White House Weighs Blocking State AI Laws as Safety Debate Grows - America is heading toward a major showdown over who should set the rules for artificial intelligence — the states or the federal government. The order would create an AI Litigation Task Force, restrict federal funding to states with “onerous” AI rules, and push the FTC to issue guidance preempting state laws. The push has sparked bipartisan resistance, dividing Republicans and drawing criticism from Democrats, governors, and tech safety advocates.

Europe Scales Back GDPR and AI Act to Boost Growth and Ease Compliance - After years championing the world’s strictest tech regulations, the European Union (EU) is now poised to soften its landmark privacy and AI laws. The shift reflects sustained pressure from Big Tech, the US government, and internal critics who argue that regulatory burdens are slowing innovation, deepening economic stagnation, and undermining the bloc’s ability to compete globally.

Building more with GPT-5.1-Codex-Max - OpenAI is introducing GPT‑5.1-Codex-Max, our new frontier agentic coding model, available in Codex today. GPT‑5.1-Codex-Max is faster, more intelligent, and more token-efficient at every stage of the development cycle–and a new step towards becoming a reliable coding partner.

Nvidia’s record $57B revenue and upbeat forecast quiets AI bubble talk - Nvidia reported revenue of $57 billion in the third quarter, 62% higher compared to the same quarter last year. The company’s net income on a GAAP basis was $32 billion, 65% higher year-over-year. Both revenue and profit results beat Wall Street expectations.

Introducing SAM 3D: Powerful 3D Reconstruction for Physical World Images - Meta announces two new state-of-the-art models: SAM 3D Objects for object and scene reconstruction, and SAM 3D Body for human body and shape estimation. SAM 3D sets a new standard for grounded 3D reconstruction in physical world scenarios.

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Review the immersive simulation output and click "Explain" to activate the AI tutor for summarized learning, then view or share the code

Experiment with different projects like games, content schedulers, or data dashboards; try again if the sim is not functional and visually appealing

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