DeSantis says Florida can regulate AI despite Trump's executive order

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In today's newsletter:

– DeSantis says Florida can regulate AI despite Trump's executive order: 'We have the right to do so.'

– AI-powered bat tracking could give baseball players an advantage

– Trump administration plans to recruit 1,000 engineers to elite 'technical corps' to modernize government

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spoke about plans to lower insurance prices in the state during a press conference on Wednesday, February 5, at the Wall of Wind, a laboratory facility focused on wind engineering research at Florida International University in Miami. (AP/Rebecca Blackwell)

DeSantis VS. Donald: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday said state officials have the right to regulate artificial intelligence despite President Trump's recent executive order mandating national AI standards, arguing that the president is overriding state laws.

Tech home run: Baseball teams have long sought ways to study the entire swing without using sensors or complex laboratory setups. Today, new solutions are emerging. Theia, an AI biomechanics company, has made its commercial debut with a video-only system that analyzes bats' trajectories and whole-body biomechanics together. This new approach works in a real baseball environment and does not require reflective body markers, wearables, or special equipment.

President Trump signs executive order on AI

President Donald Trump signs an executive order on AI next to White House Senior Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence Sriram Krishnan, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Chairman of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology David O. Sachs, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 11. 2025. (Al Drago/Reuters)

Technology force: The Trump administration on Monday launched a new initiative aimed at recruiting top technology talent to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) at the federal level.

Hands-free technology: Chrome on Android offers new ways to digest information when your hands are busy and your eyes need a break. A new update powered by Google Gemini lets you turn written web pages into short podcast-style summaries. Two virtual hosts chat about content, making it easy to follow while commuting or multitasking.

Sam Altman speaking into the microphone

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI Data Center in Abilene, Texas, USA, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. Stargate, with promotional support from President Donald Trump, is a joint venture between OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank to build data centers and other infrastructure for artificial intelligence across the United States. (Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“Easier to use”: OpenAI announced updates to ChatGPT images. They say this significantly increases both the image generator's generation speed and instruction-following capabilities.

Eyes to the future: Artificial intelligence (AI) is entering a new phase in 2026, with the potential to reshape business operations, global competition and even workforce development, according to Marco Argenti, chief information officer at Goldman Sachs.

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