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Trump’s second term is reshaping US science with unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes

Before 2025, science policy rarely made headline news. Through decades of changing political winds, financial crises and global conflicts, funding for U.S. research and innovation has remained remarkably stable, reflecting the American public’s strong support for investing in basic science.

The Conversation

Donald Trump unveils 'Genesis Mission' — A National AI Push To Reshape Daily Life

Donald Trump's 'Genesis Mission' is a massive national AI initiative launched by executive order, combining US experts, supercomputing power, and private firms to accelerate scientific breakthroughs in medicine, energy, and security.

International Business Times UK

Trump unveils new AI 'Genesis Mission.' Here's what to know

It seeks to encourage government data sharing with industry, academia and other scientific institutions.

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Trump orders moonshot-like ‘Genesis Mission’ relying on AI to merge science data across the US

The new project will give AI models access to voluminous amounts of scientific data in hopes of discovering new drugs and other scientific breakthroughs

The Independent UK

Trump orders $50M for AI in pediatric cancer research

The move is part of a broader embrace of artificial intelligence across federal agencies but comes as the administration is slashing biomedical research spending and pausing grants.

Axios

Rupert Murdoch on state banquet guest list despite Trump lawsuit

Mr Murdoch was sitting on the same side of the table as the Queen and William

The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch on state banquet guest list despite being sued by Trump

Several guests from the golfing world are attending, a move bound to impress avid player Mr Trump.

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Ted Cruz looks to advance Trump AI strategy with new framework - Roll Call

GOP Sen. Ted Cruz issues plan on AI regulation that could take on states' limits, which a White House official said can be "anti-innovation."

Roll Call

Melania Trump invites K-12 students to participate in nationwide AI challenge contest

Melania Trump is inviting students in grades K-12 to participate in a government-sponsored nationwide contest using artificial intelligence

The Independent UK

White House considering chip tracking to curb AI hardware smuggling to China amid enforcement gaps — software or hardware tracking could be next step in U.S. export controls over leading-edge AI silicon

U.S. officials are weighing chip-level location tracking to curb AI hardware smuggling to China, according to Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. But the plan faces technical hurdles, industry pushback, and geopolitical risks.

Tom’s Hardware

US to deregulate AI and incentivize exports under Trump's new AI Action Plan

The Trump administration today laid out its plans for deregulating AI development as it tries to help the U.S. win the global AI race.

Android Central

Trump's new drone orders aim to counter threats while encouraging flying cars and supersonic flights

President Donald Trump has signed three executive orders dealing with drone regulations and encouraging the development of flying cars and supersonic flights

The Independent UK

Trump brings the BOOM! New order opens skies across US to supersonic flights

The U.S. has banned faster-than-sound air travel over the interior of the country for more than a half-century

The Independent UK

Trump signs executive orders to boost nuclear power, speed up approvals

President Donald Trump has signed executive orders to speed up the development of nuclear power and grant the energy secretary authority to approve advanced reactor designs and projects

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Trump looks to jump-start American nuclear power with latest executive orders

The U.S. has not commissioned a new civilian nuclear power plant in years

Fortune

Trump’s tech and science policy chief says Biden led with 'spirit of fear' and that today's progress lags 20th century innovation

In his first remarks since being confirmed as Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Michael Kratsios said the government could do more with less, and called for partnering with the private sector and with academics in areas of national interest.

The Conversation

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy provides in-house science advice for the president

Presidents need science advice. From climate change and pandemics to the governance of AI and the country’s nuclear arsenal, science sits at the center of a range of foreign and domestic policy challenges that reach the president’s desk.

Fortune

How Peter Thiel’s network of right-wing techies is infiltrating Donald Trump’s White House

With David Sacks as “AI and crypto czar” and Elon Musk as co-head of the DOGE, Peter Thiel’s network has become closely tied to the new Trump administration.

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Elon Musk’s xAI safety whisperer joins Scale AI as an advisor

Dan Hendrycks, AI safety advisor to Elon Musk's xAI, recently posted on his LinkedIn profile that he has taken on a similar role at Scale AI.

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