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Senate Advances GUARD Act to Regulate AI and Protect Minors: The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously advanced the bipartisan GUARD Act, which would require age verification for AI users and restrict companion-style bots for minors. Critics say the bill’s definitions may be broad enough to limit access to mainstream chatbots as well. Link

White House Considering AI Model Vetting Prior to Release: The White House is reportedly exploring whether new AI models should be vetted before public release, signaling a possible new layer of federal oversight for frontier systems. Link

Microsoft Launches Agent 365 to Combat Rogue AI and Shadow AI Risks: Microsoft has taken Agent 365 out of preview to help enterprises detect rogue AI agents, govern shadow AI use, and secure systems as autonomous tools spread across the workplace. Link

Reuters Wins Pulitzer for Exposing Meta's AI Practices: Reuters won the Pulitzer for reporting that Meta knowingly exposed users, including children, to harmful AI chatbots while also profiting from fraudulent ads. The award underscores rising scrutiny of AI harms on major consumer platforms. Link

Navigating the Pitfalls of Agentic AI in Coding: Agentic coding tools may speed up software development, but hidden risks in testing, security, and long-term maintenance could create major problems at scale. The piece argues teams need stronger supervision and validation practices for machine-generated code. Link

Anthropic's Changes Leave AI Users in the Dark: A report on Anthropic highlights how frequent, undisclosed model changes can make enterprise reliance on LLMs difficult. The lack of transparency raises broader concerns around vendor trust, reproducibility, and operational stability. Link

Cisco Acquires Astrix Security to Enhance AI Agent Security: Cisco is acquiring Astrix Security and plans to integrate its technology into identity and access products to better secure AI agents. The move reflects growing demand for agent-specific enterprise security controls. Link

OpenAI Secures $10 Billion Joint Venture for AI Deployment: OpenAI has finalized a $10 billion joint venture backed by private equity firms to help businesses adopt its AI software. The effort marks a major push to turn model demand into enterprise deployment revenue. Link

A.I. Companies Expand Rapidly Amid Slow Profit Growth: The AI sector continues to grow quickly, but many companies still face a basic challenge: turning heavy investment and rapid adoption into durable profits. The piece highlights the widening gap between industry momentum and financial sustainability. Link

Anthropic Secures $900 Billion in Funding, Poised to Surpass OpenAI: Anthropic’s reported $900 billion funding round would test just how far private-market AI valuations can stretch amid pressure from compute costs, revenue expectations, and future IPO scrutiny. Link

Google Leads the AI Race Under Sundar Pichai's Leadership: TIME highlights how Sundar Pichai pushed Google to the front of the AI race, underscoring the company’s growing influence across models, products, and infrastructure. Link

The Future of AI Research: Autonomous Development by 2028?: A new analysis argues there is a 60% chance AI systems could begin autonomously building successor systems by the end of 2028. If true, the shift would reshape AI R&D, alignment priorities, and the broader economy. Link

IBM CEO Emphasizes Need for New Operating Models in AI Era: IBM CEO Arvind Krishna argues that capturing returns from AI will require companies to redesign workflows and operating models, not just layer in new tools. Link

The Death of AI Idealism: A Shift from Origins: Axios examines how AI has drifted from its earlier idealistic vision, reflecting broader changes in incentives, governance, and industry power dynamics. Link

NVIDIA's Nemotron 3 Super Dominates Open-Source AI Model Rankings: NVIDIA’s open-source Nemotron 3 Super has reached the top of the EnterpriseOps-Gym leaderboard, beating rivals including DeepSeek and GPT-OSS. The result strengthens NVIDIA’s position not just in chips, but in model development too. Link

IBM Sovereign Core: AI-Ready Environments with Enhanced Control and Flexibility: IBM launched Sovereign Core, an end-to-end system for organizations that need AI environments with stronger control, flexibility, and verifiable governance. Link

Anthropic and FIS Collaborate to Develop AI Agent for Financial Crime Prevention: Anthropic and FIS are building an AI agent designed to help banks detect and police financial crime, extending agentic AI deeper into regulated financial workflows. Link