India’s AI Impact Summit closes with the New Delhi Declaration and a $200 billion boost The Global AI Summit produced a sweeping declaration, billions in investment, and voluntary commitments from tech giants. Fortune · Feb 23
White House holds back on national AI framework specifics A leader of the White House’s artificial intelligence strategy offered House lawmakers few details on its planned legislative proposal. Roll Call · Jan 14
Trump’s second term is reshaping US science with unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes Before 2025, science policy rarely made headline news. Through decades of changing political winds, financial crises and global conflicts, funding for U.S. research and innovation has remained remarkably stable, reflecting the American public’s strong support for investing in basic science. The Conversation · Dec 17, 2025
Donald Trump unveils 'Genesis Mission' — A National AI Push To Reshape Daily Life Donald Trump's 'Genesis Mission' is a massive national AI initiative launched by executive order, combining US experts, supercomputing power, and private firms to accelerate scientific breakthroughs in medicine, energy, and security. International Business Times UK · Nov 26, 2025
Trump unveils new AI 'Genesis Mission.' Here's what to know It seeks to encourage government data sharing with industry, academia and other scientific institutions. Axios · Nov 24, 2025
Trump orders moonshot-like ‘Genesis Mission’ relying on AI to merge science data across the US The new project will give AI models access to voluminous amounts of scientific data in hopes of discovering new drugs and other scientific breakthroughs The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025
Trump orders $50M for AI in pediatric cancer research The move is part of a broader embrace of artificial intelligence across federal agencies but comes as the administration is slashing biomedical research spending and pausing grants. Axios · Sep 30, 2025
Rupert Murdoch on state banquet guest list despite Trump lawsuit Mr Murdoch was sitting on the same side of the table as the Queen and William The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025
Rupert Murdoch on state banquet guest list despite being sued by Trump Several guests from the golfing world are attending, a move bound to impress avid player Mr Trump. Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2025
Ted Cruz looks to advance Trump AI strategy with new framework - Roll Call GOP Sen. Ted Cruz issues plan on AI regulation that could take on states' limits, which a White House official said can be "anti-innovation." Roll Call · Sep 10, 2025
Melania Trump invites K-12 students to participate in nationwide AI challenge contest Melania Trump is inviting students in grades K-12 to participate in a government-sponsored nationwide contest using artificial intelligence The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025
White House considering chip tracking to curb AI hardware smuggling to China amid enforcement gaps — software or hardware tracking could be next step in U.S. export controls over leading-edge AI silicon U.S. officials are weighing chip-level location tracking to curb AI hardware smuggling to China, according to Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. But the plan faces technical hurdles, industry pushback, and geopolitical risks. Tom’s Hardware · Aug 5, 2025
US to deregulate AI and incentivize exports under Trump's new AI Action Plan The Trump administration today laid out its plans for deregulating AI development as it tries to help the U.S. win the global AI race. Android Central · Jul 23, 2025
Trump's new drone orders aim to counter threats while encouraging flying cars and supersonic flights President Donald Trump has signed three executive orders dealing with drone regulations and encouraging the development of flying cars and supersonic flights The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025 Trump brings the BOOM! New order opens skies across US to supersonic flights The U.S. has banned faster-than-sound air travel over the interior of the country for more than a half-century
The Independent UK · May 23, 2025 Trump signs executive orders to boost nuclear power, speed up approvals President Donald Trump has signed executive orders to speed up the development of nuclear power and grant the energy secretary authority to approve advanced reactor designs and projects
The Independent UK · May 23, 2025 Trump looks to jump-start American nuclear power with latest executive orders The U.S. has not commissioned a new civilian nuclear power plant in years
Fortune · Apr 15, 2025 Trump’s tech and science policy chief says Biden led with 'spirit of fear' and that today's progress lags 20th century innovation In his first remarks since being confirmed as Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Michael Kratsios said the government could do more with less, and called for partnering with the private sector and with academics in areas of national interest.
The Conversation · Jan 16, 2025 White House Office of Science and Technology Policy provides in-house science advice for the president Presidents need science advice. From climate change and pandemics to the governance of AI and the country’s nuclear arsenal, science sits at the center of a range of foreign and domestic policy challenges that reach the president’s desk.
Fortune · Dec 7, 2024 How Peter Thiel’s network of right-wing techies is infiltrating Donald Trump’s White House With David Sacks as “AI and crypto czar” and Elon Musk as co-head of the DOGE, Peter Thiel’s network has become closely tied to the new Trump administration.
Fortune · Nov 13, 2024 Elon Musk’s xAI safety whisperer joins Scale AI as an advisor Dan Hendrycks, AI safety advisor to Elon Musk's xAI, recently posted on his LinkedIn profile that he has taken on a similar role at Scale AI.