White House Approves $9 Billion for Spy Agencies to Catch Up on A.I. - AIskimIQ Daily Brief - 2026-05-23

AIskimIQ — Daily AI News Brief · May 23, 2026 · 8m

The White House approved $9 billion in funding to accelerate AI adoption across U.S. spy agencies, while President Trump revoked the AI safety executive order following last-minute lobbying from Musk, Zuckerberg, and Sacks — a move that signals a sharp shift toward deregulation. Meanwhile, Walmart reported measurable commercial gains from its Sparky AI agent, underscoring the growing real-world business impact of enterprise AI deployments.