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Claude Mythos Breach Underscores Secure AI for Defense
An unauthorized group claimed to have accessed Anthropic’s Claude Mythos model within hours of its technical preview, highlighting the security challenges of deploying agentic AI in U.S. defense netwo
The Verge Offers $800 Tech Grab Bag Giveaway
The Verge is running a sweepstakes that offers a Nomatic Travel Pack packed with over $800 of tech. The contest runs from 10 a.m. ET on June 4 to 10 a.m. ET on June 30, with the winner selected and no
Google Releases Gemma 4 12B Local Multimodal AI
Google has released Gemma 4 12B, an 11.95B-parameter open multimodal model that processes text, images, and audio in a unified encoder-free architecture and runs locally on laptops with 16GB of RAM un
Anthropic’s Anthropomorphism: LLMs Not Conscious
A surge of commentary across The Atlantic, The Verge, and The Overspill converges on the view that large language models lack true consciousness, while pointing out that companies like Anthropic lean
Google Releases Gemma 4 12B, Open Multimodal AI for 16GB Laptops
Google released Gemma 4 12B, an open-source 11.95B-parameter multimodal AI model that processes text, images, and audio and runs locally on laptops with 16GB of RAM.
AI Leaders Urge Mandatory DNA Screening
Leading AI and biotech executives have urged Congress to make mandatory screening of synthetic DNA and RNA orders, warning that AI‑driven design could lower barriers to creating harmful pathogens and
Judge Maritza Braswell Faces AI Lawsuit Flood
The Download, a weekday tech newsletter, reports that courts are overwhelmed by AI-generated lawsuits. Colorado federal magistrate judge Maritza Braswell spends most of her days sifting through these
Nvidia Partners with Dell, Lenovo, Asus for AI Laptops
Nvidia is expanding its AI ambitions beyond data centres by teaming with Dell, Lenovo and Asus to ship Windows laptops with integrated AI capabilities in the third quarter of 2026.
Waymo B2U Repurpose Robotaxi Batteries for Grid Storage
Waymo is teaming with B2U Storage Solutions to give its retired robotaxi lithium‑ion packs a second life as grid‑connected energy storage in California and Texas. The repurposed batteries will store e
Ted Chiang: LLMs Are 'Sentence Continuation'
Acclaimed sci-fi author Ted Chiang published a new Atlantic essay arguing that LLM conversations are sophisticated sentence-completion, not evidence of machine consciousness — and the internet has opi
Amazon Proteus Robot Takes Voice Commands
Amazon unveiled an upgraded Proteus warehouse robot that responds to spoken commands instead of code, letting workers direct it conversationally. The autonomous system, now operable across entire fulf
Anthropic: 80% of Merged Code Is Claude-Written
Anthropic detailed accelerating progress toward recursive self-improvement, revealing that Claude now authors over 80% of code merged into its codebase and calling for a global slowdown in AI developm
SpaceX Targets $75B Record IPO at $135 Share Price
SpaceX is preparing a record‑breaking IPO that would make it the largest public offering ever, drawing intense interest from top investors and banks, and could provide a massive cash infusion for its
Kirkland & Ellis signs multiyear AI deal with Palantir
Kirkland & Ellis, the world’s top‑grossing law firm, has entered a multiyear agreement with Palantir to build an artificial‑intelligence tool that will aid the firm in advising private‑equity companie
Apple's Gemini Siri Runs on Nvidia Blackwell Chips
Apple will route some queries from its upcoming revamped Siri through Google Cloud, running them on Nvidia's Blackwell B200 chips with hardware-level encryption to preserve user privacy.
Lovable expands Google Cloud use fivefold
Lovable announced a multiyear agreement with Google Cloud that will increase its cloud footprint fivefold, including AI workloads. The deal gives Lovable expanded access to Anthropic’s Claude and Goog
Google Gemini Android Bug Patched After Hijack
SafeBreach researcher Or Yair showed that a single malicious notification on Android can hijack Google Gemini’s voice assistant, making it open apps, fake messages, or alter its memory. Google has pat
Microsoft Leaked Document Details AI Addiction Tactics
A leaked internal Microsoft document outlines tactics to increase user addiction to its AI. The company simultaneously rolls out Scout, an always‑on personal assistant modeled after executive assistan
Microsoft ends OpenAI tie‑up, unveils reasoning model
Microsoft announced at its Build conference that it has effectively ended its exclusive partnership with OpenAI, aiming to build AI capabilities in‑house. The company unveiled a new reasoning model, M
Google to Replenish More Water Than It Uses by 2030
Google unveiled five water-use commitments for its data centers, headlined by a pledge to replenish more water than it consumes by 2030, as the company faces growing public backlash over the environme
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