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Hello Team, Midweek check-in: Some laws are tightening, others are loosening—all in the name of innovation. Airbnb is asking itself a bold question: What else can we become? Their answer—an everything app—may arrive before summer does. We'll see. In the meantime, two AI questions for you to think about:

What do you wish AI could do for you right now—and why?
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Drop your thoughts in the comments. We’re curious.

• Republicans Push 10-Year AI Deregulation in Budget Bill.

• Airbnb Bets Big on Becoming the Everything App.

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Republicans Push 10-Year AI Deregulation in Budget Bill

House Republicans are trying to use the Budget Reconciliation bill to block all state-level regulation of artificial intelligence for the next 10 years. The proposed language, introduced by Rep. Brett Guthrie, would prevent any state or local government from enforcing laws related to AI models or automated decision systems. If passed, this would override existing laws like California’s AI transparency rules in healthcare and New York’s AI hiring bias audits. The broad ban could derail numerous upcoming AI accountability measures. This move aligns with growing Republican ties to AI industry leaders and reverses efforts made during the Biden administration to regulate the technology.

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US Warns that Using Huawei AI Chips Violates Export Laws.

The U.S. Commerce Department has issued strict guidance warning that the use of Huawei’s Ascend AI chips anywhere in the world may violate American export controls. The chips likely rely on U.S.-origin tech or tools, triggering rules that require hard-to-obtain licenses. The move reflects growing concern over China’s AI advances—Huawei’s chip clusters are already rivaling Nvidia’s performance in China. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has rescinded Biden’s AI chip export rule, pledging to rewrite it while pushing U.S. firms to keep AI tech from reaching adversaries like China.

📰 AI News and Trends

• Norway’s giant sovereign wealth fund to scale back hiring thanks to improvements in AI. The $1.8 trillion fund employs 676 people, And..

• Microsoft laying off about 6,000 people, or 3% of its workforce.

• Low-quality, artificial intelligence-generated studies are flooding the scientific literature with garbage.

• Airbnb expands into services and experiences, plans more social and AI features in an attempt to become the Everything App.

• OpenAI may build data centers in the UAE.

🌐 Other Tech news

• Apple to Support Brain-Implant Control of Its Devices, And…

• Precision Neuroscience First to Get FDA Nod for Mind-Control Tech. Its ultra-thin brain implant opens the door to 30-day trials, putting it ahead in the $160B brain-computer interface race.

• TikTok Looks to Allow Photos in DMs, Despite Concerns Over Sextortion And…

• It has launched AI Alive, a new feature that animates static images within Stories. It uses intelligent editing tools to turn photos into short-form videos with dynamic effects.

• Tesla shares video of its Optimus robot catching up to the competition.

• Autonomous Coding and Visual Discovery Set to Debut at Google’s I/O.

• COIN jumps 8% on news that Coinbase will become the first pure-play crypto firm to join S&P 500 index.

Airbnb Bets Big on Becoming the Everything App.

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky is spending over $200 million to transform the company from a travel platform into an all-in-one services marketplace—offering fitness, food, spa treatments, and more across 260 cities. Inspired by Amazon’s evolution and emboldened by his role in the OpenAI drama, Chesky wants Airbnb to be a lifestyle super app and even a trusted digital ID. With 22,000 experiences, revamped profiles, and Apple-style design touches, Chesky is chasing trillion-dollar tech ambitions—but faces stiff competition from giants like DoorDash, OpenTable, and Meta.

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