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And now, a little more on Trump’s A.I. policy pivot…

A.I.

For more than a year, the Trump White House has run its A.I. policy with an anything-goes attitude: Joe Biden’s safety-testing executive order was scrapped on day one, A.I. czar David Sacks was installed as Silicon Valley’s liaison, and the administration’s “A.I. Action Plan” read like it had been drafted by the industry’s own lobbyists. But now, the administration is suddenly weighing executive actions to give A.I. models the F.D.A. treatment—a pivot so abrupt that chief of staff Susie Wiles felt compelled to step in and contradict Kevin Hassett and Scott Bessent.

What’s really going on? As Ian reports, one catalyst for the vibe shift appears to be Anthropic’s secretive Mythos model, whose capabilities have unnerved early users and D.C. operators alike. Then there’s J.D. Vance’s inner circle, which has been pushing the West Wing toward a safety-and-security frame. And, of course, there’s another source of pressure that may prove even more decisive: business lobbyists. The administration insists no formal policy has been decided, but something seems to have spooked the White House…

Click here to read Ian's full story.

HOLLYWOOD

News and notes from around town: Will the famously theater-shy streamer go all-in on distribution? And now that the Blake Lively war is almost over, what are Justin Baldoni’s Hollywood prospects?

SPORTS

SC Holdings’ Jason Stein on the private-equity money gusher flooding the sports world, the commercialization of the NCAA, and why he (and LeBron and Draymond and K.D.) are still bullish on pickleball.

FASHION

Thomas Plantenga’s methodical leadership has taken Vinted from acquisition target to Europe’s dominant resale force, with a $9 billion valuation. Will his measured strategy help the company conquer the U.S.?

ART

Joris Laarman, the sustainable-chic Dutch furniture designer, is back with his first gallery show in more than a decade—and perhaps right when his market needs it most.

MEDIA

Dylan is joined by Puck’s own John Ourand and CNBC’s Alex Sherman to discuss the tensions surrounding NFL broadcast rights as upfronts season gets into full swing in New York—including the standoff between legacy networks and streamers gunning for more games. They weigh in on how Roger Goodell is navigating these talks, where Rupert Murdoch fits in, and what’s at stake as NFL rights become the ultimate prize.

WASHINGTON

Marianna Sotomayor—Puck’s new Capitol Hill correspondent—joins Peter to dig into the sudden Democratic panic about losing the House in November, after the Supreme Court’s blow to the Voting Rights Act sent Republican-led Southern states racing to redraw their maps and the Virginia Supreme Court killed the Democrats’ counterplay. Marianna explains why even the smartest prognosticators won’t predict a winner now, and why some lawmakers want a truce.

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