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Uganda: Why This Budget Is Different

Opinion - Uganda stands at a rare inflection point in its development trajectory. With commercial oil production scheduled to commence later this year and a fresh electoral mandate secured, the ...

White House Reins In AI-Testing Unit as National-Security Concerns Grow

The unit’s future was thrown into doubt after its public work was halted despite winning praise from AI developers.
JD Supra

Climate Transition Focus: Third Edition – update on transition planning and transition finance developments, primarily in the UK and the EU

In this Third Edition of Climate Transition Focus, we reflect on the progress and the range of transition developments that have occurred since ...
Tax Guru

How MCA’s ZCZP Recognition Links CSR with Social Stock Exchange

New MCA amendments permit companies to deploy a portion of CSR funds through Zero Coupon Zero Principal instruments listed on the Social Stock Exchange, creating an additional regulated implementation ...
Nextgov

Anticipated executive order could give NSA a role in voluntary AI model testing

The order, which is expected this week, comes as the Trump administration grapples with the national security implications of advanced cyber-focused AI models like Anthropic’s Mythos. NSA White House ...
USA Today

A Tesla model became the first to pass NHTSA's new self-driving tests

Tesla's Model Y became the first automobile to pass the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's ‘Advanced Driver Assistance System’ tests, the agency said. NHTSA, which is part of the ...
Electrek

Tesla Model Y first to pass NHTSA’s new ADAS tests — but they test the basics

NHTSA announced today that the 2026 Tesla Model Y is the first vehicle to pass its new advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) benchmark tests under the updated New Car Assessment Program. The agency ...
The Hill

Microsoft, Google, xAI giving government early access to AI models for review

Three major artificial intelligence firms have agreed to share their models with the federal government to be tested ahead of deployment, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ...
CNN

Microsoft, Google and xAI will let the government test their AI models before launch

Google, Microsoft and xAI will share unreleased versions of their AI models with the government to curb cybersecurity threats, the National Institute of Standards and Technology announced on Tuesday.
SiliconANGLE

Liquid Instruments lands $50M to scale AI-driven test and measurement platform

Software-defined test and measurement startup Liquid Instruments Pty. Ltd. today announced that it has raised $50 million in new funding to accelerate product development, scale up its artificial ...
InfoWorld

GitHub shifts Copilot to usage-based billing, signaling a new cost model for enterprise AI tools

GitHub is moving its Copilot coding assistant to a usage-based billing model, replacing fixed subscription pricing with consumption-based charges as demand for AI-driven development workloads ...