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FTC subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic over safety incidentsThe civil subpoenas seek information about incidents in which AI systems reportedly took deceptive, aggressive or otherwise unsafe actions during testing. Axios reported that the FTC also plans to compel testimony from senior executives.→HR Path acquires SnapAI to expand AI and regulatory-compliance servicesThe acquisition is intended to strengthen HR Path’s AI-based offerings across its consulting, implementation and outsourcing businesses. SnapAI’s focus gives the deal a direct connection to regulated enterprise deployment.→IMF chief warns that the AI infrastructure boom is widening economic risksGeorgieva said AI investment is becoming a major driver of national economic fortunes while concentrating benefits in countries with strong technology sectors. She also highlighted risks from the rapid expansion of data-centre capacity and associated financial and inflationary pressures.→California bans AI-only firings and disciplineThe law bars employers from relying solely on automated decision systems for firing or disciplining workers and requires notice about AI involvement and relevant data. It is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2027.→Twenty-one countries call for mandatory frontier-AI testingThe statement says frontier developers should publish transparent safety protocols and permit qualified independent evaluators to assess risks. It also proposes international coordination on oversight without restricting access to AI’s benefits.→Trump announces an AI Force and an AI czarTrump announced that the United States would form an AI Force modelled on the Space Force and name an AI czar. He presented the initiative as protecting the AI industry from restrictions, but did not specify its structure, authority or funding.→House Speaker says Congress will not lead AI safety regulationHouse Speaker Mike Johnson said Congress would not lead the charge on AI safety regulation and opposed an emergency moratorium. He said he would recall the House for a vote only if lawmakers had a workable solution, while advocating a meeting with President Trump and major AI executives.→Trump signals a hands-off US AI regulatory postureThe administration is described as taking a light-touch approach to AI regulation ahead of a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. AI safety remains part of the diplomatic agenda, but the immediate policy emphasis is maintaining technological and strategic advantage.→EU tech chief says US and Europe are converging on AI guardrailsHenna Virkkunen told Axios at the G20 innovation ministerial that the United States and European Union are addressing many of the same AI safety concerns through different mechanisms. The comments came as Washington promoted the Carolina Principles, making the exchange a signal about transatlantic policy direction rather than a new binding rule.→US heads to G20 seeking a hands-off approach to AI regulationReuters reported that the US will urge G20 countries to take a hands-off approach to AI regulation at a meeting in North Carolina. The position comes as Washington and Beijing compete over AI leadership and governments debate how much oversight frontier systems require.→FSB chair warns AI-driven cyber risk could destabilise global financeIn a letter to G20 finance ministers and central-bank governors, Bailey warned that AI could change the speed, scale and economics of cyberattacks. He also cited dependence on a small number of technology providers and the lack of deployment protocols in many countries.→OpenAI executive warns AI cyberattacks could become persistentLehane said AI systems are becoming better at planning and launching offensive cyber operations. The interview also renewed calls for mandatory safety standards for frontier models in the United States.→Open-weight AI faces a new US government scrutiny debateThe current US AI framework excludes released open models from its definition of covered frontier models. Axios reported discussion of pre-release review, national-security evaluation and procurement standards for powerful open-weight systems.→Open-weight AI faces a new US government scrutiny debateThe current US AI framework excludes released open models from its definition of covered frontier models. Axios reported that officials and industry participants are nevertheless discussing pre-release review, national-security evaluation and procurement standards for powerful open-weight systems.→