A 1945 report by Vannevar Bush, director of the US Office of Scientific Research and Development, was seminal to the growth of US research.Credit: AP/Alamy Last month, Michael Kratsios, head of the US Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), released a report called Science: A New Golden Age. The 123-page document is a response
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to address the cybersecurity risks posed by increasingly capable artificial intelligence models, a White House official confirmed to WIRED. But at least for now, it’s deliberately keeping the details under wraps, people familiar with the matter tell WIRED. The Trump administration invited staffers from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta,
The AI world is looking to D.C. for clarity. On Tuesday, staffers from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and other tech companies convened in Washington to review the administration’s new framework for reviewing advanced AI models. Now, the rest of the industry eagerly awaits answers on what will be included in the framework — a structured way
Ari Emanuel, TKO Group‘s executive chairman and CEO, called the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House “a roaring success.” But the company said it lost $30 million on the elaborately staged extravaganza, held June 14 on the grounds of the White House to coincide with President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday. “TKO’s unique ability
In May, reports suggested ‘high-roller’ guests would need to spend $1.5m (£1.1m) for special access, and while UFC sources confirmed to BBC Sport the existence of such packages for the event, they did not confirm how much they cost. Trump has a long-standing friendship with UFC president Dana White and the event coincided with his
Susan Collins, a Republican senator from Maine, has expressed opposition to a proposal from the White House that would give political appointees control over research grants.Credit: Aaron Schwartz/Getty US senators from both sides of the political aisle released a draft spending bill on 2 August that, if passed, would temporarily halt a far-reaching and controversial