Google abandons its pledge not to use AI to develop weapons, Wikipedia’s owners are prepping for MAGA-fueled attacks, and Musk’s DOGE hirees are unmasked in this week’s Tuesday Tech Drop.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance told Europeans on Tuesday their "massive" regulations on artificial intelligence could strangle the technology, and rejected content moderation as "authoritarian censorship".

Vice President JD Vance warned that excessive regulation of AI could "kill" its development, criticizing Europe's regulation-heavy approach on its own turf. Speaking at the Artificial Intelligence Action summit in Paris,

Trump repeatedly talked about his desire to close the Education Department, which he alleged “indoctrinate(s) America’s youth with all sorts of things," on the campaign trail.

President Donald Trump ordered U.S. agencies on Tuesday to work closely with top adviser Elon Musk's effort to shrink the federal workforce by identifying government employees who can be laid off and functions that can be eliminated entirely.

STORY: President Donald Trump ordered U.S. agencies on Tuesday to work closely with top adviser Elon Musk's effort to shrink the federal workforce. "You can't have an autonomous federal bureaucracy, you have to have one that is responsive to the people"Trump directed agencies to identify government employees who can be laid off and functions that can be eliminated entirely.

Ownership of the nonprofit side of the business could give a Musk-led group a significant stake in the for-profit company.

Open AI CEO Sam Altman rejects rival co-founder Elon Musk's $97.4 billion takeover bid. Here's what to know about OpenAI and what is ChatGPT

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has soundly dismissed a $97.4 billion takeover bid backed by rival Elon Musk, but the unsolicited offer is likely to add complications to Altman’s push to transform the maker of