“Silicon Valley’s risky bet on President Donald Trump is starting to pay dividends,” the Washington Post reports.

“The White House on Wednesday plans to reveal how it will position the United States to lead a global race to develop artificial intelligence and unveil three executive orders intended to boost the American tech sector.”

“Together, the actions will facilitate exports of U.S. technologies and boost the build-out of data centers — advancing the agenda of executives and investors seeking to cash in on an AI gold rush.”

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is visiting Washington this week to argue that artificial intelligence is helping Americans be more productive and to promise to keep AI “democratic” by getting it in as many hands as possible, Axios reports.

Washington Post: “The U.S. government and partners in Canada and Australia are investigating the compromise of SharePoint servers, which provide a platform for sharing and managing documents. Tens of thousands of such servers are at risk, experts said, and Microsoft has issued no patch for the flaw, leaving victims around the world scrambling to respond.”

“Elon Musk’s xAI announced Monday it secured a $200 million ceiling contract with the U.S. Department of Defense,” Axios reports.

“The move is a part of the Pentagon’s adoption of advanced artificial intelligence capabilities to address national security challenges.”

New York Times: “In the streaming era, incremental news from a tiny upstart with limited content, few bells and whistles, and zero original programming normally wouldn’t command too much attention.”

“Unless the majority owner of that upstart is President Trump.”

“Linda Yaccarino said she is stepping down as chief executive of X, capping a tumultuous run atop Elon Musk’s social-media company,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Elon Musk’s AI platform Grok faced backlash Tuesday for repeated use of an antisemitic phrase and other offensive posts in its replies on X,” Axios reports.

“Musk has recently expressed frustration with Grok’s way of answering questions and suggested in June that he would retrain the AI platform. It’s unclear how well that’s going.”

The Atlantic: Elon Musk’ Grok is calling for a new holocaust.

Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, was updated over the weekend with instructions to “assume subjective viewpoints sourced from the media are biased” and “not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect,” The Verge reports.

TikTok is building a U.S. version of the platform ahead of an expected sale, The Information reports.

The Atlantic: “Trump sued Zuckerberg, Pichai, and the former CEO of Twitter (which Musk later purchased and renamed X) in 2021 for restricting his accounts after the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The president alleged that the companies and executives had illegally censored him at the urging of U.S. political leaders, violating his First Amendment rights. It was an ironic argument from a politician who likes to settle political grudges with governmental threats. But it was an effective one: During their postelection courtships of Trump, Zuckerberg settled his case with a payment of $25 million, mostly to Trump’s presidential-library fund, and Musk followed with $10 million more.”

“Now it may be Pichai’s turn. Lawyers for President Trump and Pichai have begun “productive discussions” about the next steps of the case against YouTube, ‘with additional discussions anticipated in the near future,’ according to briefs filed in a San Francisco federal court shortly after Memorial Day that appear to have escaped public notice. The parties have asked the judge to give them until September 2 to come to an agreement on a path forward.”

Washington Post: “Mamdani’s underdog campaign, which pulled off an upset victory over former governor Andrew Cuomo, was powered by trending videos and collaborations with creators across the political spectrum. His digital presence felt savvy and authentic, Democrats strategists and voters say, with a message that resonated with young New Yorkers and blue voters tired of milquetoast platforms and personas.”

“National Democrats eager for an edge in the internet era are taking cues from Mamdani as they approach the midterm elections. His internet-fluent posting set him apart from competitors including Cuomo, whose $25 million campaign invested in TV ads and mailers while maintaining a relatively buttoned-up presence on social media.”

New York Times: Can Mamdani’s energetic campaign be a blueprint for Democrats? 

Paul Krugman: “One of the ironies of this great leap backward is that it was made possible in part by a hard turn toward Trump among technology billionaires — men who surely imagine that they are leading us into a glorious future, not into a latter-day Dark Age.”

“Silicon Valley used to support Democrats. For one thing, people in tech tend to be socially liberal. And at least some recognize that the modern Republican Party is hostile to science and education, the pillars on which the tech industry rests.”

“So what explains the turn away from Democrats and, given Trump’s obvious authoritarianism, democracy?”

“A major factor may have been a shift in attitude and policy on the part of Democrats, especially Biden administration officials, who moved away from uncritical tech boosterism and toward increased regulation.”

“Americans are almost evenly split on several questions measuring their views on artificial intelligence, with no meaningful differences based on age and partisanship,” according to the NBC News Decision Desk Poll.

“The split views on AI use and AI’s impact on the future come as elected officials in Washington have largely left AI companies untouched, introducing few regulations that constrain them.”