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Big Tech is raising prices on older devices and game consoles as AI-driven chip demand squeezes memory supplies and pushes costs higher.

The U.S. government has let Anthropic restore limited access to its Mythos 5 AI model for a small group of trusted users after pulling it offline over national security concerns.

Bitzero Holdings is turning its cheap power and Bitcoin mining sites into AI data-center assets, with Kevin O’Leary backing the move and OneQode Networks signing a major lease.

Gavin Newsom backed a nationwide tax on billionaires and proposed a public fund so Americans could share in the gains from AI, while still opposing California’s own billionaire tax ballot measure.

Gavin Newsom is pushing a national wealth tax plan after losing a fight over a billionaire tax ballot measure in California.

Former governors Eric Holcomb and Gina Raimondo launched RAISE US, a bipartisan coalition aimed at helping workers and employers prepare for AI-driven job disruption.

Larry Ellison quietly gave millions to a pro-Trump group, and Oracle later won major roles in Trump-backed AI and tech deals.

Alex Bores lost New York’s 12th District Democratic primary after a costly AI-backed proxy fight between Anthropic- and OpenAI-linked donors ended without a clear win for either side.

Micah Lasher won the Democratic primary in New York’s 12th Congressional District after a race shaped by heavy spending around AI policy and support from party leaders.

A New York House primary became a test of corporate AI money, with Alex Bores at the center of a super PAC spending fight that reached tens of millions of dollars.

The United States Golf Association is using AI at the U.S. Open to help fans follow the action and help golfers get faster answers to tricky rules questions.

A group led by GeoComply is backing a bill that would add location-tracking safeguards to powerful AI chips, while the Semiconductor Industry Association says the plan could hurt chip sales and innovation.

Federal regulators backed a Trump administration plan to speed up how AI data centers connect to the power grid, aiming to meet rising electricity demand while keeping states in charge of retail rates.

Bernie Sanders is proposing a major new tax on large AI companies to create a public wealth fund that would give Americans direct payments and more say over the industry.

OpenAI says it will respond constructively to a multistate probe into ChatGPT’s safety as the company prepares for a public stock offering.

Anthropic says it has taken its latest AI models offline after a Trump administration order aimed at limiting access by foreign nationals.

Linx Security said it is adding Claude compliance support to its platform so companies can better track and control access to the AI tool.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declined Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s request to testify at a Senate hearing on U.S. AI development and export controls.

Kevin O’Leary and other AI leaders were celebrated at a Washington gala even as public concerns grew over data centers, job loss, and the risks of chatbots and election misuse.

SAG-AFTRA members overwhelmingly approved a new four-year contract with studios and streamers, bringing more labor stability to Hollywood after the 2023 strikes.