https://jamoke.news/topic/artificial-intelligenceAI policy and politics: regulation, safety probes and AI-industry PAC spending.en-usMon, 09 Nov 2026 12:09:21 +0000https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-09-anti-ai-populism-is-the-future-of-american-politics-garrison-lovelyhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-09-anti-ai-populism-is-the-future-of-american-politics-garrison-lovelyMon, 09 Nov 2026 11:00:08 +0000Democrats should drag Sam Altman, Dario Amodei and Elon Musk before the world and make them explain just what it is they’re trying to do and whyThe AI industry had a bad night last week.The Democrats’ sweeping midterms victory is a rebuke ohttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-09-5-new-lawmakers-to-watch-on-ai-safety-in-2027https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-09-5-new-lawmakers-to-watch-on-ai-safety-in-2027Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000The AI safety community is feeling optimistic after the Democrats’ midterms sweep elected several candidates promising stricter regulations on the technology. After years of stalled AI regulation in Congress, advocates for stricter guardrahttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-09-elon-musk-s-empire-braces-for-democratic-crackdownhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-09-elon-musk-s-empire-braces-for-democratic-crackdownMon, 09 Nov 2026 10:20:05 +0000Elon Musk's sprawling empire — from rockets to robots, electric cars to AI — is facing a political onslaught with few parallels in modern corporate history.Why it matters: The world's richest man confronts a constellation of risks spanning https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-09-exclusive-trump-s-faa-touts-new-ai-powered-tool-helping-thousands-of-phttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-09-exclusive-trump-s-faa-touts-new-ai-powered-tool-helping-thousands-of-pMon, 09 Nov 2026 10:00:38 +0000The Trump administration's SMART system rerouted nearly 180 flights carrying 24,000 passengers, cutting flight times by over 10 minutes on average.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-08-ap-sources-staff-at-u-s-center-for-ai-safety-are-reporting-to-the-whithttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-08-ap-sources-staff-at-u-s-center-for-ai-safety-are-reporting-to-the-whitSun, 08 Nov 2026 18:05:01 +0000Officials with the Center for Advancing Innovation and Standards for Super Intelligence, or CAISSI, an independent division of the Commerce Department, recently were asked to informally report to an office of the White House.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-08-ai-nearly-had-us-troops-attack-a-chinese-ship-nobody-could-check-its-whttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-08-ai-nearly-had-us-troops-attack-a-chinese-ship-nobody-could-check-its-wSun, 08 Nov 2026 18:00:00 +0000The lack of independent oversight and verifiable records in artificial intelligence deployment poses significant risks to national security, finance and healthcare, necessitating a solution similar to aviation's flight recorders.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-08-democrats-won-big-on-election-day-but-can-they-agree-on-aihttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-08-democrats-won-big-on-election-day-but-can-they-agree-on-aiSun, 08 Nov 2026 16:00:00 +0000Democrats campaigned on concerns about AI and data centers, but competing priorities and opposition from the Trump administration could complicate efforts to enact new regulations.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-08-behind-the-curtain-texas-is-the-1-story-of-americahttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-08-behind-the-curtain-texas-is-the-1-story-of-americaSun, 08 Nov 2026 14:18:01 +0000No state looms larger, more dominant or more instructive about the future of American politics, governance and AI than Texas.Why it matters: Texas is suddenly — and unexpectedly — the American story. It's the battleground and proving groundhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-several-democrats-renew-calls-for-datacenter-pauses-after-blue-wavehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-several-democrats-renew-calls-for-datacenter-pauses-after-blue-waveFri, 06 Nov 2026 21:14:46 +0000Tech industry fears delays to its multi-trillion dollar infrastructure buildout meant to power artificial intelligence Several newly elected Democrats and Senator Bernie Sanders have renewed calls for datacenter moratoriums in the days aftehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-opposition-to-ai-data-centers-in-the-midterms-foreshadows-tougher-reguhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-opposition-to-ai-data-centers-in-the-midterms-foreshadows-tougher-reguFri, 06 Nov 2026 18:30:36 +0000Data center regulation itself was not on most midterm ballots, but hard-line stances against the server warehouses were woven into the platforms of Democrats who upended longtime Republican control of the governorships in Texas, Ohio and Gehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-data-center-backlash-fuels-votes-for-change-stock-market-swinghttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-data-center-backlash-fuels-votes-for-change-stock-market-swingFri, 06 Nov 2026 17:57:49 +0000Concern over AI and misgivings about data center construction​ helped drive votes​ for change in the midterms — and fueled volatility on the stock market that experts say is likely to continue.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-ai-companies-deceptive-election-ads-show-why-congress-must-scrutinizehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-ai-companies-deceptive-election-ads-show-why-congress-must-scrutinizeFri, 06 Nov 2026 17:30:00 +0000Public Citizen and Issue One advocates for the Sunlight on SuperPACs Act to require campaign ads to disclose their top three donors, following reports that the AI industry used shell groups to hide over $69 million in midterms spending.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-could-the-us-midterms-burst-the-ai-bubblehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-could-the-us-midterms-burst-the-ai-bubbleFri, 06 Nov 2026 16:14:23 +0000Fears of more AI regulation appear to have sparked fear among investors, but concerns about the industry have been growing for some time.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-progressive-group-s-182-page-blueprint-maps-out-potential-dem-investighttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-progressive-group-s-182-page-blueprint-maps-out-potential-dem-investigFri, 06 Nov 2026 13:35:56 +0000Former President Joe Biden aides mapped Tesla, Apple, Amazon and OpenAI as targets for sweeping Democratic congressional investigations into Trump allies.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-how-ai-is-enabling-faster-more-dangerous-cyber-warfarehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-how-ai-is-enabling-faster-more-dangerous-cyber-warfareFri, 06 Nov 2026 12:15:06 +0000Refrigerator hacks. $6.3 billion crypto heists. 14-country espionage campaigns carried out in just 11 days. All in the span of a week.Why it matters: State-backed hackers are finding new ways to launch cyberattacks at remarkable speed and shttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-why-markets-experienced-massive-tech-sell-offhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-why-markets-experienced-massive-tech-sell-offFri, 06 Nov 2026 00:43:12 +0000A day after investors gave U.S. stocks a big post-election boost, the markets saw a massive sell-off over concerns about the future of artificial intelligence. Kelly O'Grady breaks it down.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-lawsuit-claims-ai-on-google-s-school-chromebook-helped-plan-teen-s-neahttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-lawsuit-claims-ai-on-google-s-school-chromebook-helped-plan-teen-s-neaThu, 05 Nov 2026 22:42:47 +0000Parents are suing technology giant Google, alleging the AI Gemini chatbot offered on school Chromebooks helped a young teen plan her near-suicide and funeral. The lawsuit, filed in California Superior Court on Wednesday, claims a 13-year-olhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-nvidia-and-spacex-lose-billions-in-market-value-as-tech-and-ai-stockshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-nvidia-and-spacex-lose-billions-in-market-value-as-tech-and-ai-stocksThu, 05 Nov 2026 21:25:57 +0000Investors have reacted to possible tougher scrutiny of data centre construction and the AI industry.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-the-democrats-strolled-to-victory-in-the-midterms-after-pummeling-repuhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-the-democrats-strolled-to-victory-in-the-midterms-after-pummeling-repuThu, 05 Nov 2026 14:25:00 +0000Plus: Giant driverless trucks that run on batteries (at coal mines), political headwinds for the AI power trade and the race to reinvent chocolate.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-data-centers-lose-big-as-voters-voice-outrage-in-midtermshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-data-centers-lose-big-as-voters-voice-outrage-in-midtermsThu, 05 Nov 2026 12:46:19 +0000Voters in the midterm elections made their voices heard, delivering a major rejection to AI data centers and the candidates who support them. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports for TODAY.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-tech-barons-cozied-up-to-trump-what-will-they-do-in-newly-blue-americahttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-tech-barons-cozied-up-to-trump-what-will-they-do-in-newly-blue-americaThu, 05 Nov 2026 09:00:02 +0000Democrats’ success was helped by popular anger over tech, AI and the super rich – life for billionaires could become much more difficultThe photo of Silicon Valley centi-billionaires at Donald Trump’s inauguration – Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerbhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-while-the-u-s-is-playing-catch-up-on-drones-it-has-a-lead-over-china-ihttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-while-the-u-s-is-playing-catch-up-on-drones-it-has-a-lead-over-china-iThu, 05 Nov 2026 01:16:00 +0000The AI industry is scrambling to repackage a $10 trillion infrastructure buildout to appease a hostile electorate that overwhelmingly voted to restrict data center construction in ballot measures across the country.It's not just changing thhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-fake-vogue-cover-featuring-top-democrats-goes-viral-after-midtermshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-fake-vogue-cover-featuring-top-democrats-goes-viral-after-midtermsWed, 04 Nov 2026 23:44:58 +0000A fake Vogue cover featuring prominent Democrats Zohran Mamdani, Barack Obama, Abdul El-Sayed and Jon Ossoff has gone viral following the party's decisive wins across the country in the midterms. The cover, which is AI generated, duped manyhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-democrats-eye-big-tech-after-midterm-winshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-democrats-eye-big-tech-after-midterm-winsWed, 04 Nov 2026 16:24:40 +0000Democrats are making commitments to make artificial intelligence regulation and the investigation of companies a key priority as they prepare to take control of the House and Senate after Tuesday night's election sweep. Shortly after news bhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-u-s-stock-indexes-opened-higher-on-hope-that-legislative-gridlock-willhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-u-s-stock-indexes-opened-higher-on-hope-that-legislative-gridlock-willWed, 04 Nov 2026 15:16:00 +0000U.S. stock indexes surge on hope that legislative gridlock, an AI slowdown and checks on presidential power will mark the start of a new era for the economy.