Nvidia confronts a $1 billion black market as Chinese distributors illegally sell prohibited AI chips including B200 models to bypass Trump-era export restrictions, while CEO Jensen Huang announces breakthrough agreement allowing resumed H20 chip sales to China.
In a bid to boost US dominance in artificial intelligence, President Trump unveils an 'AI Action Plan' that seeks to cut environmental regulations for faster construction of AI supercomputers and data centers while promoting 'American values' to counter perceived liberal bias in AI systems.
The Pentagon invests $800 million in AI contracts with tech giants Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI, aiming to accelerate military adoption of agentic AI systems for battlefield planning and decision-making, sparking concerns over escalation risks and calls for safeguards.
Google's AI agents uncover real-world security flaws, thwarting cyber threats and accelerating incident response through new capabilities like Sec-Gemini for Timesketch and FACADE, as Google partners with industry and government for secure AI implementation.
The Pentagon strikes a $200 million deal with Elon Musk's AI company Grok to utilize its chatbot technology for defense applications, escalating tensions between the tech billionaire and former President Trump.
The Department of Defense awards contracts to Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and xAI to accelerate adoption of advanced AI capabilities, leveraging frontier companies' technology and talent to develop agentic AI workflows across mission areas through a commercial-first approach.
AI powerhouses Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and Elon Musk's xAI secure lucrative defense contracts worth up to $200 million from the U.S. government, signaling the military's accelerated adoption of cutting-edge AI capabilities for national security, while Musk unveils Grok for Government, an AI suite tailored for government agencies.
An AI arms race with China dominates the congressional agenda as state-level AI regulations loom, fueling debates on preempting a patchwork of laws while weighing AI's public benefits and risks.
Defense tech startup Anduril raises $2.5 billion in Series G funding led by Founders Fund, doubling its valuation to $30.5 billion after revenue reached $1 billion and securing the U.S. Army's massive $22 billion AR/VR headset contract from Microsoft.
President Trump's $500 billion Stargate Initiative aims to streamline regulations, promote AI innovation, integrate renewable energy, and maintain global AI leadership and national security, positioning companies aligned with these goals for a competitive advantage.