The White House is drafting a sweeping AI policy memo requiring national security agencies to use multiple AI vendors, while also mandating that AI companies contracting with the Pentagon commit to not interfering with the military's chain of command.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calls for democratic AI ownership and warns against centralized control over superintelligence, but critics argue financial pressures from potential IPOs could ultimately push frontier AI labs in the opposite direction.
Purpose-built small language models are rapidly gaining traction as the government's go-to AI solution, offering secure local data storage, lower costs, and reduced hallucinations while enabling agencies to efficiently search massive unstructured datasets without sacrificing security or compliance.
Apple is making a major leadership shift as Tim Cook transitions to Executive Chairman and hardware engineering chief John Ternus takes over as CEO, effective September 1, 2026, marking the end of a transformative era and the beginning of a new chapter led by a 25-year Apple veteran.
The UK government launches a $675 million Sovereign AI venture fund to invest in domestic startups across AI model development, agentic AI, and drug discovery, offering not just capital but supercomputer access, free visas, and government contracts to reduce dependence on foreign technology.
Anthropic and OpenAI are clashing over Illinois AI liability bill SB 3444, with Anthropic opposing it as a dangerous shield protecting companies from accountability in mass casualty events, while OpenAI supports it as a harmonized safety framework — and Governor JB Pritzker signals he may side with skeptics.
San Francisco police arrest a suspect for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home and making threats outside the company's headquarters.
OpenAI is backing an Illinois bill that would protect AI companies from liability for mass casualty events caused by their models, drawing fierce backlash from policy experts and 90% of Illinois residents who oppose such exemptions.
OpenAI faces a leadership shakeup as product chief Fidji Simo takes medical leave due to a serious neuroimmune condition, while marketing chief Kate Rouch steps down to battle late-stage breast cancer, prompting major internal restructuring with President Greg Brockman and COO Brad Lightcap absorbing key responsibilities.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admits he 'miscalibrated' public distrust over AI-government partnerships, defending his company's Pentagon deal while arguing democratic institutions must oversee AI and calling for government dominance in national security AI decisions.