Anthropic Faces Dual Crises: Government Shutdown of AI Models and Consumer Lawsuit
Anthropic battles the White House over export restrictions on its newest AI models and a lawsuit claiming Claude Max subscription costs were deceptively marketed.
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AMD has silently disabled Transparent Secure Memory Encryption (TSME) on consumer Ryzen processors through recent firmware updates, prompting backlash from users who relied on the protection against cold boot attacks.
Anthropic battles the White House over export restrictions on its newest AI models and a lawsuit claiming Claude Max subscription costs were deceptively marketed.
Google's Threat Intelligence Group has uncovered UNC6508, a Chinese-linked espionage group that compromised REDCap clinical trial servers at North American medical and military research institutions, deploying custom malware and exfiltrating sensitive data for more than a year.
NewCore, a cybersecurity startup, raised $66 million to manage AI agent identities alongside human ones. The company argues that legacy identity platforms will break under the scale and complexity of autonomous software workers.
Cybersecurity experts are protesting the U.S. government's export ban on Anthropic's Fable 5 model, arguing it harms defenders more than adversaries.
India, UAE, and Europe are investing billions in domestic AI compute and cloud infrastructure, driven by fears of vendor lock-in and geopolitical risk from US hyperscalers.
A new benchmark finds AI coding agents reliably find files but miss the exact lines that need fixing. Separately, KPMG pulled a report containing fabricated AI case studies, highlighting a broader reliability problem in AI-generated content.
Fox Corporation announced a $22 billion acquisition of Roku, combining Fox's news and sports channels with Roku's streaming platform. The deal is expected to close in early 2027 and will create the third-largest television company in the United States.
Anthropic disabled its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models after a US government directive barred foreign nationals from accessing them. The company disputes the basis and warns the move could set a precedent stalling all frontier model deployments.
Anthropic has blocked all public access to its Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models following a US government export control directive, citing national security risks from a potential jailbreak.
SpaceX shares closed up 19% on their Nasdaq debut, making Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. The IPO raised $75 billion, the largest in history, with 4,400 employees set to become millionaires.
The UK will ban under-16s from social media under legislation due before Christmas, with enforcement starting in spring 2027. The ban covers major platforms and includes restrictions on livestreaming, stranger contact, and AI chatbots, with further measures for under-18s expected in July.
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