Senators Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley are pressing the Energy Information Administration to gather more detailed data on data center electricity usage, and the goal is to figure out how much power these facilities really consume and how that affects the grid. They want the information collected every year and made public, which would give
David Sacks is stepping out of his formal White House AI and crypto czar role, but he is not disappearing from the tech policy scene. He has reached the end of his time as a special government employee, and now he will help lead the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, better known
Key Takeaways OpenAI is moving in a new direction, which means Sora is out, and ChatGPT is in focus. The company has decided to wind down its AI video generator, along with developer access to the tool, while putting more energy into products it sees as more important for the future. That includes ChatGPT, coding
Key Takeaways Jensen Huang has put a big new spark into the AI conversation. In a recent Lex Fridman podcast interview, the Nvidia CEO said, “I think we’ve achieved AGI,” which instantly pushed the long-running AGI debate back into the spotlight. But he did not leave the statement sitting there on its own. A little
TRON DAO is making a much bigger bet on artificial intelligence. The group has raised its AI fund from $100 million to $1 billion, and the goal is clear: help build the infrastructure for the agentic economy, where AI agents can move money, verify identity, and make decisions with less human help.
Sam Altman is making another big move in the energy world. He is stepping down as board chair of Helion Energy, the fusion startup he backs, while OpenAI and Helion reportedly explore a future power deal. In simple terms, this could mean OpenAI may one day buy electricity from a company that is trying to
Elon Musk is pushing Tesla and SpaceX deeper into chipmaking with a plan to build two advanced semiconductor factories in Austin, Texas. According to Reuters, the project is meant to support Tesla’s cars and humanoid robots on one side, and SpaceX’s space-based AI systems on the other. Musk says the goal is to secure more
Tencent is pushing WeChat deeper into artificial intelligence by linking the app with the OpenClaw AI agent. The move gives users a new way to chat with an AI tool inside China’s biggest messaging platform, and it shows how fast the competition around AI agents is heating up among Chinese tech giants.
OpenAI is preparing to show ads to ChatGPT users on its Free and Go plans in the U.S., which is a notable change for a tool many people have used without advertising. The shift is part of OpenAI’s broader effort to support the cost of running ChatGPT while keeping the service available to more people.
The White House has unveiled a national artificial intelligence framework that pushes for one federal approach to AI rules instead of a patchwork of state laws. In simple terms, the plan is meant to give businesses clearer rules, protect children online, reduce AI-related risks, and keep the United States competitive as AI moves deeper into