Month: January 2025

President Trump signs exec order to make Musk’s DOGE commission more official

President Trump signs exec order to make Musk’s DOGE commission more official The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an advisory commission spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk recommending deep cuts to federal agencies, could soon become more official, should an executive order signed by President Donald Trump pass legal muster. On

Trump signs exec order delaying TikTok enforcement action for 75 days

Trump signs exec order delaying TikTok enforcement action for 75 days President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at restoring TikTok service in the U.S. The order instructs relevant government agencies to “pursue a resolution” that “protects national security” while “saving [TikTok.]” Via the order, Trump is instructing the

President Trump repeals Biden’s AI executive order

President Trump repeals Biden’s AI executive order During his first day in office, President Donald Trump revoked a 2023 executive order signed by former President Joe Biden that sought to reduce the potential risks AI poses to consumers, workers, and national security. Biden’s executive order directed the Commerce Department’s National

UK to unveil ‘Humphrey’ assistant for civil servants with other AI plans to cut bureaucracy

UK to unveil ‘Humphrey’ assistant for civil servants with other AI plans to cut bureaucracy A week after the U.K. government announced a sweeping plan to make big investments into AI, it’s laying out more details around how this will take shape in the public sector. On the agenda: AI

OpenAI’s agent tool may be nearing release

OpenAI’s agent tool may be nearing release OpenAI may be close to releasing an AI tool that can take control of your PC and perform actions on your behalf. Tibor Blaho, a software engineer with a reputation for accurately leaking upcoming AI products, claims to have uncovered evidence of OpenAI’s

How to stream Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day 2025

How to stream Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day 2025 Donald Trump will take the presidential oath of office on Monday in front of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., once again. The event takes place at noon ET and is expected to attract considerable attention from both supporters and opponents. How

From recruiting for Palantir to landing a plane on Highway 85: meet defense tech’s wildest power broker

From recruiting for Palantir to landing a plane on Highway 85: meet defense tech’s wildest power broker Peter Conway has recruited for some of the buzziest defense and hard tech firms in Silicon Valley over the last decade, like Palantir and Mach Industries. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For

AI benchmarking organization criticized for waiting to disclose funding from OpenAI

AI benchmarking organization criticized for waiting to disclose funding from OpenAI An organization developing math benchmarks for AI didn’t disclose that it had received funding from OpenAI until relatively recently, drawing allegations of impropriety from some in the AI community. Epoch AI, a nonprofit primarily funded by Open Philanthropy, a

The Pentagon says AI is speeding up its ‘kill chain’

The Pentagon says AI is speeding up its ‘kill chain’ Leading AI developers, such as OpenAI and Anthropic, are threading a delicate needle to sell software to the United States military: make the Pentagon more efficient, without letting their AI kill people. Today, their tools are not being used as