperate on Regulation
French President Macron criticized the U.S. for restricting foreign access to advanced AI models, a sentiment echoed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
Social Media
Court Orders Ohio Restrictions on Kids’ Use of Social Media Restored
A divided Sixth Circuit panel ruled the parental-consent law constitutional, reversing an earlier enforcement block.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Execs Urge the Trump Administration to Ease Restrictions on Anthropic AI Models
In the Sunday letter, more than 100 cybersecurity experts and company leaders asked the government to lift the export control directives.
Lachlan Murdoch
Fox to Buy Streaming Pioneer Roku in a $22 Billion Deal
Fox Corp. is acquiring streaming platform Roku in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $22 billion, gaining access to the Roku Channel and more than 100 million global streaming households.
