Emboldened by Trump, A.I. Companies Lobby for Fewer Rules

Trump blocks rule to implement methane fee for oil and gas companies

President Trump on Friday signed a resolution to block the implementation of a fee on oil and gas companies’ excess methane emissions. The resolution blocked the Environmental Protection Agency’s ...

The Hill - Mar. 17

Trump meeting with oil executives

President Trump will meet with oil executives Wednesday afternoon, a senior White House official told The Hill. Around 15 executives with oil companies and the American Petroleum Institute, a ...

The Hill - 6d

Greenpeace loss will embolden big oil and gas to pursue protesters: ‘No one will feel safe’

As Trump pushes ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda, Greenpeace verdict offers startling outlook for environmental activism. A pipeline company’s victory in court over Greenpeace , and the huge damages ...

The Guardian - 4d

Fiona Hill says decision to stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine has "emboldened Russia"

Fiona Hill, who served as a top National Security Council official in the first Trump administration, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the White House's decision to stop sharing ...

CBS News - Mar. 9

‘Calm today, but turbulence ahead’: U.S. job openings show stable labor market ahead of Trump job cuts and tariffs

Job openings in the U.S. rose slightly in January, but far fewer companies are hiring compared with a few years ago, and it’s taking people a lot longer to find work.

MarketWatch - Mar. 11

This Space Spy Agency’s AI Shift May Hint at Your Company’s Future

Facing staff losses after DOGE cuts, one federal intelligence agency is speeding up its AI tool deployment. It could be a model for how your company boosts workers’ efficiency.

Inc. - Mar. 12

EU accuses Google and Apple of breaking its rules, risking Trump clash

Tech companies could be fined billions if EU finds they have breached the Digital Markets Act. Business live – latest updates The European Commission has accused the US tech companies Google ...

The Guardian - 6d

3 AI Companies Proving Your Business Is Ignoring Innovation at Its Peril

All three of these founder-led businesses landed in the top 10 of Fast Company’s 2025 Most Innovative Companies list.

Inc. - Mar. 18

Trump administration emboldening Russia's position in negotiations with Ukraine, expert says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. will take Ukraine's demands to Russian officials as talks continue to bring an end to the war. Iulia Joja, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, ...

CBS News - Mar. 12

Mark Cuban: Companies can either be 'great at AI' or risk being 'put out of business'

Mark Cuban says AI is already dominating the business world, just like personal computers once did — and companies that don't understand it will be left behind.

CNBC - Mar. 15

U.S. blacklists over 50 Chinese companies in bid to curb Beijing's AI, chip capabilities

The export restrictions come at a time when tensions between Washington and Beijing have been rising with the Trump administration ratcheting up tariffs against China.

CNBC - 1h

AI industry's wish list for Trump

A variety of artificial intelligence (AI) firms and industry groups are hoping to shape the Trump administration’s forthcoming policy on the emerging technology and keep the U.S. a leader in the ...

The Hill - Mar. 17

Sam Bankman-Fried Lobbies Trump Associates in Hopes of a Pardon

Mr. Bankman-Fried’s family and allies are trying to help him escape a 25-year prison sentence for fraud related to the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange, FTX.

The New York Times - Mar. 7

Trump Allies Seek Pardons From an Emboldened White House

The new administration has created a system for awarding clemency that underscores the president’s grievances about what he sees as the political weaponization of the justice system.

The New York Times - Mar. 8

Son of Brazil’s indicted ex-president Bolsonaro lobbies Trump camp

Eduardo Bolsonaro seeks support in Washington as his father faces charges of leading a coup plot

Financial Times - Mar. 9

Emboldened by Trump, Serbia’s Leader Cracks Down on Activist Groups

Roiled by months of nationwide protests it blames on foreign meddling, Serbia has sent the police in to raid groups that received funds from U.S.A.I.D.

The New York Times - Mar. 12

Elon Musk's SpaceX, Tesla lobby Trump trade representative on tariffs

Tesla warned of the hit to its bottom line from tariffs, while SpaceX complained that foreign trade barriers affect its Starlink internet satellite service.

CNBC - Mar. 14

Media advocates warn Trump’s cuts to Voice of America embolden autocrats

Order to slash funding to pro-democracy broadcasters part of efforts to radically reduce government services

Financial Times - Mar. 16

Chinese Companies Rush to Put DeepSeek in Everything

From video game developers to a nuclear power plant, companies across China are adopting DeepSeek’s AI models to boost stock prices and flaunt their national pride.

Wired - Mar. 12

Companies seek AI solutions to supply chain fragility

Logistics networks are becoming ever more complex and brittle

Financial Times - Mar. 11

AI industry sends wishlist to Trump: 4 takeaways

A variety of artificial intelligence (AI) firms and industry groups are hoping to shape the Trump administration’s forthcoming policy on the emerging technology and keep the U.S. a leader in the ...

The Hill - Mar. 17

Nvidia CEO Huang praised this Trump policy. And the stock is bouncing.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised the Trump administration’s AI policies in an FT interview and said he sees the company spending hundreds of billions on U.S.-made electronics.

MarketWatch - 5d

Netflix Games loses its vice-president of generative AI

After embracing generative AI as a core part of its gaming strategy, Netflix's vice president of generative AI has left the company.

VentureBeat - Mar. 12

AI Nurses Are Making Inroads Into Healthcare. Humans Have Mixed Feelings

One of the companies to know about is Hippocratic AI, which had initially promoted a rate of only $9 an hour for its AI assistants.

Inc. - Mar. 17

Trump meets oil executives as fossil fuel industry lobbies White House to slash regulation

President Donald Trump has ditched the Biden administration's climate commitments and wants to boost fossil fuel production.

CNBC - 6d

Art created autonomously by AI can't be copyrighted, federal appeals court rules

A federal appeals court ruled that art created autonomously by artificial intelligence cannot be copyrighted, saying that at least initial human authorship is required for a copyright.

NBC News - 6d

98 protesters arrested at Trump Tower sit-in for detained activist Mahmoud Khalil

Hundreds of protesters staged a sit-in in the lobby of Trump Tower, calling for the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian activist.

ABC News - Mar. 13

Trump deported fewer people last month than Biden a year ago, but border crossings have plummeted

NBC News obtained data that provides early indications on how the Trump administration is delivering on promises it made about the immigration crackdown.

NBC News - Mar. 10

Trump talks tough on toxics but is rolling back rules

Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump talks tough on toxics but is rolling back rules President Trump has repeatedly said he’ll ...

The Hill - Mar. 17

OpenAI’s New Developer Tools Make Building AI Agents Easy

Here’s how one company is already using the tools designed to help businesses create helpful AI agents.

Inc. - Mar. 14

Amazon is testing shopping, health assistants as it pushes deeper into generative AI

With CEO Andy Jassy pushing employees to build AI apps across the company, Amazon is testing new shopping and health assistants.

CNBC - 2m

Arizona Supreme Court taps AI avatars to make the judicial system more publicly accessible

Arizona highest court has created a pair of AI-generated avatars to deliver news of all rulings issued by the justices

ABC News - Mar. 18

Arizona Supreme Court taps AI avatars to make the judicial system more publicly accessible

Arizona highest court has created a pair of AI-generated avatars to deliver news of all rulings issued by the justices

ABC News - Mar. 18

OpenAI urges U.S. to allow AI models to train on copyrighted material

OpenAI is asking the U.S. government to make it easier for AI companies to learn from copyrighted material, citing a need to “strengthen America’s lead” globally in advancing the technology.

NBC News - Mar. 13

Databricks Has a Trick That Lets AI Models Improve Themselves

Using several recent innovations, the company Databricks will let customers boost the IQ of their AI models even if they don’t have squeaky clean data.

Wired - 16h

Robots, drones and AI: How next-generation tech is changing the global supply chain

Logistics companies globally are leaning into emerging technologies such as robots, drones and AI to speed up the supply chain and serve customers faster.

CNBC - Mar. 14

Baldur's Gate 3 Actor Says AI Could "Destroy" The Reputation Of Game Companies

Baldur's Gate 3 actor Samantha Beart, who played Karlach, has spoken out against artificial intelligence technologies being used for short-term gain. Speaking to Edge , Beart said CEOs want to use ...

GameSpot - 4d

Under Trump, AI Scientists Are Told to Remove ‘Ideological Bias’ From Powerful Models

A directive from the National Institute of Standards and Technology eliminates mention of “AI safety” and “AI fairness.”

Wired - Mar. 14

Judges Are Pushing Back on Trump’s Actions. Here’s a Look at Key Rulings.

Taken as a whole, the rulings represent an effort to thwart President Trump’s serial attempts to increase his power and the executive branch’s dominion over the government.

The New York Times - Mar. 12

Emboldened by Trump, A.I. Companies Lobby for Fewer Rules

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