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Anthropic Sends Staff to D.C. Over AI Export Ban
Anthropic dispatched senior engineers to Washington to negotiate with the White House over a U.S. export ban on its high‑performance AI models Mythos and Fable.
The AI layoff wave is becoming a powder keg
Tech companies have laid off nearly 150,000 workers this year while citing AI as the cause — but skeptics including Marc Andreessen call it a 'silver bullet excuse' for pandemic-era overhiring, as AI
Dalus (YC W25) Hires Senior Engineer in Germany
Dalus, a YC W25 startup building AI-powered hardware system design software for rockets, satellites, EVs, and defense, is hiring a senior software engineer in Germany to own its frontend end-to-end.
Counter-drone tech is gaining major traction
As drones reshape battlefields from Ukraine to the Red Sea, low-cost interceptor drones like Ukraine's $2,100 Sting and Russia's $500 Yolka are emerging as the leading countermeasure, though sensor in
Eric Trump calls UFC rigging screenshots AI fakes
Eric Trump denied authenticity of screenshots that appeared to show him asking UFC commentator Daniel Cormier about rigged fights ahead of a White House UFC event, calling them 'AI-generated' fabricat
Orbio Lands $21M Series A for AI Frontline Platform
Madrid-based Orbio raised a $21M Series A led by Dawn Capital to expand its AI-agent platform that helps businesses interview, onboard, and manage frontline workers.
Anthropic ships Claude for Apple Foundation Models
Anthropic released a beta Swift package that brings Claude into Apple's Foundation Models framework as a server-side model, letting developers route requests to Claude or Apple's on-device engine thro
Anthropic Staff in DC to Resolve White House Mythos 5 Dispute
Anthropic has dispatched senior technical staff to Washington to resolve a White House dispute over its Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models, which were taken offline under a US national security/export contro
Even more batteries included with Emacs
A third installment in a series highlights surprising but lesser-known features built into stock Emacs 28.1+, covering hover-dictionary lookups, wildcard file opening, buffer-wide URL scanning, and li
Rylo Raises $85M for Sign-Language Translation
Rylo, an Israeli AI startup formerly known as Nagish, raised $85 million led by General Catalyst and Canaan to scale its real-time speech and sign-language translation tools for deaf and hard-of-heari
Anthropic Staff in DC to Resolve Fable 5, Mythos 5 Export Ban
Anthropic dispatched senior technical staff to Washington to negotiate with White House officials over an export control order that forced the company to disable its top Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models
Google Teases Pixel Drop With Screen Reactions, Gemini Omni
Google is previewing its next Pixel Drop through Amazon-hosted ads that showcase Screen Reactions and Gemini Omni music and video generation features, with the rollout expected imminently on the compa
Hegseth Slams Anthropic for Disabling Pentagon Models
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly attacked Anthropic on Saturday after the AI company disabled access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models to comply with a Trump administration directive, escalati
FBI Built a 22,000-Sq-Ft Fake Town to Train for
The FBI's Cyber Range in Huntsville, Alabama is a 22,000-square-foot replica town where agents train against real systems — from hospital networks to power grids — in a fully air-gapped environment.
Anthropic Staff Meet White House Over Fable Export Controls
Senior Anthropic technical staff met with White House officials in Washington to try to resolve a dispute over the Fable and Mythos 5 AI models, days after the Trump administration imposed export cont
Anthropic Flies Staff to DC Over Mythos 5 Export Ban
Anthropic has flown senior technical staff to Washington to meet with White House officials and resolve a dispute triggered by a US export control order that forced the company to suspend access to it
White House restricts Mythos exports over China fears
The White House imposed export restrictions on Anthropic's Mythos AI model, motivated in part by fears that a China-linked group may have accessed the system, Semafor reports.
Linux 7.1 Released With NTFS Driver, Panther Lake FRED
Linux kernel 7.1 has been officially released, bringing a new NTFS driver, Intel FRED support for Panther Lake processors, and improved Intel Arc graphics performance.
Sonos Play Review: $299 Hybrid Speaker for Desk and
TechCrunch's review of the $299 Sonos Play finds it a convincing hybrid desk-and-patio speaker with strong sound and portability, though Sonos's still-glitchy app tempers the experience.
Galaxy S27 Ultra Rumored to Drop 3x Telephoto, Adopt Qi2
Samsung is reportedly planning three upgrades for the Galaxy S27 Ultra in early 2027: dropping the long-criticized 3x telephoto camera, breaking the 5,000mAh battery ceiling, and adopting a camera bar
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