Category: AI

AI Startup Funding 2025 TL;DR: The artificial intelligence funding landscape underwent a seismic transformation in 2025, with seed-stage deals reaching unprecedented scales. Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab secured a record-shattering $2 billion seed round at a $12 billion valuation, while Periodic…

EU AI Lobbying 2026 TL;DR: Big Tech lobbying in Brussels reached €151 million annually in 2025, a 55% surge since 2021, with Meta leading at €10 million and Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon collectively spending €24 million. Corporate Europe Observatory documents reveal…

AI Infrastructure Permitting Requirements 2026 TL;DR: The July 2025 Executive Order (EO 14318) fundamentally restructured federal permitting for AI data centers exceeding 100 megawatts, introducing FAST-41 accelerated timelines, NEPA categorical exclusions, and programmatic ESA consultations. With global data center power demand…

GDPR AI Integration 2026 TL;DR: The convergence of GDPR and AI regulation has created an unprecedented compliance landscape. The EU AI Act, fully operational by August 2026, introduces a risk-based framework that fundamentally reshapes how organizations must approach AI development and…

Enterprise Generative AI 2026 TL;DR: Enterprise GenAI adoption has reached 71% in 2025, with 82% of executives using AI weekly. Yet a stark ROI crisis persists—42% of companies report AI adoption “tearing their company apart,” 95% of enterprise AI initiatives fail…

AI Safety Research TL;DR: AI safety research reached a critical inflection point in 2025-2026, transitioning from theoretical frameworks to practical implementation as models approach AGI capabilities. With only $180-200 million in global funding versus $50+ billion in capability development, the field…

Agricultural Biotechnology Risk Assessment Introduction: The Evolution of Biotechnology Governance The regulation of agricultural biotechnology represents one of the most complex intersections of science, policy, and public interest in modern history. From the landmark Asilomar Conference in 1975 to today’s AI-assisted…

AI in Agriculture The agricultural sector is entering one of the most profound technological shifts in its history. From genomic editing to satellite-driven crop monitoring, artificial intelligence is transforming not only how food is produced, but also how farming ecosystems adapt…

Trump AI Executive Order State Preemption TL;DR: President Trump’s leaked draft executive order targeting state AI regulations represents the most aggressive federal intervention in technology policy since the internet’s early days. The six-page document, obtained by multiple news outlets in November…