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Maria Curi

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AI reporter at Axios, Colombiana 🇨🇴

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Axios @axios.com · 04/08/2026
SCOOP: Inside Trump's AI framework The White House is excluding open models from its framework to test advanced AI capabilities, sources familiar with the matter told Axios.
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Scoop: Inside Trump's AI framework
The White House is excluding open models from its framework to test advanced AI capabilities.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
NEW: White House plans to keep AI framework under wraps www.axios.com/2026/08/04/w...
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White House plans to keep AI framework under wraps
The White House does not plan to publicly release its new framework for evaluating advanced AI models.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
NEW: The White House said on Monday it met its deadline to establish a voluntary framework for evaluating advanced AI models — but it won't say what the framework contains, who's seen it or when companies will start using it. www.axios.com/2026/08/03/w...
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White House finalizes AI framework behind closed doors
The White House said it met its deadline to establish a voluntary framework for evaluating advanced AI models — but it won't say what the framework contains.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
NEW: Data center backlash has largely centered on higher electricity bills, but Democratic political strategists are setting their sights on a fresh opportunity to energize voters around a new issue: pollution. www.axios.com/2026/07/31/d...
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Democrats see pollution as next data center battle line
AI and the rapid buildout of the infrastructure that powers it could mobilize voters if candidates can get the messaging right.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
NEW: Inside the Democratic resistance on AI www.axios.com/2026/05/29/i...
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Inside the Democratic resistance on AI
Five influential progressives are shaping a confrontational Democratic message on AI.
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Sam Sabin @samsabin.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
scoop w/ @mccuri.bsky.social: The NSA has been using Anthropic's Mythos despite the Pentagon's instance that Anthropic is a "supply chain risk," according to two people. The NSA was one of the 40+ orgs that got initial access to the model weeks ago, one source added. www.axios.com/2026/04/19/n...
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Scoop: NSA using Anthropic's Mythos despite blacklist
The government's cybersecurity needs are outweighing the Pentagon's feud with Anthropic.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
NEW: Republican and Democratic candidates are casting AI as a fight over jobs and corporate power on the campaign trail. None of the PACs, not even the Anthropic-backed ones positioning themselves as consumer-friendly, are aligned with these populists. www.axios.com/2026/02/20/a...
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AI's populist moment
AI is emerging as a stand-in for kitchen-table concerns like paychecks, power bills and the future of the economy.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Mark Zuckerberg is in LA right now taking the stand in a landmark social media addiction trial. Here's a useful reminder of what the research says: www.axios.com/2026/02/18/m...
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What research says about social media addiction as Mark Zuckerberg testifies in court
36% of teens say they use one of five popular platforms "almost constantly," per Pew Research.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
NEW: We obtained a White House letter pressuring Republican Utah lawmakers to kill an AI safety bill. This could be the tip of the iceberg as red states across the country pursue AI transparency measures many see as centrist, common-sense guardrails. www.axios.com/2026/02/15/w...
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White House pressures Utah lawmaker to kill AI transparency bill
It's a sign that the Trump administration is now starting to intervene with the states in its efforts to squash AI regulation.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Super PACs are on the hunt for the ideal AI candidate. Here's a first look at what the Anthropic-backed ones want. Leading the Future PAC (OpenAI/a16Z/8VC etc) tells me they have their own search underway and dozens of candidates have engaged. www.axios.com/2026/02/13/s...
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Exclusive: Super PACs hunt for the ideal AI candidate
Millions are at stake for the politicians that get AI right — and what that means depends on which rival super PAC you ask.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Paris Hilton is advocating for a bill to fight against AI deepfakes after being a victim of online sexual abuse herself. www.axios.com/2026/01/22/p...
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Paris Hilton joins AOC in fight against AI porn
A surge in non-consensual sexualized images targeting women and children is fueling calls for stronger legal protections.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
NEW: Energy Secretary Chris Wright is looking to secure oil and critical minerals deals with Venezuela in the next few weeks ahead of a trip to Caracas. w/@marcacaputo.bsky.social www.axios.com/2026/01/16/w...
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Exclusive: Energy secretary discusses plans for oil, minerals
Energy Secretary Chris Wright is looking to secure oil and critical minerals deals with Venezuela in the next few weeks ahead of a trip to Caracas.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
NEW: AI data center fight blurs political lines www.axios.com/2026/01/16/a...
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AI data center fight blurs political lines
Candidates from both parties are scrambling to tap into a winning position centered on affordability.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
ICE raided a Meta data center in Louisiana yesterday, putting President Trump's immigration crackdown at odds with his goal of American AI dominance. www.axios.com/2026/01/15/i...
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ICE raid on Meta shows tension between Trump's immigration and AI agendas
Trump wants a friendly environment for tech companies building AI infrastructure.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
New: Grok deepfakes accelerate Hill action & what's next for The DEFIANCE Act www.axios.com/2026/01/14/g...
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Grok deepfakes accelerate Hill action
Non-consensual sexual imagery is increasingly targeting people — including members of Congress — across the country.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Exclusive: @durbin.senate.gov today will ask for unanimous consent to pass The DEFIANCE Act, an AI deepfakes bill, following outcry over Elon Musk's Grok chatbot producing and spreading sexualized images of women and children. www.axios.com/2026/01/13/s...
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Exclusive: Sen. Dick Durbin moves to fast-track AI deepfakes bill
Durbin's move comes in the wake of public outcry over Elon Musk's X.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
President Trump says tech companies will have to "pick up the tab" for their AI data center energy demands. Sounds a lot like Governor Kathy Hochul, who will announce tomorrow that these same companies will have to "pay their fair share" in New York.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
New: N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul to make data centers pay for own energy demand www.axios.com/2026/01/12/n...
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N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul to make data centers pay for own energy demand
Hochul's move aims to shift energy costs back onto the companies.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
This week on @marketplace.org tech we talked: -Grok's sexualized images of women and children -Trump's efforts to stop AI regulation in the states -Meta's new Ray-Ban glasses youtu.be/4ewllfK2LbM?...
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X and Grok Hit With Global Backlash Over AI Misuse | Bytes: Week in Review | Marketplace Tech
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
NEW: President Trump's embrace of AI could be a political gift to Democrats. Instead, it's exposing a major split in the party. www.axios.com/2026/01/08/d...
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Inside the major split for Democrats over AI
President Trump's embrace of AI could be a political gift to Democrats.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
NEW w/ @ashleyrgold.bsky.social: The White House is floating an executive order to rein in state AI laws Meanwhile, Congress is scrambling to find a way to include language in the must-pass defense bill www.axios.com/2025/11/19/t...
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White House floats executive order to override state AI laws
The White House can't preempt state level regulation — that's Congress' job.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Trump threw his weight behind banning state AI laws as Republicans on the Hill gear up for a fight on including preemption in the must-pass defense bill www.axios.com/2025/11/18/s...
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Trump backs ban on state AI laws
Expect Republican infighting as regulating AI is a bipartisan priority both outside of Washington and in some pockets of D.C.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
News: The Commerce Department is extending the deadline to comment on how an ambitious AI exports program should work to December 13th. www.axios.com/2025/11/17/t...
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Exclusive: Commerce extends Trump's AI exports program deadline
The department is giving people more time to comment on how an ambitious AI exports program should work.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
ICYMI: New Mexico's attorney general won a fight against Meta to include AI chatbot records in a lawsuit that's headed to trial in February. This began in 2023 over allegedly addictive algorithms. Now, generative AI is introducing a new set of issues: www.axios.com/2025/11/14/a...
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AI chatbots loom over tech and social media lawsuits
Lawsuits targeting addictive algorithms and the mental health impacts on children are just the start of a new legal era.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
LA is ramping up AI adoption ahead of the World Cup, Super Bowl and Olympics "The way they describe the Olympics is it's something like seven Super Bowls a day for two weeks. So that's what we're up against," the city's CIO, Ted Ross, told Axios. www.axios.com/2025/10/29/l...
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Los Angeles ramps up AI ahead of the World Cup, Super Bowl and Olympics
It's all hands on deck for LA's AI adoption as the city gears up to host a string of major sporting events.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
New: Trump looms large over Nvidia conference Huang spelled out what he described as a "pro-America" vision for global AI leadership and energy expansion that aligned closely with Trump's agenda. w/@nathanbomey.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/10/28/t...
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Trump looms large over Nvidia conference
Huang spelled out what he described as a "pro-America" vision for global AI leadership and energy expansion that aligned closely with Trump's agenda.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Nvidia’s developer conference kicks off this week in DC — here’s what we’ve got: • Exclusive: Jensen Huang and Eric Schmidt’s new “future of work” task force • Sneak peek at the themes Jensen will hit on in his keynote www.axios.com/2025/10/27/n...
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Nvidia's D.C. moment
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is bringing Silicon Valley to D.C. this week with the company's first-ever developers conference in the nation's capital.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Exclusive: In a new book about Palantir and its CEO Alex Karp, journalist Michael Steinberger chronicles how a self-described leftist who said his "biggest fear is fascism" became one of the tech leaders powering President Trump's agenda. www.axios.com/2025/10/23/t...
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Exclusive: How Palantir's Alex Karp went full MAGA
"The Philosopher in the Valley" offers extraordinary access to the CEO of one of the most powerful data software companies.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
First look: The Democratic National Committee is planning to expand the use of AI and tech tools for voter and volunteer engagement in the upcoming midterm and presidential elections after testing them in key state races this year. www.axios.com/2025/10/23/d...
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DNC bets on new AI and tech tools
The Democratic National Committee is planning to expand the use of AI and tech tools in future elections.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
NEW: Anthropic is making the case that it's firmly in step with the White House after AI czar David Sacks' criticism sparked questions over the company's relationship with the administration. www.axios.com/2025/10/21/a...
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Anthropic tries to defuse White House backlash
The company says it's firmly in step with the White House following AI czar David Sacks' criticism.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Exclusive: Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are calling on President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to come to the table to negotiate a policy solution to H1-B visa issues instead of imposing a $100,000 fee. www.axios.com/2025/10/21/t...
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Exclusive: Lawmakers push back against Trump's $100K H-1B visa fee
Congress is calling on Trump to come to the table to negotiate a policy solution.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Scoop: The Trump administration's slashing of the federal workforce amid the government shutdown is threatening AI work at the Commerce Department w/ @ashleyrgold.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/10/16/t...
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Scoop: Trump firings could derail AI action plan
The Trump administration's slashing of the federal workforce amid the shutdown is threatening AI work at the Commerce Department.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
NEW: From chip sales to China and the UAE to TikTok -- Trump is making it tough for China hawks to keep up their national security fervor, with virtually no Republican directly challenging the president on deals that natsec experts say are dangerous. www.axios.com/2025/09/26/c...
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Congress blinks on AI and China national security fears
President Trump's love of dealmaking is making it tough for China hawks in Congress.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Exclusive//ICYMI: Moderate Dems released their AI agenda soon after Trump did. The authors recognize Democrats have lost valuable allies in Silicon Valley and the platform embraces the emphasis on innovation that Republicans are also laser-focused on. www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...
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Exclusive: Moderate Dems roll out AI strategy
The New Democrat Coalition unveiled an AI platform it says puts middle-class American workers at the center.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
JD Vance points out him and Stephen Miller are the most hard line people on immigration in the admin. "I don’t want these tech companies to fire 9,000 American workers and then say we can’t find workers here in America. That’s a bullshit story," he said at AI summit.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
SCOOP w/ @ashleyrgold.bsky.social: What's inside Trump's 20-page AI action plan. +EOs on "woke" AI, exports and infrastructure in the works. www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...
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Scoop: What's inside Trump's 20-page AI action plan
What's inside President Trump's upcoming 20-page AI action plan.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Trump agencies turn up heat on culture wars. Critics say recents moves ignore precedent, congressional mandates and would not stand judicial review. w/ @ashleyrgold.bsky.social & ‪@sarafischer.bsky.social‬ www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...
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Trump agencies turn up heat on culture wars
Trump agencies turn up the heat on culture wars.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Joined @abcnewslive to talk about Elon Musk's chatbot Grok, the antisemitic content it has been spewing, and the latest model. abcnews.go.com/Technology/v...
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Video Musk unveils new AI chatbot after antisemitic tear
Axios tech policy reporter Maria Curi breaks down Elon Musk's unveiling of X's new AI chatbot, Grok, after it went on an antisemitic tear just last week.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
The demise of a controversial proposal in Republicans' budget bill that blocked state-level regulation of artificial intelligence is fueling fresh pressure for federal action. www.axios.com/2025/07/03/a...
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New push for national AI rules likely after state ban fails
Advocates expect federal legislation to try to preempt state laws.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
AI moratorium is out. Blackburn offered the amendment with Cantwell. Cruz suggested adopting Blackburn's amendment by voice vote, saying he regretted that they were unable to reach an agreement, but Blackburn asked for a recorded vote.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Scoop: Blackburn and Cruz reach AI pause deal It's now a five-year moratorium instead of 10, with carveouts for AI bills that protect name, image and likeness and kids' online safety. www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...
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Scoop: Blackburn and Cruz reach AI pause deal
Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz and Sen. Marsha Blackburn have reached an agreement on a watered down AI moratorium.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Scoop: Blackburn will offer an amendment to strip the AI moratorium after "repeated attempts to work with Chairman Cruz to find a solution that protects creators, kids, and all individuals from the harms of AI to no avail," her office said. www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...
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Scoop: Blackburn to offer amendment to strip AI pause from budget bill
Sen. Marsha Blackburn will offer an amendment to strip the AI pause in the reconciliation bill.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
SCOTUS ruled this morning that an internet subsidy that benefits schools, libraries, health care facilities and people in underserved areas is constitutional. Lawmakers are looking for ways to reform the fund, including through fees on Big Tech. www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...
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SCOTUS upholds federal internet subsidy
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled 6-3 that the Universal Service Fund is constitutional.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Scoop: The 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation is now called "a temporary pause" in the reconciliation bill approved by the Senate parliamentarian. Critics say it's just as damaging and sweeps in all $42 billion in broadband funds. w/ @ashleyrgold.bsky.social www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...
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Scoop: AI moratorium rebranded "temporary pause"
A 10-year freeze on state AI regulations has been updated in the Senate reconciliation bill as it inches closer to the finish line.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
ICYMI: GOP lawmakers are increasingly losing patience with the White House and Trump's third delay of the TikTok ban on June 19 was seen on the Hill as an inflection point. www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...
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Lawmakers are getting fed up with the TikTok ban delays
Patience is wearing thin on the Hill as President Trump prepares to delay a ban on TikTok for the third time.
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
A 10 year moratorium on any state level AI regulation has cleared a major procedural hurdle in the Senate
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Maria Curi @mccuri.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
If you're wondering what's next for the CHIPS Act after Trump trashed it last night -- DOC head Lutnick is considering getting rid of "woke" labor and childcare requirements to cut costs. Agency will meet with lawmakers to discuss. Scoop w @ashleyrgold.bsky.social www.axios.com/pro/tech-pol...
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Scoop: Commerce floats changes to CHIPS Act
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is brainstorming how to rework the CHIPS and Science Act as President Trump trashes it.
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Andrew Freedman @afreedma.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Scoop w/ @mccuri.bsky.social Scoop: U.S. to pull delegation from UN climate science meeting (IPCC Plenary in China next wk) www.axios.com/2025/02/20/u...
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Scoop: U.S. delegation pulled from key U.N. climate science meeting
The IPCC meeting in China is slated to determine the content in the group's next series of reports.
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