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Exciting times: I'm moving over to author Decoded, @POLITICO's new daily briefing on tech and the economy, launching Oct. 5. I'm thrilled to be on an amazing team covering how tech's rapid evolution is impacting our society and our politics. Subscribe --> politico.com/decoded-by-poli…
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New: Kyrsten Sinema’s ex-boyfriend and former bodyguard said he threw her paintings into her swimming pool in part because he felt disillusioned by her relationship with a major U.S. Artificial Intelligence software developer amid the war in Gaza
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This is an underappreciated dynamic in the AI policy fight to come -- the likes of Jamie Dimon and other top "non-tech" CEOs have serious skin in the game and will speak up.
@samjsutton reports that a Dimon-led AI group is expanding with big names.
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Call it the committee to save the world.
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Very kind of @vtg2 to let me take the driver’s seat on Morning Money one last time before the Decoded debut.
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And expect *a lot* more on the intersection of tech, politics and economic policy on Oct. 5. Sign up for Decoded now! politico.com/decoded-by-poli…
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The age of the AI personal assistant is here, courtesy of Meta, and it could bring about a reckoning for the global financial system.
It’s the latest wake-up call for banks and their regulators
w/@Jasper_Goodman & @AidenReiter
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Trump's economy polls terribly. It's also surging. @vtg
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But what if this means the Federal Reserve is no longer a uniquely structured, quasi-private entity with a distinct historical tradition that follows in the distinct historical tradition of the First and Second Banks of the United States?
When asked what tangible steps Congress can take on AI, @RepDonBeyer (D-VA) tells @davidgura and @EenaRuffini that there’s an idea to use “something like the Federal Reserve, where there is a federal component with people appointed by the President, confirmed by Congress overseeing it, but you still let the labs, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Gemini, hire some of the very best people to safety test.”
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Energy bills. Pollution. The end of the world. And home prices?
Housing inaffordability may be the next problem AI hyperscalers have to answer for.
@TheNAIAorg CEO @CalebMaxVA10 told Cap Risk it’s a concern they’re taking seriously ➡️ politico.com/newsletters/mor…
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New: Trump rules out Scott Bessent for AI Czar, saying Bessent “doesn’t want to” and “he’s doing such a great job at Treasury.”
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The endgame to Basel endgame?
@AidenReiter scooplet: The Federal Reserve and other regulators are hoping to hold an open meeting to finalize a major bank capital package in the second or third week of December.
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NEW: There's been a lot of talk about GOP candidates "breaking" with President Trump.
But "more often times than not, a candidate or an elected official will call the White House and ask how to do it," one person familiar with the WH's thinking told me. Candidates are trying to message what they need to for their voters — but don't want to land on the president's bad side.
At the same time, “[Trump] understands the whole gambit. He gets the whole concept. He gets the environment,” the person said.
Our latest on how the WH is trying to help vulnerable GOP candidates navigate messaging and considering policy moves they otherwise might not as the midterms close in.
w/ @AlexGangitano and @MyahWard politico.com/news/2026/09/25…
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America's most influential activists and changemakers are starting to take AI regulation seriously. politico.com/newsletters/mor…
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Piece in the FT from Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes arguing that the bank supervision model is the right template for AI regulation ft.com/content/58be9a1b-345c…
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Scoop: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's proposed AI safety "notification mechanism" is simpler than that moniker suggests: It's an open channel between him and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, four people familiar told me, @PhelimKine and @_AriHawkins. politico.com/news/2026/09/22…
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Bessent and USTR Greer say they proposed a “notification mechanism” between US and China on AI national security-related incidents. On tariffs they hinted that lower duties could be coming for consumer & low tech goods. Teams are continuing talks. (w/ @allie_canal)
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