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.

The chatbot is part of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s ambitions to use AI and other technologies to cut costs and modernize the US government.

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