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EPA’s Use of Gene Test to Assess Chemicals Sparks Mixed Reaction

The EPA’s first effort to use an emerging type of scientific data to calculate the amount of a chemical that is hazardous drew praise from chemical manufacturers and criticism from environmental health groups, who said the agency ignored evidence of the chemicals’ harms.

Google’s Backstops Underpin $35 Billion Chip Deal for Anthropic

Google was one of Anthropic PBC’s earliest investors, repeatedly buying equity in the artificial intelligence firm. Now it’s increasingly backstopping the financing that underpins data centers for the startup, underscoring the complex business ties among the handful of largest tech companies pouring money into AI.

Can OpenAI and Anthropic Deliver on IPO Hype?: Explainer

SpaceX’s plan for a massive initial public offering has been the talk of the investing world this spring. Yet the confetti will barely have been swept off the floor of the Nasdaq when listings from OpenAI and Anthropic PBC get going. The firms, which are among the most influential in artificial intelligence, are expected to go public as soon as the fall.

AI Liability Risks Mute Impact of Trump’s State-Law Targeting

The Trump adminstration’s aim to sue over state AI regulations it deems unconstitutional will likely have minimal corporate impact.

Meta Is Betting on Power Trading to Support Its AI Expansion

Meta Platforms Inc. is venturing into the complex world of electricity trading, betting it can accelerate the construction of new US power plants that are vital to its artificial intelligence ambitions.

Big Tech’s Debt Binge Raises Risk in Race to Create an AI World

Equity investors are growing increasingly concerned about the amount of leverage that Big Tech is taking on to build out its artificial intelligence infrastructure as the industry faces rising fears of a bubble.

Deepfakes Are Hard to Punish—A Federal Criminal Law Can Fix That

Deepfakes proliferating online can ruin reputations, and the current patchwork of legal recourse is insufficient to protect victims. A federal criminal law can fix that.

EU’s AI, Privacy Rules Revamp Leaves Companies Wanting Clarity

The European Union offered companies pared-down AI, cyber, and privacy rules. Instead, the regulatory relief threatens to complicate compliance.

ChatGPT and Generative AI Are Hits! Can Copyright Law Stop Them?

Could America's intellectual property laws spell doom for the burgeoning field of generative AI? This video explores the brewing battle over copyright and artificial intelligence.

A Big Law Music Dealmaker Explores Future of the Business

Government Accounting Chair Eyes AI, Tech Integration

From Errors to Efficiency: Can AI Transform the Practice of Law?

A Professor Says AI Can Help Solve Contract Disputes

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