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7/1/25

Senate kills proposed 10-year ban on state AI regulations

In the wee hours of the morning, the US Senate came together in a rare show of bipartisan consensus around an important issue: AI regulation.

In a 99-1 vote, lawmakers killed a piece of President Trump’s massive tax bill, which would have blocked states from passing any AI regulations for a decade. The amendment was sponsored by Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn, who feared the provision would enable companies to use AI to nonconsensually mimic musicians’ voices.

The Trump administration has made US dominance of AI a top priority, and key industry insiders like AI and crypto czar David Sacks, Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel, and Tesla’s Elon Musk wield a significant amount of influence (or used to).

The ban on regulation was a top priority for lobbyists from Meta, Microsoft, Palantir, Anduril, and venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz, according to Bloomberg.

With federal regulation of AI a remote possibility due to a divided Congress, the AI industry faces a patchwork of dozens of state regulations, with more sure to follow.

Senate Removes Tax Bill Provision Limiting State AI Regulation

Senate Removes Tax Bill Provision Limiting State AI Regulation

The Trump administration has made US dominance of AI a top priority, and key industry insiders like AI and crypto czar David Sacks, Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel, and Tesla’s Elon Musk wield a significant amount of influence (or used to).

The ban on regulation was a top priority for lobbyists from Meta, Microsoft, Palantir, Anduril, and venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz, according to Bloomberg.

With federal regulation of AI a remote possibility due to a divided Congress, the AI industry faces a patchwork of dozens of state regulations, with more sure to follow.

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Google soars on court ruling that doesn’t force the search giant to sell Chrome

Google has $26 billion in deals with companies like Samsung and Apple.

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Hertz falls, erasing its Amazon bump, as Congress looks into its AI damage scanners

Hertz shares are trading down more than 5% on Thursday.

Hertz In San Diego

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8/20/25

Airbus faces a 10-day strike from UK workers, mirroring Boeing’s labor strife

Thousands of UK union Airbus workers plan to strike for 10 days in September amid a contract dispute.

The union workers build wings for Airbus’ commercial jets, threatening a production slowdown for the European plane maker.

As Airbus’ labor tension builds, rival Boeing’s has already boiled over: earlier this month, more than 3,000 Boeing workers who build military aircraft started a strike that remains ongoing. The action came less than a year after the company faced a two-month stoppage from a machinist strike.

Airbus, for now, says it doesn’t see the strikes affecting full-year deliveries.

Airbus UK workers to strike for 10 days over pay

Airbus UK workers to strike for 10 days over pay

As Airbus’ labor tension builds, rival Boeing’s has already boiled over: earlier this month, more than 3,000 Boeing workers who build military aircraft started a strike that remains ongoing. The action came less than a year after the company faced a two-month stoppage from a machinist strike.

Airbus, for now, says it doesn’t see the strikes affecting full-year deliveries.

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8/20/25

Elon Musk’s political party isn’t happening, as Tesla CEO gives up on the “America Party”

In July, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced his own political party, the America Party — a move intended to “give you back your freedom.” What it did at the time was invoke the wrath of President Donald Trump and send the stock down.

A month and a half later, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Musk is “pumping the brakes” on his third party.

According to the Journal, “Musk has told allies that he wants to focus his attention on his companies and is reluctant to alienate powerful Republicans by starting a third party that could siphon off GOP voters.” He also wants to maintain ties with Vice President JD Vance, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate for 2028.

What happened?

For one, earlier this month Tesla’s board approved a roughly $30 billion interim pay package that Musk will only realize if he remains at the company for two years.

The stock isn’t moving on the news so far, but investors and analysts typically see Musk’s focus on his public company as a good thing.

Exclusive | Elon Musk Pledged to Start a Political Party. He Is Already Pumping the Brakes.

Exclusive | Elon Musk Pledged to Start a Political Party. He Is Already Pumping the Brakes.

According to the Journal, “Musk has told allies that he wants to focus his attention on his companies and is reluctant to alienate powerful Republicans by starting a third party that could siphon off GOP voters.” He also wants to maintain ties with Vice President JD Vance, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate for 2028.

What happened?

For one, earlier this month Tesla’s board approved a roughly $30 billion interim pay package that Musk will only realize if he remains at the company for two years.

The stock isn’t moving on the news so far, but investors and analysts typically see Musk’s focus on his public company as a good thing.

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Nexstar, the US’s largest local TV broadcaster, is looking to get bigger with a $6.2 billion megamerger

TV broadcaster Nexstar plans to merge with smaller rival Tegna, testing the Trump administration’s consolidation appetite.

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