Policy & Geopolitics News

State action shaping the chip and AI industries: export controls, CHIPS Act awards, antitrust, tariffs, and immigration policy that moves the talent pipeline. This hub archives every policy story our AI editor has scored, with the US–China technology contest as its through-line.

• The Vatican’s Man Inside AnthropicMay 29, 2026 · Wired · scored 1.45/10 · day ranking →
• Backed by tech money, a moderate Democrat from Silicon Valley mounts a bid for California governorMay 4, 2026 · CNN · scored 1.40/10 · day ranking →
• New book takes on the dominance of Silicon Valley billionairesAug 23, 2026 · Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences · scored 1.40/10 · day ranking →
• Silicon Valley priest: Encyclical gives new impetus to Church–Big Tech dialogueMay 26, 2026 · Vatican News · scored 1.40/10 · day ranking →
• Tech Strategy Initiative Meeting in Silicon ValleyJul 6, 2026 · Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz · scored 1.40/10 · day ranking →
• Why Is Silicon Valley Turning Conservative?May 3, 2026 · Harvard Magazine · scored 1.40/10 · day ranking →
• The Technocratic Control of USraelJul 28, 2026 · Activistpost.com · scored 1.40/10 · day ranking →
• As A.I. Fever Rises in Silicon Valley, Pope Leo Has a Few WordsMay 28, 2026 · The New York Times · scored 1.40/10 · day ranking →
• Pope Leo calls for being ‘profoundly human’ in the age of AIMay 25, 2026 · The Verge · scored 1.35/10 · day ranking →
• A US tariff that Beijing will loveJul 25, 2026 · Americanthinker.com · scored 1.35/10 · day ranking →
• The Vatican Takes on Silicon Valley With an A.I. WarningMay 26, 2026 · The New York Times · scored 1.35/10 · day ranking →
• WATCH: Pope warns AI ‘needs to be disarmed’May 27, 2026 · Abcnews.com · scored 1.35/10 · day ranking →
• Pope Leo Warns of Risks From AI In 42,300-Word EncyclicalMay 27, 2026 · Slashdot.org · scored 1.35/10 · day ranking →
• How the Pope’s Magnifica Humanitas offers a template for individuals to meet the AI momentMay 30, 2026 · MIT Technology Review · scored 1.35/10 · day ranking →
• Silicon Valley’s Most Dangerous InnovationAug 22, 2026 · Capital & Main · scored 1.30/10 · day ranking →
• Taxing Artificial IntelligenceJul 5, 2026 · arxiv.org · scored 1.30/10 · day ranking →
• South Africa Has AI Leverage. Its Draft Policy Leaves It UnusedMay 27, 2026 · IEEE Spectrum · scored 1.30/10 · day ranking →
• Four Lessons from Energy and Climate Policy for Governing Artificial IntelligenceMay 13, 2026 · Resources Magazine · scored 1.30/10 · day ranking →
• How AI Swarms Are Disrupting DemocracyMay 5, 2026 · Oreilly.com · scored 1.30/10 · day ranking →
• Everyone’s talking about culture, but what is Quebec doing to promote it? One organization lists its demandsSep 1, 2026 · CBC News · scored 1.25/10 · day ranking →
• Armaments Center Partners with Industry to Explore Concepts for Integrating Lethal Payloads to Unmanned Ground VehiclesAug 27, 2026 · Soldiersystems.net · scored 1.25/10 · day ranking →
• Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracyAug 12, 2026 · TechCrunch · scored 1.25/10 · day ranking →
• The Pope Just Low Key Declared Holy War on Artificial IntelligenceMay 26, 2026 · Futurism · scored 1.25/10 · day ranking →
• DAILY MAIL COMMENT: With the scares and near-misses increasing in both frequency and seriousness, it is time for the world to finally wake up to the dangers of AIAug 7, 2026 · Dailymail.com · scored 1.25/10 · day ranking →
• The Case for Nationalizing Artificial IntelligenceJul 9, 2026 · Jacobin · scored 1.20/10 · day ranking →
• Silicon Valley clashes over open-source technologyAug 4, 2026 · The Hill · scored 1.15/10 · day ranking →
• Silicon Valley priest says big tech is open to Vatican on AI - CruxMay 28, 2026 · Taking the Catholic Pulse · scored 1.15/10 · day ranking →
• As climate and conflict collide, Indigenous leaders confront overlapping crises at the UNJul 14, 2026 · Grist · scored 1.10/10 · day ranking →
• The Pope and Artificial IntelligenceMay 26, 2026 · Psychology Today · scored 1.10/10 · day ranking →
• Artificial Intelligence PolicyAug 21, 2026 · law.berkeley.edu · scored 1.10/10 · day ranking →
• Pope Leo's first encyclical will reportedly warn about dangers of AIMay 16, 2026 · CBS News · scored 1.10/10 · day ranking →
• Satmar Rebbe warns: AI is the greatest threatJun 1, 2026 · Israelnationalnews.com · scored 1.10/10 · day ranking →
• Leo Shows He’s the Planet’s Pope by Taking on AIJun 1, 2026 · Rolling Stone · scored 1.10/10 · day ranking →
• »The Gaza Chef« (4/5): The Centerpiece is »Lavender«Jul 16, 2026 · Die Zeit · scored 1.10/10 · day ranking →
• Reclaiming Social Engineering for GoodMay 29, 2026 · IEEE Spectrum · scored 1.10/10 · day ranking →