Governments are taking unprecedented stakes in major tech companies, as seen by the U.S. acquiring 10% of Intel. This marks a bold shift from regulation to state ownership of vital technologies. The “Intel precedent” signals new legal and compliance hurdles for multinationals as competition heats up globally over AI chips, sovereignty, and market control

The US, like many countries, faces a complicated challenge: how to regulate the rise of AI and AGI in the midst of fierce geopolitical competition. Software-focused controls face the decades-old dilemma of unpredictable outcomes, and America’s hardware advantages are quickly fading away. Policymakers must balance innovation, security, and ethical governance in an era of unprecedented technological upheaval.

Two federal court rulings in New Jersey and Mississippi were abruptly withdrawn after major factual and legal errors, likely triggered by unvetted generative AI research, surfaced within hours. These high-profile incidents highlight the growing risks of AI “hallucinations” in judicial work and underscore urgent calls for transparent, enforceable rules governing courtroom use of AI tools

Elon Musk's xAI has filed an explosive antitrust lawsuit against tech giants Apple and OpenAI, accusing them of conspiring to create an AI monopoly that stifles competition. The billionaire claims their partnership illegally locks up markets while harming his Grok chatbot's prospects in the intensifying artificial intelligence arms race.

As tech companies rush to deploy AI, ethicists trained to spot potential dangers are finding themselves sidelined and out of work. Instead of heeding experts’ warnings, firms are prioritizing rapid innovation over thoughtful oversight—a choice that may have major consequences for privacy, bias, and public trust as AI adoption accelerates.

Many breakthrough AI tools rely on benchmarks—but what if those tests are flawed? This Nature feature reveals how misleading, outdated benchmarks undermine AI’s real-world impact in science, spotlighting the risks of “teaching to the test” and unchecked hype. Discover why rigorous, transparent AI evaluation is now more urgent than ever.

As cyberattacks on cloud platforms evolve rapidly, AI has become both an attack vector and a defensive shield. Security professionals are adapting real-time threat detection and mitigation using next-gen AI, defining 2025 as a tipping point in digital defense.

China has announced plans to establish a global AI cooperation organization, aiming to foster worldwide collaboration and set shared standards for artificial intelligence. Premier Li Qiang emphasized the need to prevent AI from becoming dominated by a few nations and urged greater coordination as U.S.-China competition in this critical technology intensifies.

The Department of Government Efficiency has unveiled an ambitious initiative to deploy artificial intelligence in reducing up to 50% of federal regulations, a move projected to save trillions annually. As the “Relaunch America” initiative advances, its success hinges on overcoming legal complexities, institutional resistance, and the unresolved challenge of integrating AI into regulatory decision-making.