Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Colorado Over AI Law as Fight Over State Regulation Intensifies

In brief Elon Musk’s AI company filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block Colorado’s AI law before it takes effect on June 30. The case reflects a broader conflict over whether states or the federal government should regulate artificial intelligence. The company faces separate lawsuits and investigations tied to Grok’s image-generation tools. Elon Musk’s artificial…

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The CIA Let AI Write Its First Intelligence Report—And AI ‘Coworkers’ Are Up Next

In brief CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis confirmed the agency produced its first-ever fully AI-generated intelligence report. Ellis outlined a roadmap for AI “coworkers” in analyst workflows—and within a decade, officers managing teams of AI agents. The disclosure came as the CIA distanced itself from Anthropic, whose tools the Trump administration has ordered federal agencies…

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New York, California compete as disaster tourism destinations for economists

Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the “first partner” of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), is under fire for stating that she takes her children to conservative and Republican states so that they can see misogyny and racism firsthand. Putting aside her hellscape phantasm, California may be a draw for a different group: curious economists in the mood for disaster……

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