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A Senate probe led by Josh Hawley seeks records on OpenAI’s July-disclosed incident involving Hugging Face, while Chris Van Hollen urges federal cyber agencies get access to assess risks.
Sen. Josh Hawley opened a probe and gave OpenAI until Oct. 1, 2026 to turn over records. Sen. Chris Van Hollen asked OpenAI to grant NIST, NSA, and CISA technical access.
The AI firm reported five blocked cases tied to risky biology. UC Merced and Fresno State already police dual‑use research, but AI raises the stakes.
The Bee’s guild says the layoffs, part of a McClatchy-wide cut, follow a stronger corporate push to use AI tools in Fresno.
Hanford High’s honors ag class is using AI for real projects while Reedley College and Fresno State plug local growers into new computing power.
