OpenAI is making several changes to the system it uses to evaluate the risks new models pose, adding new categories for models that could self-replicate or conceal their capabilities.
Why it matters: OpenAI uses its "preparedness framework" to decide whether AI models are safe and what, if any, safeguards are needed during development and for public release.
Lawmakers and ex-cybersecurity officials are starting to rally around Chris Krebs after President Trump revoked his security clearance and requested that the Justice Department open an investigation into his time leading CISA.
Why it matters: Trump's moves to revoke security clearances and investigate his political enemies could tarnish the targets' reputations.
The resilient bipartisanship that has long protected cybersecurity issues in Washington is facing its biggest test in the second Trump administration.
Why it matters: Without guaranteed bipartisanship, the country's whole-of-government approach to both preventing hacks and fighting back is in jeopardy, experts say.
Virtue AI has raised a $30 millionseed and Series A funding round led by Walden Catalyst Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners, the company exclusively shared with Axios.
Why it matters: If Virtue AI's platform works as intended, it could solve a major headache for security leaders who currently juggle multiple tools to address different AI-related vulnerabilities.
Meta has a long history of acquiring or building copycat apps and features that have ultimately failed and shuttered in less than a few years.
But the unprecedented success of two of its biggest bets have regulators concerned its tactics are anticompetitive.
Why it matters: Faced with a historic antitrust lawsuit, Meta argues its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp weren't meant to stifle smaller competitors, but help it remain relevant to users as the social media landscape evolved.
The Trump administration's abrupt walk back of tariff exceptions for cell phones, computers and chips has Wall Street guessing, but it made sense to those who understand the president's thinking: He doesn't like the "E" words.
"Exceptions and exemptions are weakness," said a Trump adviser who has discussed tariff policy with him. "Trump is for strength."
Why it matters:President Trump's determination not to appear weak — or wrong — on tariffs and his erratic, real-time tweaking of his policy have confused investors, deflated the dollar and shaken the stock market.
Vice President Vance's allies and former aides are set to have a key role in pushing the Trump administration to move aggressively to break up big corporations, including tech companies.
Why it matters: It's the latest example of Vance leaning into an area that's popular with President Trump'sMAGA base — and at odds with the pre-Trump GOP.
U.S. tech giants are awkwardly navigating two paths through the minefield of President Trump's global trade war.
The big picture: Companies like Apple and Nvidia are altering their short-term supply chains and diversifying their product sourcing to minimize the cost of Trump's tariffs.
Officials fromthe Trump, Biden, Obama and Bush administrations, defense and intelligence experts, lawmakers, scientists, and investors are huddling in Texas this week to plot American primacy amid a global realignment.
Why it matters: Michael Kratsios, Trump's chief science-and-technology policy adviser, in an interview said U.S. national and economic security is contingent on "technological dominance." He delivered his first public address at the Endless Frontiers summit Monday — its only on-the-record segment.
Autonomy specialist Overland AI is now producing ground vehicles, dubbed Ultra, that are capable of schlepping supplies, amplifying communications and launching drones.
Why it matters: U.S. generals and admirals are calling for spilled oil — not blood — on first contact. This is the company's latest offering for that regime.
AI's carbon footprint remains a riddle three years into the genAI revolution, thanks to AI makers' secrecy and the difficulty of accurate measurements at scale.
Why it matters: Chatbot users say they're concerned about AI's climate impact, but with too many complex variables and not enough data, we're still effectively just guessing.
President Trump said Sunday he'll announce tariffs on semiconductor chips "over the next week," though he indicated he could offer flexibility to some companies.
Why it matters: The White House indicated on Friday that smartphones and computers would be exempted from the 125% import levies Trump imposed on China, where Apple assembles most of its iPhones.
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