White House guidance reportedly exempts open-weight AI models from a new federal security review, reshaping how agencies may assess deployable AI.

Palantir is bringing NVIDIA Nemotron open models into air-gapped government systems, aiming to give US agencies more control over secure AI.

Anthropic and California Governor Newsom struck a deal giving all state agencies and local governments access to Claude AI at half price, with training and support included.

OpenAI is pitching advanced models for government cybersecurity work as federal agencies seek stronger defenses.

South Africa pulled its draft national AI policy after an investigation revealed the document cited sources fabricated by an AI chatbot.

OpenAI has signed a new partnership with Amazon Web Services to distribute its AI models to U.S. defense and civilian government agencies, including through AWS GovCloud and classified regions, expanding its federal footprint amid Anthropic's Pentagon fallout.

At the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, Google unveils a comprehensive $15 billion investment in India's digital infrastructure, alongside the AI for Government Innovation Challenge and expanded partnerships to accelerate AI adoption across government services and research.

OpenAI brings secure ChatGPT to GenAI.mil, the Pentagon's AI platform serving 3 million military and civilian personnel with enhanced safeguards.