{
  "id": 14684467,
  "title": "A profile of Marc Andreessen, who sources say is close to White House COS Susie Wiles and has publicly described a fallout with Biden officials over AI policy (Austin Carr/Bloomberg)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/a-profile-of-marc-andreessen-who-sources-say-is-close-to-white-house",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-15T11:50:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-10-15/how-ai-crypto-and-dei-drove-marc-andreessen-to-maga"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to Bloomberg, investor Marc Andreessen has publicly described a fallout with Biden administration officials regarding AI policy, noting that the administration's actions pushed him toward the political right. While sources suggest his grievances do not always align with reality, he is reportedly close to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.\n\nSeparately, MIT President Sally Kornbluth stated at the STAT Summit in Boston that the university enrolled nearly 500 fewer graduate students this fall, representing a 20% decrease compared to 2024. STAT News reports that Kornbluth attributed this decline to a $100 million cut in federal research awards to the institution. Because graduate students rely heavily on these grants, the university is taking a cautious approach to admissions to ensure students do not run out of funding during their Ph.D. programs.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "STAT News",
        "title": "As White House shifts focus toward AI and tech, U.S. science leaders defend role of the American university",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/as-white-house-shifts-focus-toward-ai-and-tech-u-s-science-leaders",
        "published": "2026-10-14T22:13:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}