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Trump slams Israel, praises Iran at G7 summit
President Trump praised Iranian leaders while slamming his greatest ally in the Middle East, Israel, at the G7 summit on Tuesday. Nancy Cordes has more details.
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Starmer Touts £1.3 Billion of Energy, AI Investment at G7 Summit
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Keir Starmer announced £1.3 billion of investment into the UK in energy and AI projects at the G7 summit in France, as Britain’s premier tries to convey a sense of business as usual even as he faces the prospect of a leadership challenge.
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Daily on Energy: Oil tumbling, Strait watch, and a $500 million rare earths loan
WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Tuesday, readers! Defending World Cup champions Argentina has their first match today against Algeria, with Lionel Messi cementing his record with the most games played at the World Cup. 🇦🇷⚽🇩🇿 Who do you think will win tonight’s match? Off the pitch, oil prices extended their decline today as […]
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Trump's AI export strategy runs into Trump's export controls
The Trump administration has made exporting American AI a key part of its plans for global AI dominance, but ad hoc policy decisions around the most advanced AI are threatening that effort.Why it matters: A flagship U.S. program designed to boost AI exports could be undermined by the very administration that created it."The government's willingness to arbitrarily and abruptly remove America's best models from all foreign use shows that the strategy behind the AI Export Program is no longer relevant to decision makers in the U.S. government," Dean Ball, a former AI adviser in the Trump administration, told Axios.Driving the news: The Trump administration slapped export controls on Anthropic's newest model Fable 5 due to disagreements over whether it is safe for deployment, causing Anthropic to pull access to it entirely.Administration officials and Anthropic staff continue to hash out their disagreements this week, with no solution yet.The big picture: The American AI exports program is a relatively new initiative that President Trump created in a July 2025 executive order.It's meant to bundle the infrastructure, tools and models into ready-to-deploy AI systems for allies and partners, and has been touted as a key part of the White House's AI policy goals, as Axios has previously reported.Those who are selected for the program will get expedited export control license reviews, prioritized access to U.S. federal credit programs, government-to-government advocacy abroad and dedicated interagency coordination.What they're saying: A tech industry source told Axios that there are "downstream consequences" to using export controls as a means of enforcing tech policy, setting new precedents for future oversight and licensing of tech releases."Fueling perceptions that the US government could disable overseas access to an AI model or system only makes it more difficult to promote American AI exports," the source said. "Global customers will have a harder time committing to purchasing US-made AI."Other tech industry sources told Axios the Anthropic export control issue creates uncertainty by complicating relationships with allies at a time when there is a major focus on exporting U.S. technology abroad. "Given the interconnected nature of the AI tech stack, restrictions aimed at one layer or at one company in the stack can create unintended impacts for other parts of the stack," one of the sources said."It definitely has a flavor of picking winners and losers, and the hope is that the U.S. government, in its efforts to promote American companies abroad, is going to do that consistently across the board, rather than picking up individual companies to prioritize over others," said Paul Lekas, vice president of public policy at the Software and Information Industry Association.Yes, but: Other AI companies looking to participate in the American AI exports program may avoid the problems that have befallen Anthropic. The upside of joining the program hasn't gone away, said Joseph Hoefer, AI principal at Monument Advocacy. But companies will have to build contingencies in case a layer of their "tech stack" suddenly becomes unavailable due to a decision by the administration."This could turn out to be a one-off: a specific action, in a specific situation, that the administration resolves and doesn't repeat," he said.The other side: The White House defended the move as part of an effort to "balance" AI innovation and national security, per spokesperson Kush Desai.The Commerce Department's International Trade Administration did not respond to requests for comment.What's next: Applications for the American AI exports program are due June 30, and how the White House handles its dispute with Anthropic could shape whether companies feel confident participating.
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Even an AI-Sparked Economic Miracle Will Not Save the Federal Budget
Congress cannot sit by and hope for AI to fix the deficit.
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Macron, Zelensky heard on hot-mic talking about Trump at G7 meeting
French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday were heard on a live microphone discussing President Trump on the sidelines of the G7 Leaders’ summit in Evian-les-Bains. “Yesterday, we had a difficult discussion in front of the camera,” Macron said of the G7 meeting with Trump regarding the war in Ukraine. The…
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Starmer, Islam and the Troubled Face of Modern Britain
It turns out that I have found something to agree with Keir Starmer about. During Ramadan this year, the prime minister described Muslims as "the face of modern Britain." I think that is correct.
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Live updates: Trump touts Iran deal, as G7 leaders focus on Mideast, Ukraine wars
President Trump, in France at the G7 Summit, looked ahead to the next stage of talks with Iran, but urged Israel to tone down its attacks on Lebanon. “We have our deal done with Iran and it should be successful. It goes to a second stage which I think will be actually easier,” Trump said…
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US-Iran peace deal takes center stage at G7 as Hormuz shipping stalls
Trump says the strait will be open after the signing, but experts warn clearing mines could take weeks.
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