The US government is negotiating voluntary safety standards with AI companies, which could be announced as early as next week.
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The US plans to release industry standards for AI models, which could restrict the businesses of companies like OpenAI and Anthropic.
According to a report by the Financial Times, the US government is in talks with several AI companies to release voluntary industry standards for cutting-edge AI models as early as next week, aiming to prevent the misuse of advanced technologies by other countries. The standards will clearly define performance benchmarks, release dates, and domestic and international access permissions for these models. Due to recent tightening regulations, several leading AI companies have already adjusted their operations. OpenAI has postponed the full release of GPT-5.6 at the government's request, only making it available to a limited number of qualified partners; Anthropic's two top models were just released from export restrictions this week after nearly three weeks of restrictions; and Google is also in close communication with the government while preparing its next-generation code models. The report also mentions that both OpenAI and Anthropic, currently under regulatory scrutiny, are actively preparing for initial public offerings (IPOs).
The White House is accelerating the development of standards for releasing cutting-edge AI models, with an announcement expected as early as next week.
PANews reported on July 2nd, citing the Financial Times, that the White House is working with AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic to develop voluntary security standards, which could be released as early as next week. The new regulations will set evaluation benchmarks, review processes, and release schedules for cutting-edge models with advanced cyberattack capabilities, and will clarify domestic and international access permissions. Previously, the Trump administration restricted the export of new Anthropic models and required OpenAI's GPT-5.6 to be available only to approved institutions, reflecting the US's increased national security oversight of high-risk AI models.
The White House plans to release new AI regulatory standards next week, retracting Trump's previous promise of "light regulation."
According to Beating's monitoring, the Trump administration's "light regulation" approach to AI is facing serious challenges. The Financial Times reports that the White House will release a set of voluntary standards for the release of cutting-edge AI models as early as next week. These standards aim to set benchmarks for models with top-tier cybersecurity capabilities and establish a release timeline to regulate future release processes. The Center for AI Standards and Innovation and the National Security Agency (NSA) will play key roles in standard setting and oversight. Last month, the Trump administration's direct intervention in two major AI labs triggered industry chaos and anger: Anthropic's latest model was subject to export controls on June 12 due to concerns about misuse and cybersecurity, and was only unbanned this Tuesday; OpenAI was required to release GPT-5.6 only to a government-selected population, with a wider release expected as early as next week; Google is also communicating with the government before releasing a new generation of coding models with stronger cybersecurity capabilities. Although Trump promised to ease regulations so that American companies could outperform their Chinese counterparts, the potential risks of new models exploiting security vulnerabilities and disrupting key industries are forcing the White House to accelerate the tightening of security measures.
Switch concept stocks remain active, with Feilingco rising nearly 15%.
Mars Finance reports that the switch concept stocks rebounded strongly in the afternoon, with Feilingkesi rising nearly 15%. Previously, Ruijie Networks had achieved four limit-up days in five trading days, with Ruijie Networks rising over 10%. Shengke Communication, Unisplendour Corporation, Hengwei Technology, and Gongjin Technology also followed suit. In terms of news, Ruijie Networks announced that it expects its Q2 net profit to increase by 632%-955% quarter-on-quarter. A research report from Shanxi Securities states that AI data center switches are entering a period of triple resonance: increased demand, speed upgrades, and domestic substitution. Major internet companies, operators, government and enterprise cloud providers, and intelligent computing centers continue to expand production, and the adoption rate of domestic switches, switching chips, and networking solutions is expected to rise. (Cailian Press)
Iran plans to charge a service fee for navigation through the Strait of Hormuz in accordance with international standards.
According to BlockBeats, on July 5th, Iranian Ambassador to China Abdulreza Rahmani Fazli stated in a media interview during the 14th World Peace Forum in Beijing on July 4th that Iran plans to charge a service fee for navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, in accordance with international standards. Fazli stated that before the outbreak of the Iran-Israel war, navigation through the Strait of Hormuz was unimpeded. Currently, Iran has not announced any fees or tariffs, but plans to charge a service fee according to international standards to cover routine expenses such as ensuring navigational safety, navigation, and environmental protection—a practice consistent with other waterways worldwide. Regarding the current situation of the Strait of Hormuz, Fazli said that navigation through the strait is gradually returning to normal, and order is being restored in the passage jointly managed by Iran and Oman.
Data shows that listed companies have net purchased nearly 167,000 BTC this year, twice the amount mined during the same period.
According to Mars Finance, market data shows that listed companies have made net purchases of 166,984 BTC so far this year, which is twice the 81,153 BTC mined since the beginning of the year, averaging 912 BTC per day.