US government launches 'Tech Force' program to recruit 1,000 engineers and AI experts with salaries up to $195,000, deploying them across federal agencies to work on defense AI systems, IRS platforms, and intelligence improvements while competing with private sector for top talent.
Trump signs executive order targeting state AI laws through legal challenges and federal grant conditions, prompting California and New York officials to vow court battles as experts predict extensive federal-state litigation over AI regulation authority.
AI data centers surge to $41 billion in construction spending, matching government transportation budgets and triggering fierce competition for scarce construction workers as states issue record $600 billion in infrastructure debt.
Congress introduces bipartisan AI Talent Act creating specialized hiring teams and streamlined processes to help federal agencies compete with private companies for artificial intelligence experts, marking the first permanent federal statute designed to build government AI talent pipelines.
India proposes groundbreaking mandatory royalty system forcing AI giants like OpenAI and Google to pay creators for using copyrighted content in training models, marking one of the world's most aggressive regulatory approaches as tech industry groups strongly oppose the intervention.
Amazon announces massive $35 billion investment in India by 2030, promising to create 3.8 million jobs, boost exports to $80 billion, and provide AI education to 4 million students while supporting 15 million small businesses through AI-driven digitization initiatives.
India launches urgent $1.25 billion AI mission securing 19,000 GPUs to build six large-scale models by 2025, selecting Sarvam AI for a 70-billion-parameter model optimized for the country's 22 official languages after DeepSeek's breakthrough sparks global AI competition.
Pentagon receives orders to establish an Artificial Intelligence Futures Steering Committee by April 2026, tasked with developing policies for advanced military AI systems including artificial general intelligence while monitoring adversary capabilities and reporting findings to Congress by early 2027.
Trump signs executive order allowing Pentagon to use 'Department of War' as secondary title, claiming stronger military readiness while directing officials to explore permanent name change from current Defense Department designation.
The European Union announces a massive €20 billion investment to construct five AI gigafactories across Europe, each housing 100,000 advanced AI chips to train complex models for medicine, cleantech, and space applications in a bold bid for technological independence from global competitors.