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The Pentagon shakes up acquisitions in push for adaptability, OpenAI formally restructures, and the “American AI Exports” program launches to mixed reviews

Alex Friedland
| November 13, 2025

Plus: A startup tries to take on ASML, and the DOE announces plans for nine supercomputers backed by public-private funding

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NDAA passes — soon to become law, NeurIPS wraps up its annual conference, and DeepMind’s new efficient language model

Alex Friedland
| December 22, 2021

Plus: The world’s first level 3 autonomous driving system, and the Biden administration cracks down on Chinese companies

DOD reshuffles its tech offices, AI in the NDAA and the FY2022 budget, and UNESCO’s ethical AI guidelines

Alex Friedland
| December 9, 2021

Plus: Timnit Gebru launches new research institute, next-gen chip news, and the FTC sues over Nvidia-Arm deal

Alphabet launches an AI-powered drug discovery lab, DIU rolls out responsible AI guidelines, and AI investment hits record levels

Alex Friedland
| November 18, 2021

Plus: The U.S. tests tech of the future during yearly exercise, Google re-enters the race for DOD cloud computing, and NDAA and USICA updates

NATO’s new AI Strategy, Facebook ditches facial recognition, and signs of life for the stalled tech competitiveness bill?

Alex Friedland
| November 4, 2021

Plus: Nvidia-Arm deal hits another speed bump, the U.S. counterintelligence chief focuses on emerging tech, and the U.S. and UK militaries team up on AI

Microsoft and Nvidia’s massive new language model, TSMC plans to build fab in Japan, and the CIA launches tech mission center

Alex Friedland
| October 21, 2021

Plus: The White House calls for AI Bill of Rights, the U.S. Army tests AI bombing target selection, and a debate over the U.S.-China AI race

Intel’s brain-like chip, more Chinese regulations target AI, blowing the whistle on Facebook, and the FTC chair’s antitrust plans

Alex Friedland
| October 7, 2021

Plus: U.S.-EU tech council meets in Pittsburgh, DeepMind’s weather prediction tool, SenseTime skirts sanctions, and job opportunities at CSET

Israel reportedly used AI-enabled machine gun in 2020 assassination, UN human rights chief calls for AI freeze, DOD launches missile from an unmanned ship, and the UK’s new AI strategy

Alex Friedland
| September 23, 2021

Plus: AUKUS partnership calls for AI cooperation, Commerce Department sets up AI advisory council, leaked docs show tech giants grappling with AI’s downsides, and job opportunities at CSET

Chip giants make moves as shortage nears year 2, HASC marks up NDAA, and lots of China tech news

Alex Friedland
| September 9, 2021

Plus: Regulators investigate Tesla’s autopilot, AI gunfire detector attracts criticism, AI in the Intel Authorization Act, and multiple new, open positions at CSET!

UK “inclined to reject” Nvidia-Arm deal, Australia and South Africa recognize autonomous inventors, and the U.S. military tests AI and data sharing

Alex Friedland
| August 12, 2021

Plus: Congressional reps push back against China Initiative, the Senate takes up two AI bills, and China’s top court limits facial recognition use

DeepMind’s research could make waves in medical science, Arm debuts bendy chips, and the NSCAI’s summit attracts a D.C. who’s who

Alex Friedland
| July 29, 2021

Plus: AI in the Senate’s NDAA draft, executive branch appointment news, and the chip giants lay out their plans for the future