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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed granting Canada associate membership in the EU, a first-of-its-kind status meant to deepen ties as U.S. pressure pushes Ottawa toward Europe. President Trump called the plan a 'hostile act' and warned he would respond with additional tariffs on the bloc.
White House officials had drafted a preliminary framework for a FINRA-style body to oversee frontier AI models after Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis proposed the idea in July. The plan collapsed after executives including David Sacks and Mark Zuckerberg lobbied Trump directly against it, leaving the proposal in limbo with no replacement under active consideration. Meanwhile Congress remains split among competing AI bills that lack sufficient votes to pass.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal told CNBC that new AI systems should undergo some form of independent review before hitting the market, warning that the U.S. risks 'losing control' of the technology. He has co-sponsored bipartisan legislation targeting AI safety risks while insisting regulation must not undermine American competitiveness against China.
A source told CNBC that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang plans to attend a state dinner President Trump is hosting for Chinese leader Xi Jinping during Xi's upcoming Washington visit. The guest list remains private, but a White House official confirmed several American business leaders have been invited to the dinner, framed as part of Trump's effort to secure favorable deals for the U.S.
A rare alignment has formed between rival AI executives Sam Altman, Dario Amodei and Elon Musk, who are voicing alarm over existential AI risks after an Anthropic researcher publicly quit citing safety fears and a colleague estimated AI could have over a 10% chance of causing human extinction. President Trump has dismissed these warnings as a hoax meant to slow data center buildout, a stance echoed by Nvidia's Jensen Huang and former crypto czar David Sacks.
Tech leaders including Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman and xAI's Elon Musk have pushed for greater federal oversight of artificial intelligence, but President Trump has dismissed such calls as a 'conspiracy.' Congressional Republicans, including Vice President JD Vance and Speaker Mike Johnson, are largely holding back, while Democrats like Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Jon Ossoff are pressing for more aggressive action.
President Trump used Truth Social to reject growing calls from AI executives for stronger oversight of the technology, singling out Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for criticism after Amodei urged a coordinated industry slowdown, independent audits, and international safety standards. Trump argued that the only safeguard AI needs is a competent president, and characterized nationwide protests against AI data centers as a coordinated effort to undermine American tech companies.
The Supreme Court denied the Trump administration's emergency request to impose new restrictions on mail-in ballots ahead of the midterm elections, allowing states to keep using their existing mail voting procedures. The unsigned majority order found the administration's legal case unlikely to succeed, while Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented, with Alito arguing the Postal Service has broad authority to enforce such limits.
President Trump used social media posts to reject growing concerns from AI industry figures about the technology's risks, comparing the safety debate to what he called the 'Global Warming Scam' and 'RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA HOAX'. His comments came shortly after Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark told the BBC that a mandatory 'kill switch' verified by outside parties might be necessary for dangerous AI systems, part of a wave of warnings from AI executives that had already triggered a tech stock selloff.
The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a plan to eliminate remaining federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, finalizing the repeal of Biden-era rules and proposing removal of related emissions standards. The agency argues climate pollution's health impacts are too diffuse to regulate, even as electricity demand rises from AI, EVs, and manufacturing growth.
President Trump told reporters he supports Flock Safety, the company operating a nationwide network of over 120,000 AI-powered license plate cameras used by law enforcement. He acknowledged critics view the technology as an infringement on privacy but said he personally favors it for helping police.
During a visit to Ireland, President Trump rejected recent warnings from AI experts and industry leaders about the risks of rapid AI development, insisting fears raised by 'negative forces' were overblown. His comments came after a former Anthropic researcher warned of existential risk and after Anthropic's CEO, backed by Elon Musk and Sam Altman, called for a coordinated slowdown in AI development.