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The 20-Second Scan * The Commerce Department announced it will conduct pre-deployment testing of AI models from Google, Microsoft, and xAI, reversing the hands-off posture of the earlier AI Action Plan. * NERC issued a Level 3 alert - its highest - mandating seven actions by August 3 to address data center
Century Report
The 20-Second Scan * Google DeepMind employees voted 98% in favor of unionizing over AI military contracts, with at least 1,000 staff seeking joint representation by the Communication Workers Union and Unite the Union. * The White House is considering a federal review process for new AI models before public release,
Century Report
The 20-Second Scan * Britain's biometrics watchdogs warned that oversight of AI-powered face scanning is lagging far behind the technology, with the Met scanning 1.7 million faces this year alone, up 87%. * An AI system used to predict healthcare contributions for millions of Kenyans systematically overcharged the poorest
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The 20-Second Scan * A Chinese intermediate court ruled that companies cannot use AI adoption as grounds for dismissing workers, upholding a ruling that ordered a tech firm to reinstate a quality assurance supervisor. * The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ruled that only performances "demonstrably performed by humans
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The 20-Second Scan * The Pentagon signed agreements with seven AI companies including OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, SpaceX, and Microsoft for military deployment under an "any lawful use" standard, with Anthropic excluded. * The UK AI Security Institute found GPT-5.5 matched Anthropic's restricted Mythos Preview on advanced cybersecurity
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The 20-Second Scan * Google signed a classified deal with the Pentagon allowing use of its AI models for "any lawful government purpose," 24 hours after 600+ Google employees signed a letter demanding Sundar Pichai block classified military AI use. * CATL signed a 60 GWh sodium-ion battery deal with