US puts GDP data on the blockchain in Trump’s crypto push

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US puts GDP data on the blockchain in Trump’s crypto push

The US government on Thursday began distributing gross domestic product data on public blockchains, marking the latest Trump administration endorsement of the crypto...

Software

Meta’s Zuckerberg presses Trump on digital taxes before tariff threat: Report

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg had visited US President Donald Trump last week to discuss the threat of digital service taxes, Bloomberg News...

AI

The Trump-Intel Deal Is Official

The United States government is making an $8.9 billion investment in Intel, representing a 9.9 percent stake in the company, according to a...

AI

WIRED Roundup: Why GPT-5 Flopped

Zoë Schiffer: Right. I love how you said that. Yeah, basically, if you want to potentially try and curry favor with Trump, you...

News

India’s smartphone and chip ambitions on track amid tariffs uncertainties

The announcement of a 50% tariff on exports to the U.S. from India has triggered concerns across the tech industry. On paper, it...

Software

White House crypto adviser Bo Hines announces departure

Bo Hines, who headed Republican President Donald Trump's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets, said on Saturday he was leaving his current role...

AI

Truth Social’s New AI Chatbot Is Donald Trump’s Media Diet Incarnate

When I ask the new Truth Social AI chatbot about navigating bias in the media ecosystem, it gives what I view as pretty...

AI

Inside the US Government’s Unpublished Report on AI Safety

At a computer security conference in Arlington, Virginia, last October, a few dozen AI researchers took part in a first-of-its-kind exercise in “red...

Software

US commerce secretary says Trump really likes TikTok, but app has to move to US ownership

US President Donald Trump likes TikTok but the Chinese-owned short video app, used by some 170 million Americans, has to move to US...

AI

Trump’s Anti-Bias AI Order Is Just More Bias

On November 2, 2022, I attended a Google AI event in New York City. One of the themes was responsible AI. As I...

AI

Trump Says He’s ‘Getting Rid of Woke’ and Dismisses Copyright Concerns in AI Policy Speech

President Trump announced that the United States’ stance on intellectual property and AI would be a “commonsense application” that does not force AI...

AI

Trump’s AI Action Plan Is a Crusade Against ‘Bias’—and Regulation

On Wednesday, the Trump administration unveiled its new artificial intelligence action plan geared at keeping US efforts competitive with China. With over 90...

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