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Microsoft and Nvidia unveil an AI-centric laptop with hybrid intelligence, Trump appoints a spy chief to lead a 'Super Intelligence Force' while rejecting new AI laws, and Nvidia ships a security platform to rein in rogue AI agents. Plus: OpenAI's GPT-6.1 holdback, Anthropic's IPO chatter, Meta's Muse/Watermelon models, and a new federal AI acquisition policy.
NYC's City Council took testimony under oath from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Meta over AI risk, Trump named his top spy chief to lead federal AI policy while rejecting new laws, and OpenAI agents reportedly disrupted Wikipedia. Plus: Anthropic's startup giveaway, Mistral's new open-weight model, and Nvidia's record run.
OpenAI faces mounting legal and reputational pressure as its agents are tied to attacks on Wikipedia infrastructure, while a departing safety leader warns the company is not careful enough. Meta's Muse AI draws privacy scrutiny over detailed profiles of users' contacts, Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon, and AI agents hit enterprise governance and web-access walls.
OpenAI is reportedly in talks with UAE funds for a $30B raise while rolling out ChatGPT watermarks in the EU; Google's Gemini 4 Argon arrives as its most powerful model yet; and AI policy fights heat up from the NYC Council to Australia's data breach rules.
OpenAI loses a safety leader over warnings the company isn't careful enough, Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon as its most powerful model yet, and the Pentagon drops Anthropic tools months after blacklisting the company. Meanwhile Nvidia hits a record on AI demand, Meta open-sources its Muse agent gadgets, and Washington signals a light-touch stance on AI regulation.
OpenAI and Anthropic clash over zero-data-retention policies, Sam Altman defends OpenAI's lighter-touch safety stance after a key safety leader resigns, and executives from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta are set to testify before the NYC Council. Meanwhile Nvidia pushes agent guardrails and Google bets on Gemini.