The executive order is the latest in a series of attempts by the Trump administration to hold back state-level AI rules. But many Republicans are also uncomfortable with the effort.

The bipartisan group of senators sent letters to eight companies: Anthropic, Character.AI, Google, Luka, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and xAI.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday meant to override state regulations on artificial intelligence. The order is intended to boost the AI industry, which has been eager for a national law rolling back state regulations governing the fast-moving technology.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright believes AI will help achieve nuclear fusion within years, creating a synergistic relationship to solve the growing power demands of data centers.

OpenAI on Thursday launched its GPT-5.2 artificial intelligence model, after CEO Sam Altman reportedly issued an internal "code red" in early December pausing non‑core projects and redirecting teams to accelerate development in response to Google's Gemini 3.

And when it does, the AI assistant will roll out to every existing EV in its lineup, not just the next-generation versions of its R1T truck and R1S SUV.

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AI spending is front and center again for investors. Oracle plunged Thursday, with top hardware makers including Nvidia and Broadcom also dropping.