During a Salesforce event, Jensen Huang says the AI industry doesn't need any new laws or regulations and market forces will help companies safely innovate (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)

The Senate voted to block the Clarity Act, preventing a comprehensive crypto market-structure framework. OpenAI has discussed a new private funding round at a $1.2 trillion valuation and is collaborating with Anthropic and Google DeepMind on AI safety, while supporting the FRONTIER Act’s requirement for external safety evaluators. A former DeepMind researcher resigned, warning that AI’s growing situational awareness could pose existential risks.