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Meta hired hundreds of contractors through Covalen to pose as minors and probe rival chatbots from OpenAI, Google, and Character.AI with prompts about suicide, sex, drugs, and self-harm, as part of a project called Canne…
Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue criticized Anthropic's restricted release of its Claude Mythos model, arguing that labeling AI as 'too dangerous to release' serves as effective enterprise marketing rather than a genuine s…
Guardian, an open-source user-space firewall for AI agents, has released v0.1.0, intercepting and evaluating agent actions with a deterministic policy engine. In testing, it reduced prompt-injection attack success from 1…
The Bank for International Settlements warned that the AI frenzy adds risks to an already vulnerable global economy, while a new report shows 37% of recent first-time buyers regret their mortgage size. Meanwhile, Toronto…
Sen. Mark Warner introduced a draft bill that would create a federally vetted list of AI agent providers, allowing users of large online platforms to choose secure and trustworthy agents. The Federal Trade Commission wou…
Apple released iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2, and macOS Tahoe 26.5.2 with over 25 security fixes earlier than planned due to concerns about AI-assisted hacks. The company told Reuters it needed to reduce the time between whe…
South Korea's government and tech companies, including Samsung and SK Hynix, are investing $1 trillion in megaprojects to boost memory chip production, build AI data centers, and deploy humanoid robots by 2028. President…
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 and technical support.…
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is considering 11.5 billion yen in subsidies to support overseas promotion for about 15 companies, including publishers Shueisha, Kodansha, Square Enix, Bandai Namco, and s…
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 free workforce train…
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi reiterated Iran's determination to control maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, warning that Iran will proceed with its own plans if Oman does not agree to a joi…
The Archdiocese of San Francisco agreed to pay $395 million to settle hundreds of lawsuits by parishioners alleging decades of sexual abuse by local priests. The proposed settlement includes whistleblower protections, a …
Nearly 400 newspaper publishers filed a federal copyright infringement lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI on June 24, alleging the companies scraped hundreds of thousands of copyrighted articles without permission to t…
Anthropic has partnered with California to provide state and local government agencies with a 50% discount on its Claude AI tools, free workforce training, and technical support. Governor Gavin Newsom announced the deal …
A former FBI agent says the latest ransom note in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case may be a calculated legal strategy to avoid the death penalty, suggesting the kidnappers are already thinking about trial. The note repo…
Taiwanese prosecutors raided Supermicro's offices on June 29 as part of an investigation into alleged illegal exports of Nvidia AI chips to China, causing Supermicro shares to drop up to 9.2%. The probe, which previously…
Taiwanese prosecutors raided Supermicro's office and 11 other locations on June 29 as part of an investigation into an alleged $2.5 billion scheme to smuggle Nvidia's restricted AI chips to China. The operation, led by t…
Anthropic lobbied for US government restrictions on AI models like Mythos, Fable, and GPT-5.6, leading to a system where only wealthy companies can access the best models. The author argues for freedom of intelligence, o…
Politicians are increasingly using artificial intelligence tools to craft campaign messages, target voters, and automate fundraising, raising questions about transparency and the impact on democratic discourse.
A new report from the Brookings Institution warns that policies to protect workers from AI displacement must accelerate, recommending early exposure to trades training and human-in-the-loop roles. Author Xavier Briggs ci…