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AI Cash Is Pouring Into Midterms. How Will It Impact Voters?

A new source of political money is drawing scrutiny: donations linked to the rapidly expanding artificial intelligence industry.

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Democrat Mega-Donor Eric Schmidt's Anthropic Stake Could Add $10 Billion to His FortuneEric Schmidt, the former Google chief executive and Democrat mega-donor, holds a one percent stake in Anthropic that traces back to an early investment of millions in the AI startup. This stake could add up to $10 billion to Schmidt's net worth when the company notable for its AI doomer messages goes public. The post Democrat Mega-Donor Eric Schmidt’s…

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From Iran to AI: the six key voter issues shaping the US midterm electionsMuch of Donald Trump’s unpopularity in polls stems from dissatisfaction over the economy and war on Iran US politics live – latest updates *** Continue reading...

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Trump Administration Orders Federal Agencies to Remove China's DeepSeek AI from Government SystemsThe Trump administration has formally banned the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from civilian U.S. government IT systems over security concerns, the Department of Homeland Security disclosed Monday. The post Trump Administration Orders Federal Agencies to Remove China’s DeepSeek AI from Government Systems appeared first on Breitbart .

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One SpaceX Share Per Child: The New AI PR StrategyElon Musk’s SpaceX and AI giant Anthropic have said they will give billions of dollars in shares to the public as general sentiment around the technology’s economic and societal consequences continues to plummet. “Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America,” Musk posted on X on Monday. “This […]

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Government is about to start enforcing a new set of rules for buying AI"They've got a tough challenge because they've got an administration that has overall said, we don't want to regulate superintelligence," said Emily Murphy.

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Americans, this is your chance to slap down the tech broligarchsThe midterms will be a referendum on the GOP’s alignment with tech overlords over the public they’re meant to serve Welcome back to How We Win, a Guardian opinion series with leading thinkers, offering bold ideas for America’s political future. Last week, Robert Reich highlighted the link between corruption and affordability . Today’s edition was written…

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Crypto On The Ballot, Liquid Hack Fallout, AI Crypto Commerce"Bloomberg Crypto" covers the people, transactions, and technology shaping the world of decentralized finance. Today's guests: Blockstream Co-Founder & CEO Adam Back, Chainalysis Head of Research Eric Jarine, Jito Labs COO & Chief Legal Officer Rebecca Rettig, and Franklin Templeton Head of Innovation Sandy Kaul. (Source: Bloomberg)

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wins dismissal of sister's lawsuitA US district judge dismissed the case after Ann Altman had refused to attend an independent medical examination.

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Nscale Anthropic in AI Computing TalksNscale, the AI cloud computing firm, is in talks to sell computing power to Anthropic in a deal that could be worth about $45 billion. Brody Ford, Bloomberg News Tech Reporter, has the details on the possible deal. Plus, Bloomberg News Senior Editor for Equities Eric Weiner previews tech earnings expected after the close, including Netflix. As out US…

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