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At the end of September, Trump announced the creation of an “AI Force” to oversee the regulation of AI. At the end of 2024, he appointed David Sacks as government representative for AI and cryptocurrencies.
US President Donald Trump has appointed intelligence chief Jay Clayton as the government's new AI commissioner. The Wall Street Journal reported this, citing an interview with Clayton. Clayton will head a new US government committee that will report on the risks and opportunities of artificial intelligence within 120 days. The board should ensure that the US remains a leader in advanced AI, Clayton told the newspaper. »The risk of not being the first is high.«
The new body, which the government calls the “Super Intelligence Force,” will include Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, among others. At the end of September, Trump announced the creation of an “AI Force” to oversee the regulation of AI.
It's the second time Trump has appointed an AI advisor. At the end of 2024, he appointed entrepreneur David Sacks as government representative for AI and cryptocurrencies.
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The panel will submit a report with recommendations on the U.S. government's AI strategy within 120 days.
Very likely · Within months

In Latvia, Prime Minister Andris Kulberg's United List electoral alliance won the parliamentary election with 35.4 percent of the vote, more than tripling its result from the previous election. Populist parties also made gains, while voter turnout was 51.8 percent.
At a party conference in São Paulo in July 2026, an AI-generated avatar of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is promoting his 45-year-old son Flávio as his political successor. The deepfake video shows Bolsonaro's face and voice as he speaks of imprisonment and silencing and begs the crowd to accept his son.
In the parliamentary election in Latvia, the United List electoral alliance under Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs won surprisingly clearly with 35.4 percent of the vote, more than tripling its result from the previous election. Populist parties such as Latvia First and Sovereign Power also made strong gains, while six out of fourteen contested parties entered the Saeima. The voter turnout was 51.8 percent.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz has arrived in Ukraine on a solidarity visit to promise the country further concrete help in the war against Russia. During his visit he will be accompanied by Federal Minister of Economics Katherina Reiche and ten entrepreneurs from the armaments and energy sectors.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz secretly arrived in Kiev on Sunday morning to promise Ukraine further military and financial support. He will be accompanied by Economics Minister Katherina Reiche and a delegation. Russia had previously warned against traveling to Kyiv and threatened further attacks.

Angela Merkel signs her portrait in the Bode Museum, which is extended due to high costs. At her reading in Berlin, visitors praise her calm leadership during crises such as the wave of refugees and Corona. At the same time, they criticize the current CDU leader Friedrich Merz, whose approval ratings are historically low, while polls show that many would see Merkel as a better chancellor.