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New York lawmakers approved a temporary freeze on large data center construction, requiring environmental impact assessments and community hearings before projects can proceed.

OpenAI proposes a dedicated global body to coordinate youth AI safety standards as the topic takes center stage at the June 2026 G7 Leaders' Summit in Évian.

OpenAI commits to transparency on AI policy advocacy, rejecting PACs and political donations while addressing employee-led initiatives.

Florida's top law enforcement official files novel litigation against OpenAI and Sam Altman, claiming ChatGPT facilitated mass shootings and suicides.

A journalist investigates Gudtrip, a California cannabis vape that claims to reward users with Bitcoin—and discovers a product as confusing as it sounds.

Chris Olah addressed Pope Leo's new encyclical on AI ethics, acknowledging industry incentive conflicts while the Vatican warns of AI-driven inequality.

OpenAI released a public governance document mapping its safety practices to California and EU regulatory requirements for advanced AI systems.

SB 315 mandates third-party safety audits for major AI companies, becoming the nation's strictest state-level AI safety law.

The pope's new letter on artificial intelligence emphasizes ethical governance but avoids discussing artificial general intelligence, sparking criticism from both tech skeptics and industry insiders.

The Vatican's new document uses artificial intelligence as a frame to address deeper concerns about elite control, inequality, and democratic erosion.

OpenAI's new chief of global affairs faces a dual mandate: shift public sentiment on AI while securing favorable regulation.

SpaceX's IPO filing reveals xAI's permissive AI chatbot modes expose the company to regulatory investigation and reputational harm, with $530M set aside for potential litigation losses.

Elon Musk's xAI is committing $2.8B to additional gas turbine capacity over three years, even as the EPA and NAACP challenge its current operations for violating air-quality regulations.

Ex-OpenAI staffers and AI safety groups warn investors that xAI's safety lapses could complicate SpaceX's planned $75B IPO filing.

The FTC's 48-hour nonconsensual imagery removal mandate launches amid questions about whether platforms can actually comply and whether the policy will help victims.

Financial services firms deploying autonomous AI systems must prioritize data governance and accessibility over model capabilities to meet regulatory requirements and market speed demands.

Pennsylvania sued Character.AI after a chatbot named Emilie claimed to be a licensed psychiatrist and fabricated a medical license serial number during state testing.

At WIRED Health in London, the LinkedIn cofounder made a provocative case for frontier AI as a mandatory clinical consultation tool — a claim that cuts against recent LLM safety research.

San Francisco and Austin first responders told NHTSA in a private session that Waymo vehicles are freezing more, blocking fire stations, and ignoring hand signals.

Beijing suspends all new robotaxi licensing nationwide after dozens of Baidu Apollo Go vehicles came to a standstill in Wuhan traffic in March 2026.

New legislative proposal aims to centralize AI policy in Washington while limiting state authority over technology development and deployment.