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OpenAI’s Bubeck denies trying to cut Anthropic mathematician from credit44m ago 10 of the scariest AI villains in movie history45m ago Maven Robotics wants to steal your robot deployment deal47m ago Agent Security Is Not AI Governance: Why Conflating The Two Is A Risk Enterprises Can't Afford49m ago Positron Valued at $5 Billion in New Funding as Demand for AI Chips Surges56m ago 7 Steps to Become a Forward Deployed Engineer in 20261h ago Ramp eyes $60bn valuation three months after $44bn, Bloomberg reports1h ago D-Matrix Connects Raptor XPUs to NVIDIA AI Factories via NVLink Fusion2h ago Andrew Tulloch, Poster Child for Out-of-Control AI Spending, Reportedly Quits Meta2h ago Mother Horrified When Instagram’s AI Scours Social Media for Invasive Information About Her Young Daughters2h ago Salesforce Unveils Six-Capability Trusted AI Harness for Enterprises2h ago US closes $1.9bn loan to restart the Iowa nuclear plant powering Google2h ago OpenAI Gives US Agencies 50% Off Models, Ending $1 Per Year Deal2h ago 47,000 job listings reveal the engineering roles that AI is creating2h ago

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AI companies are spending hundreds of millions on the midterms, and they want one thing

The Next WebPublished Jul 9, 2026

AI companies and their backers are investing hundreds of millions in the 2026 US midterms via super PACs like Leading the Future and Innovation Council Action to promote a unified national AI regulatory framework and oppose stricter state laws. This effort follows the Senate's removal of a federal preemption provision and aims to prevent a fragmented regulatory landscape that could hinder AI development.

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