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President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday, establishing voluntary government oversight for new AI models. This reverses his prior hands-off approach, balancing innovation with national security by asking companies for a 30-day review.
Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, _Magnifica Humanitas_, uses artificial intelligence as a critical lens to examine pervasive societal issues like concentrated power, inequality, and the erosion of democracy. It argues that technology governed by a select few cannot serve the common good, amplifying existing problems rather than solving them.
FCC's unanimous vote to ban all Chinese and Hong Kong labs from certifying electronics for sale in the U.S. due to national security concerns will affect 75% of devices, potentially raising consumer prices and causing supply chain shifts.
Washington state's House Bill 2515, aimed at regulating data centers for environmental and ratepayer protection, has failed to pass. The bill's demise followed significant lobbying efforts and public opposition from major tech companies like Microsoft and Amazon, despite support from environmental groups and consumer advocates.
