National Security
White House in talks to take equity stake in OpenAI
Trump administration negotiating direct government ownership in AGI company valued at $850 billion, marking historic shift from regulation to state capital participation.
OpenAI commits to federal AI review as voluntary oversight becomes de facto mandatory
Trump's executive order establishes 30-day pre-release review window for frontier models, codifying voluntary framework that reshapes competitive dynamics and raises barriers to entry.
Senate Blocks Surveillance Extension in Rare Bipartisan Rebuke of Trump Intelligence Pick
Bill Pulte's nomination as acting DNI fractures Republican support for FISA renewal, forcing negotiations on civil liberties protections before June 12 deadline.
SpaceX targets $75 billion IPO as Pentagon doubles down on Musk’s dual-use satellite empire
The $1.75 trillion valuation hinges on Starlink's profitability and $6.45 billion in fresh military contracts awarded days before the June 12 offering.
Trump Orders Government Access to Frontier AI Models Before Public Release
Executive order mandates 30-day federal review window for advanced AI systems, marking the administration's sharpest pivot toward national security oversight.
SpaceX locks in $6.45B Space Force contracts as government dependency hits 20% of revenue
Defense awards arrive as FAA grounds Starship and IPO valuation drops to $1.8T, exposing structural tensions between commercial ambitions and national security reliance.
Mercedes-Benz Faces US Market Ban Over Chinese State Ownership Stake
Bipartisan legislation targets Beijing's 9.98% holding in the German automaker, forcing EU alignment with Washington's ownership-based decoupling strategy.
Nvidia and Anthropic CEOs Split Over China AI Chip Exports, Exposing Fracture in US Tech Strategy
Jensen Huang's push for market access clashes with Dario Amodei's national security warnings as Washington struggles to define coherent export policy.
White House Shelves Mandatory AI Testing Order After Industry Pressure
Trump postpones pre-deployment review framework following last-minute calls from Musk and Zuckerberg, leaving voluntary agreements as sole governance mechanism.
Trump Shelves AI Safety Order After Tech CEO Pressure, Exposing White House Split on China Strategy
President's last-minute cancellation of AI testing framework reveals deepening fracture between nationalist security hawks and Silicon Valley accelerationists as US-China AI competition intensifies.
SpaceX Files for $250B IPO as Pentagon Dependence on Private Space Reaches Critical Mass
Musk's liquidity event crystallizes U.S. launch dominance while exposing structural vulnerability in national security space infrastructure.
Trump Issues AI Cybersecurity Order, Convening Tech Giants on Frontier Model Review
Executive action establishes voluntary framework for government pre-deployment testing of advanced AI systems, marking first major governance move of second term.