It’s been nearly a week since the Trump administration sent an export control directive to Anthropic, forcing one of the world’s leading AI labs to…
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3 Amazon Workers Say They’re Under Investigation for Speaking Out About Data Centers
Earlier this month, five current Amazon employees publicly urged Seattle City Council to regulate data centers. It was an unprecedented act of advocacy by tech…
The UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed
Age verification is consuming the internet. From social media bans in Australia to porn restrictions in half of US states, for many having to prove…
The Korean Telecom Giant at the Center of Anthropic’s Mythos Controversy
The Trump administration’s move to impose export controls on Anthropic’s most powerful AI technology followed a spat over the company granting South Korean telecom giant…
The White House Wants Anthropic to Block All Jailbreaks. That May Not Be Possible
The Trump administration’s disagreement with Anthropic over its most advanced AI models appears to be fast coming to a head. Trump officials tell Inner Loop…
The Gemini-Powered Google Home Speaker Is Finally Here
The last time Google released a smart speaker, the world was in the throes of a pandemic. Yes, it’s been six years since the company…
‘Dangerous’ AI Models Are Coming No Matter What
Late last week, Anthropic took its new Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models offline following a United States government export-control directive barring “any…
My Father Wants to Age in Place. AI Will Be Watching
Weeks later, out of curiosity, I requested the transcripts of everything Sensi was recording in my father’s home. Reading his personal conversations, I suddenly felt…