Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, faces rape allegations from Jenny Racicot, who says he forced himself on her in 2021. Platner denies the accusations but may drop out by Monday …
The U.S. Department of Commerce lifted export controls on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, restoring access for over 100 U.S. organizations. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick determined…
Anthropic will restore access to Claude Fable 5 on July 1 after the US Department of Commerce lifted export control restrictions. The move follows a nearly two-week suspension triggered by concerns ov…
The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to lift export controls on Anthropic's Fable 5 AI model on Tuesday, a source said, partially reversing a June 12 order that forced Anthropic to suspend access …
Anthropic may require identity verification and credit-based access for its Claude Fable 5 model, which was disabled globally under US export controls. The iOS app strings suggest a know-your-customer…
Anthropic struck a deal with California Governor Gavin Newsom to provide state agencies and local governments with access to its Claude AI models at half the cost, including free workforce training an…
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a partnership with Anthropic to provide state agencies, cities, and counties with discounted access to the Claude AI assistant at a 50% discount, along with …
The Senate Ethics Committee dismissed a complaint against Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) filed by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), finding no evidence of campaign finance violations or sexual misconduct…
The US government suspended access to Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models on June 12 under an export control directive, citing national security concerns. Anthropic disabled the models for all …
US Senators Tim Scott and Bill Hagerty introduced legislation to block AI technology transfers to Cuba and Iran, citing national security concerns. The bill aims to prevent potential military applicat…
A new Politico report reveals that major AI companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic, are urging the Trump administration to provide clearer guidelines on what is unacceptable in AI development, even…
AI executives who funded Donald Trump's deregulation campaign are now pleading for formal regulation after the administration imposed chaotic export controls on Anthropic and forced a government-manag…
Anthropic received U.S. government authorization to allow a small group of American cybersecurity firms to access its powerful AI model Mythos 5, which had been blocked due to national security concer…
Senator Ted Cruz, chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, will lead a markup on AI legislation next month, prioritizing bills with bipartisan support and targeting catastrophic risks and deepfakes. Co…
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress introduced the CREATOR Act, which would give visual artists the legal power to sue individuals and AI platforms that deliberately imitate their style for pr…
OpenAI hired former White House AI adviser Dean Ball to lead a new Strategic Futures unit starting July 6, 2026, reporting to Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon. Ball, a primary author of the White Hou…
EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen warned Big Tech that AI data centres are welcome in Europe only if they align with the bloc's climate goals, including using renewable or nuclear power and recycli…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei publicly questioned trust in OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during a Bloomberg interview, saying 'why argue with someone when you don't have the same vision and you don't trust them?…
OpenAI identified two China-linked influence campaigns that used ChatGPT to generate social media content opposing U.S. data centers and promoting tariff-related narratives, according to its June 2026…
A new global poll by UK firm Public First finds that respondents in 11 of 15 countries believe China has surpassed the US in AI capability and innovation, with only Japan, India, Vietnam, and the US f…