The Commerce Department has signed letters of intent to provide $874 million in CHIPS and Science Act incentives to seven companies advancing semiconductor technologies for AI and high-performance computing.

President Donald Trump said his administration is considering expanding federal authority over AI tools following recent cybersecurity incidents.

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci reignited the debate over congressional stock trading, arguing that lawmakers benefit from access to insider information and calling for sweeping ethics reforms modeled after Singapore.

The Federal Communications Commission’s latest restrictions target emerging Chinese technologies that U.S. officials say could threaten America’s AI infrastructure, critical supply chains and cybersecurity.

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