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Trump Administration Appeals Ruling That Blocked Pentagon Action Against Anthropic

Donald Trump’s social media directive ordering all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic and its chatbot Claude was also blocked.

U.S. Official to Europe: Align With U.S. on AI or Fall Behind

European Union's participation in a State Department effort to secure global AI supply chains remains uncertain.

State of the State

States Race to Win the Tech Economy in 2026 State of the State Addresses

Here’s what 30 governors said about broadband expansion, AI growth, and online child safety.

Microsoft Takes Over a Texas AI Data Center Expansion After OpenAI Backs Away

Microsoft is taking over a data center construction project in Texas after OpenAI declined to pursue it.

AI's Arrival Complicates Big Tech Climate Goals, and Some Worry it's Locking in More Fossil Fuels

A backlog of projects waiting to connect to power grids, plus the Trump administration's war on renewable energy also are complicating efforts.

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks the Pentagon From Branding AI Firm Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk

U.S. District Judge Rita Lin on Thursday said she was also blocking enforcement of a President Donald Trump’s social media directive on Anthropic.

Nuclear

U.S. Issues First Commercial Construction Permit for a Nuclear Reactor in Years

The commission granted the permit Wednesday for a Bill Gates-backed company to build a sodium-cooled nuclear reactor in western Wyoming.

Data Center

Tech Companies Vow to Cover Electricity Costs of Data Centers in White House Deal

On Wednesday, President Trump hosted tech companies and promoted a 'ratepayer protection' pledge, which asks companies to build or buy new generation for their data centers.

Antonio Guterres

Modi Pitches India as an AI Hub at International Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched India as a major hub for artificial intelligence, built at home and used worldwide.

Nuclear Power a Distant Solution to Data Center Needs

Experts say nuclear power's potential to meet surging AI data center energy demand remains years away, held back by high costs and lengthy regulatory hurdles.

permitting

Holistic Approach Is Needed to Solve Energy Bottlenecks, Panel Says

Permitting is a good start, but other changes and incentives are needed to solve energy challenges, INCOMPAS panel says.

Satellite

Elon Musk Joins SpaceX and xAI Businesses Into a Single Company, Pre-IPO

Musk's rocket venture announced on Monday that it had bought xAI in an effort to help the world’s richest man dominate rockets and AI.

Wikipedia Inks AI Deals with Microsoft, Meta and Perplexity on 25th Birthday

Wikipedia plans to use AI to assist editors and improve search experiences, while addressing criticism of bias and competition from rivals like Grokipedia.

Ursula von der Leyen

Inequality and Unease in Davos: Donald Trump, Nvidia Set to Attend

Trump, who has unsettled markets and allies alike with his America First agenda, is set to swoop in and dominate talk at the gathering of globalists.

Energy

White House and Governors Pressure Grid Operator to Boost Power, Slow Electricity Hikes

The White House and the governors are trying to pressure the operator of the mid-Atlantic power grid to get tech companies to bid on contracts to build new power plants.