DOGE's controversial plan to rapidly build a 'mega API' granting broad access to IRS taxpayer data by partnering with Palantir raises major privacy and civil liberties alarms among experts, even as DOGE operatives aim to pause IRS modernization for this effort.
Africa is witnessing an AI revolution, fueled by governments crafting policies to attract investment and nurture talent, and tech giants like Cassava and Huawei establishing AI hubs, as exemplified by a major summit in Rwanda bringing together over 1,000 stakeholders.
Raising alarming privacy concerns, DOGE employees have gained unchecked access to sensitive government databases containing personal and financial information, bypassing laws and protocols, according to federal judges who deemed this level of access unjustified and risky for Americans' privacy.
The General Services Administration (GSA) unveiled a groundbreaking AI tool for internal staff usage, complete with chat and API capabilities, seeking employee input to enhance its functionality before offering it as a cutting-edge shared service to other federal agencies.
Nine EU nations are accelerating efforts to bolster Europe's semiconductor industry, aiming to unveil proposals by summer for a new funding program that addresses gaps in chip packaging and production, while boosting demand to attract company investments.
The Trump administration unveiled a new AI tool developed internally by the General Services Administration over 18 months, prioritizing security and privacy, with plans to roll it out across federal agencies after initial use within the GSA.
California releases groundbreaking AI guardrails report by Stanford experts to govern frontier AI models while cementing its dominance as home to 32 of the world's top 50 AI companies and expanding worker training partnerships with NVIDIA.
Salesforce unveils a $1 billion investment in Singapore over the next 5 years, aiming to propel the nation's digital transformation through its AI platform Agentforce, addressing workforce challenges stemming from an aging population and declining birth rates.
The Office of Personnel Management's watchdog is investigating potential security risks arising from Elon Musk's DOGE operatives rapidly transforming government systems, amid concerns from Democrats over access to sensitive data and system integrity.
The Trump administration's cuts to government agencies like the National Science Foundation are undermining US AI research and talent development, while prioritizing partnerships with private AI firms like OpenAI over public initiatives.