Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) blocked an effort by Democrats on Tuesday to pass legislation creating an AI safety panel tasked with evaluating and creating enforceable standards for frontier models. Cruz, who chairs the Senate Commerce Committee, objected to an attempt by Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) to pass the...

Luke Pettit, the architect of the Trump administration’s new investment accounts for children, is reportedly departing the Treasury Department for the private sector. Pettit will leave the department in October, Axios reported Tuesday. The Hill has reached out to the Treasury Department for comment. An assistant secretary overseeing financial institutions, Pettit has been with the...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday slammed a bill that would force states to consider standards to mitigate data centers' power price impacts as an "ineffectual participation trophy." His comments signal that Democrats could try to block the bill, which the Senate is expected to take up this week. "Americans are demanding real...

President Trump said Monday that Canada is “one of the worst countries in the entire world” in the wake of heightened tensions between Washington and its historically friendly northern neighbor. “The problem is that they've treated the United States very unfairly. They have been one of the worst countries in the entire world. You know,...

President Trump launched a website Tuesday that uses artificial intelligence to help Americans navigate the federal government and find information and services. Trump touted the website, America.gov, during an event at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington. He thanked Joe Gebbia, the Airbnb co-founder who now leads the National Design Studio and serves as...

The investment and incubation firm Roadrunner Venture Studios will unveil a new quantum lab Tuesday in Albuquerque as New Mexico looks to bolster the U.S.’s position in the global race for quantum computing. The Roadrunner Quantum Lab will open as part of the state's $450 million commitment to quantum development. Those behind the project say...

The investment and incubation firm Roadrunner Venture Studios will unveil a new quantum lab Tuesday in Albuquerque as New Mexico looks to bolster the U.S.’s position in the global race for quantum computing. The Roadrunner Quantum Lab will open as part of the state's $450 million commitment to quantum development. Those behind the project say...

OpenAI on Monday halted the release of its newest artificial intelligence model over safety concerns as tech companies grapple with potential risks as a result of more advanced AI software. Saachi Jain, OpenAI's head of safety systems, said in a statement to The Hill that the new model, called GPT-6.1 Astra, "didn't quite meet the...

OpenAI on Monday halted the release of its newest artificial intelligence model over safety concerns as tech companies grapple with potential risks as a result of more advanced AI software. Saachi Jain, OpenAI's head of safety systems, said in a statement to The Hill that the new model, called GPT-6.1 Astra, "didn't quite meet the...