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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Feb. 5, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Treasury pushing for ‘robust’ use of AI in banking, but in a ‘gradual’ way

Secretary Scott Bessent said there’s still “a great amount of learning to do” on AI during a pair of Hill appearances this week about FSOC’s annual report…

3 days ago By Matt Bracken

Gas turbines are visible at an xAI data center in Memphis, Tenn., on April 25, 2025. (Photo by Brandon Dill for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Lawmakers eye liquid cooling tech to solve AI data center problems

A bipartisan, bicameral bill pushes for a GAO R&D assessment of the technology to help mitigate rising energy demands and costs associated with the building of data…

Nov 25, 2025 By Matt Bracken

The Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters is seen on April 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Lawmakers renew push for enforcement-free AI testing at financial agencies

Financial regulatory agencies would house AI innovation labs to test projects without “burdensome regulation or expectation of enforcement actions” under the bipartisan, bicameral bill.

Jul 30, 2025 By Matt Bracken

In this photo illustration, the DeepSeek app is displayed on an iPhone screen on Jan. 27, 2025 in San Anselmo, Calif. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

House bill would ban DeepSeek on agency workers’ devices

The bipartisan legislation comes amid panic in Silicon Valley over the Chinese AI startup’s high-performing models.

Feb 10, 2025 By Matt Bracken