🚨 Trump just declared war on state AI laws

Today, we’re watching President Trump make his most aggressive move yet on tech policy: threatening to strip funding from states that regulate AI. It’s a federal flex that could upend how AI is governed and who gets to decide what’s safe. We’re also seeing Google and OpenAI go head-to-head in the AI agent arms race. Google launched its most powerful research agent ever just hours before OpenAI dropped GPT-5.2. It’s not just about benchmarks anymore it’s about owning the next interface.

In today’s post:

• StoTrump’s AI crackdown targets California and state budgetsries

• Runway just took a bold step toward true AI simulation

• Google’s AI agent debuts just as OpenAI fires back

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POLICY

New AI order from Trump throws federal power behind Big Tech

President Trump just signed an executive order threatening federal funding for states that regulate AI. California, home to the country’s toughest AI laws has the most to lose.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• The order directs agencies to challenge state AI laws seen as stifling innovation.

• California could lose up to $1.8 billion in broadband funding.

• Trump called for a single national AI policy to prevent “regulatory chaos.”

• Tech firms like OpenAI, Meta, and Andreessen Horowitz support federal preemption.

• Critics warn the move prioritizes corporate power over public safety and fairness.

• The order explicitly targets anti-discrimination efforts in states like Colorado.

• AI regulations on algorithmic pricing, deepfakes, and training transparency are now in federal crosshairs.

This isn't about streamlining rules, it's about who gets to write them. States like California stepped in because Congress didn’t. Now, Washington wants to wipe the slate clean and start over with Big Tech at the table and states on the sidelines.

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UPGRADE

Runway’s new world model isn’t just flashy video

Video AI company Runway launched GWM-1, its first “world model.” While the name sounds like marketing, what it actually does is a bigger deal: it predicts how the world behaves.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• GWM-1 simulates physics, lighting, and object behavior frame-by-frame in real time.

• It’s split into tools for virtual worlds, robotics training, and human-like avatars.

• GWM-Worlds lets users explore AI-generated environments built from a prompt or image.

• GWM-Robotics is built for training agents with changing environments and policy testing.

• GWM-Avatars simulates realistic human behavior for training, communication, and more.

• Runway also upgraded its Gen 4.5 video model with native audio and longer, multi-shot video.

• These upgrades put Runway in closer competition with Kling’s all-in-one AI video suite.

Most AI companies are building tools to describe the world. Runway’s building a system that can simulate it. That difference matters. If AI agents are going to reason and act in the real world, they’ll need something more than text prediction, they’ll need a world model.

LAUNCH

Google and OpenAI are now in an arms race over AI agents

On the same day OpenAI launched GPT-5.2, Google dropped its most advanced research AI yet. If the timing feels strategic, it’s because it was.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• Google unveiled Gemini Deep Research, a new agent built on its Gemini 3 Pro model.

• It can digest massive context, synthesize complex info, and integrate into apps via API.

• Use cases range from biotech research to corporate due diligence and beyond.

• Google’s also embedding it into Search, Finance, NotebookLM, and the Gemini App.

• The launch came hours before OpenAI dropped GPT-5.2 (“Garlic”), its latest upgrade.

• On Google’s own benchmarks, Gemini came out ahead but GPT-5.2 closed the gap.

• The real play? Positioning AI agents as the next interface layer after search.

This isn’t just a product update, it’s a paradigm shift. Google and OpenAI are racing to build the AI layer that will replace traditional search, apps, and even decision-making. What wins in the lab is interesting, but what wins in the wild will shape the next decade.

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