Maria Curi
@mccuri.bsky.social
Axios tech policy reporter, Colombiana 🇨🇴
NEW: We obtained a White House letter pressuring Republican Utah lawmakers to kill an AI safety bill.
This could be the tip of the iceberg as red states across the country pursue AI transparency measures many see as centrist, common-sense guardrails.
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This could be the tip of the iceberg as red states across the country pursue AI transparency measures many see as centrist, common-sense guardrails.
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White House pressures Utah lawmaker to kill AI transparency bill
It's a sign that the Trump administration is now starting to intervene with the states in its efforts to squash AI regulation.
www.axios.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
NEW: We obtained a White House letter pressuring Republican Utah lawmakers to kill an AI safety bill.
This could be the tip of the iceberg as red states across the country pursue AI transparency measures many see as centrist, common-sense guardrails.
www.axios.com/2026/02/15/w...
This could be the tip of the iceberg as red states across the country pursue AI transparency measures many see as centrist, common-sense guardrails.
www.axios.com/2026/02/15/w...
Super PACs are on the hunt for the ideal AI candidate. Here's a first look at what the Anthropic-backed ones want.
Leading the Future PAC (OpenAI/a16Z/8VC etc) tells me they have their own search underway and dozens of candidates have engaged.
www.axios.com/2026/02/13/s...
Leading the Future PAC (OpenAI/a16Z/8VC etc) tells me they have their own search underway and dozens of candidates have engaged.
www.axios.com/2026/02/13/s...
Exclusive: Super PACs hunt for the ideal AI candidate
Millions are at stake for the politicians that get AI right — and what that means depends on which rival super PAC you ask.
www.axios.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Super PACs are on the hunt for the ideal AI candidate. Here's a first look at what the Anthropic-backed ones want.
Leading the Future PAC (OpenAI/a16Z/8VC etc) tells me they have their own search underway and dozens of candidates have engaged.
www.axios.com/2026/02/13/s...
Leading the Future PAC (OpenAI/a16Z/8VC etc) tells me they have their own search underway and dozens of candidates have engaged.
www.axios.com/2026/02/13/s...
Paris Hilton is advocating for a bill to fight against AI deepfakes after being a victim of online sexual abuse herself.
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Paris Hilton joins AOC in fight against AI porn
A surge in non-consensual sexualized images targeting women and children is fueling calls for stronger legal protections.
www.axios.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Paris Hilton is advocating for a bill to fight against AI deepfakes after being a victim of online sexual abuse herself.
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NEW: Energy Secretary Chris Wright is looking to secure oil and critical minerals deals with Venezuela in the next few weeks ahead of a trip to Caracas. w/@marcacaputo.bsky.social
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Exclusive: Energy secretary discusses plans for oil, minerals
Energy Secretary Chris Wright is looking to secure oil and critical minerals deals with Venezuela in the next few weeks ahead of a trip to Caracas.
www.axios.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:30 PM
NEW: Energy Secretary Chris Wright is looking to secure oil and critical minerals deals with Venezuela in the next few weeks ahead of a trip to Caracas. w/@marcacaputo.bsky.social
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ICE raided a Meta data center in Louisiana yesterday, putting President Trump's immigration crackdown at odds with his goal of American AI dominance.
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ICE raid on Meta shows tension between Trump's immigration and AI agendas
Trump wants a friendly environment for tech companies building AI infrastructure.
www.axios.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
ICE raided a Meta data center in Louisiana yesterday, putting President Trump's immigration crackdown at odds with his goal of American AI dominance.
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New: Grok deepfakes accelerate Hill action & what's next for The DEFIANCE Act
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Grok deepfakes accelerate Hill action
Non-consensual sexual imagery is increasingly targeting people — including members of Congress — across the country.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:09 PM
New: Grok deepfakes accelerate Hill action & what's next for The DEFIANCE Act
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Exclusive: @durbin.senate.gov today will ask for unanimous consent to pass The DEFIANCE Act, an AI deepfakes bill, following outcry over Elon Musk's Grok chatbot producing and spreading sexualized images of women and children.
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Exclusive: Sen. Dick Durbin moves to fast-track AI deepfakes bill
Durbin's move comes in the wake of public outcry over Elon Musk's X.
www.axios.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Exclusive: @durbin.senate.gov today will ask for unanimous consent to pass The DEFIANCE Act, an AI deepfakes bill, following outcry over Elon Musk's Grok chatbot producing and spreading sexualized images of women and children.
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President Trump says tech companies will have to "pick up the tab" for their AI data center energy demands.
Sounds a lot like Governor Kathy Hochul, who will announce tomorrow that these same companies will have to "pay their fair share" in New York.
Sounds a lot like Governor Kathy Hochul, who will announce tomorrow that these same companies will have to "pay their fair share" in New York.
January 13, 2026 at 1:56 AM
President Trump says tech companies will have to "pick up the tab" for their AI data center energy demands.
Sounds a lot like Governor Kathy Hochul, who will announce tomorrow that these same companies will have to "pay their fair share" in New York.
Sounds a lot like Governor Kathy Hochul, who will announce tomorrow that these same companies will have to "pay their fair share" in New York.
New: N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul to make data centers pay for own energy demand
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N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul to make data centers pay for own energy demand
Hochul's move aims to shift energy costs back onto the companies.
www.axios.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
New: N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul to make data centers pay for own energy demand
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This week on @marketplace.org tech we talked:
-Grok's sexualized images of women and children
-Trump's efforts to stop AI regulation in the states
-Meta's new Ray-Ban glasses
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-Grok's sexualized images of women and children
-Trump's efforts to stop AI regulation in the states
-Meta's new Ray-Ban glasses
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X and Grok Hit With Global Backlash Over AI Misuse | Bytes: Week in Review | Marketplace Tech
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January 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
This week on @marketplace.org tech we talked:
-Grok's sexualized images of women and children
-Trump's efforts to stop AI regulation in the states
-Meta's new Ray-Ban glasses
youtu.be/4ewllfK2LbM?...
-Grok's sexualized images of women and children
-Trump's efforts to stop AI regulation in the states
-Meta's new Ray-Ban glasses
youtu.be/4ewllfK2LbM?...
NEW: President Trump's embrace of AI could be a political gift to Democrats. Instead, it's exposing a major split in the party.
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Inside the major split for Democrats over AI
President Trump's embrace of AI could be a political gift to Democrats.
www.axios.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:56 PM
NEW: President Trump's embrace of AI could be a political gift to Democrats. Instead, it's exposing a major split in the party.
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NEW w/ @ashleyrgold.bsky.social: The White House is floating an executive order to rein in state AI laws
Meanwhile, Congress is scrambling to find a way to include language in the must-pass defense bill
www.axios.com/2025/11/19/t...
Meanwhile, Congress is scrambling to find a way to include language in the must-pass defense bill
www.axios.com/2025/11/19/t...
White House floats executive order to override state AI laws
The White House can't preempt state level regulation — that's Congress' job.
www.axios.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
NEW w/ @ashleyrgold.bsky.social: The White House is floating an executive order to rein in state AI laws
Meanwhile, Congress is scrambling to find a way to include language in the must-pass defense bill
www.axios.com/2025/11/19/t...
Meanwhile, Congress is scrambling to find a way to include language in the must-pass defense bill
www.axios.com/2025/11/19/t...
Trump threw his weight behind banning state AI laws as Republicans on the Hill gear up for a fight on including preemption in the must-pass defense bill
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Trump backs ban on state AI laws
Expect Republican infighting as regulating AI is a bipartisan priority both outside of Washington and in some pockets of D.C.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Trump threw his weight behind banning state AI laws as Republicans on the Hill gear up for a fight on including preemption in the must-pass defense bill
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News: The Commerce Department is extending the deadline to comment on how an ambitious AI exports program should work to December 13th.
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Exclusive: Commerce extends Trump's AI exports program deadline
The department is giving people more time to comment on how an ambitious AI exports program should work.
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
News: The Commerce Department is extending the deadline to comment on how an ambitious AI exports program should work to December 13th.
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ICYMI: New Mexico's attorney general won a fight against Meta to include AI chatbot records in a lawsuit that's headed to trial in February.
This began in 2023 over allegedly addictive algorithms. Now, generative AI is introducing a new set of issues:
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This began in 2023 over allegedly addictive algorithms. Now, generative AI is introducing a new set of issues:
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/a...
AI chatbots loom over tech and social media lawsuits
Lawsuits targeting addictive algorithms and the mental health impacts on children are just the start of a new legal era.
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
ICYMI: New Mexico's attorney general won a fight against Meta to include AI chatbot records in a lawsuit that's headed to trial in February.
This began in 2023 over allegedly addictive algorithms. Now, generative AI is introducing a new set of issues:
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/a...
This began in 2023 over allegedly addictive algorithms. Now, generative AI is introducing a new set of issues:
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/a...
LA is ramping up AI adoption ahead of the World Cup, Super Bowl and Olympics
"The way they describe the Olympics is it's something like seven Super Bowls a day for two weeks. So that's what we're up against," the city's CIO, Ted Ross, told Axios.
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"The way they describe the Olympics is it's something like seven Super Bowls a day for two weeks. So that's what we're up against," the city's CIO, Ted Ross, told Axios.
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Los Angeles ramps up AI ahead of the World Cup, Super Bowl and Olympics
It's all hands on deck for LA's AI adoption as the city gears up to host a string of major sporting events.
www.axios.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
LA is ramping up AI adoption ahead of the World Cup, Super Bowl and Olympics
"The way they describe the Olympics is it's something like seven Super Bowls a day for two weeks. So that's what we're up against," the city's CIO, Ted Ross, told Axios.
www.axios.com/2025/10/29/l...
"The way they describe the Olympics is it's something like seven Super Bowls a day for two weeks. So that's what we're up against," the city's CIO, Ted Ross, told Axios.
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New: Trump looms large over Nvidia conference
Huang spelled out what he described as a "pro-America" vision for global AI leadership and energy expansion that aligned closely with Trump's agenda.
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Huang spelled out what he described as a "pro-America" vision for global AI leadership and energy expansion that aligned closely with Trump's agenda.
w/@nathanbomey.bsky.social
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Trump looms large over Nvidia conference
Huang spelled out what he described as a "pro-America" vision for global AI leadership and energy expansion that aligned closely with Trump's agenda.
www.axios.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
New: Trump looms large over Nvidia conference
Huang spelled out what he described as a "pro-America" vision for global AI leadership and energy expansion that aligned closely with Trump's agenda.
w/@nathanbomey.bsky.social
www.axios.com/2025/10/28/t...
Huang spelled out what he described as a "pro-America" vision for global AI leadership and energy expansion that aligned closely with Trump's agenda.
w/@nathanbomey.bsky.social
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Nvidia’s developer conference kicks off this week in DC — here’s what we’ve got:
• Exclusive: Jensen Huang and Eric Schmidt’s new “future of work” task force
• Sneak peek at the themes Jensen will hit on in his keynote
www.axios.com/2025/10/27/n...
• Exclusive: Jensen Huang and Eric Schmidt’s new “future of work” task force
• Sneak peek at the themes Jensen will hit on in his keynote
www.axios.com/2025/10/27/n...
Nvidia's D.C. moment
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is bringing Silicon Valley to D.C. this week with the company's first-ever developers conference in the nation's capital.
www.axios.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Nvidia’s developer conference kicks off this week in DC — here’s what we’ve got:
• Exclusive: Jensen Huang and Eric Schmidt’s new “future of work” task force
• Sneak peek at the themes Jensen will hit on in his keynote
www.axios.com/2025/10/27/n...
• Exclusive: Jensen Huang and Eric Schmidt’s new “future of work” task force
• Sneak peek at the themes Jensen will hit on in his keynote
www.axios.com/2025/10/27/n...
Exclusive: In a new book about Palantir and its CEO Alex Karp, journalist Michael Steinberger chronicles how a self-described leftist who said his "biggest fear is fascism" became one of the tech leaders powering President Trump's agenda.
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Exclusive: How Palantir's Alex Karp went full MAGA
"The Philosopher in the Valley" offers extraordinary access to the CEO of one of the most powerful data software companies.
www.axios.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Exclusive: In a new book about Palantir and its CEO Alex Karp, journalist Michael Steinberger chronicles how a self-described leftist who said his "biggest fear is fascism" became one of the tech leaders powering President Trump's agenda.
www.axios.com/2025/10/23/t...
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First look: The Democratic National Committee is planning to expand the use of AI and tech tools for voter and volunteer engagement in the upcoming midterm and presidential elections after testing them in key state races this year.
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DNC bets on new AI and tech tools
The Democratic National Committee is planning to expand the use of AI and tech tools in future elections.
www.axios.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
First look: The Democratic National Committee is planning to expand the use of AI and tech tools for voter and volunteer engagement in the upcoming midterm and presidential elections after testing them in key state races this year.
www.axios.com/2025/10/23/d...
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NEW: Anthropic is making the case that it's firmly in step with the White House after AI czar David Sacks' criticism sparked questions over the company's relationship with the administration.
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Anthropic tries to defuse White House backlash
The company says it's firmly in step with the White House following AI czar David Sacks' criticism.
www.axios.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
NEW: Anthropic is making the case that it's firmly in step with the White House after AI czar David Sacks' criticism sparked questions over the company's relationship with the administration.
www.axios.com/2025/10/21/a...
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Exclusive: Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are calling on President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to come to the table to negotiate a policy solution to H1-B visa issues instead of imposing a $100,000 fee.
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Exclusive: Lawmakers push back against Trump's $100K H-1B visa fee
Congress is calling on Trump to come to the table to negotiate a policy solution.
www.axios.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Exclusive: Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are calling on President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to come to the table to negotiate a policy solution to H1-B visa issues instead of imposing a $100,000 fee.
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Scoop: The Trump administration's slashing of the federal workforce amid the government shutdown is threatening AI work at the Commerce Department
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Scoop: Trump firings could derail AI action plan
The Trump administration's slashing of the federal workforce amid the shutdown is threatening AI work at the Commerce Department.
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October 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Scoop: The Trump administration's slashing of the federal workforce amid the government shutdown is threatening AI work at the Commerce Department
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NEW: From chip sales to China and the UAE to TikTok -- Trump is making it tough for China hawks to keep up their national security fervor, with virtually no Republican directly challenging the president on deals that natsec experts say are dangerous.
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Congress blinks on AI and China national security fears
President Trump's love of dealmaking is making it tough for China hawks in Congress.
www.axios.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
NEW: From chip sales to China and the UAE to TikTok -- Trump is making it tough for China hawks to keep up their national security fervor, with virtually no Republican directly challenging the president on deals that natsec experts say are dangerous.
www.axios.com/2025/09/26/c...
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