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Anthropic released its latest model, Claude Sonnet 5, on Tuesday.

Anthropic Wants You to Know Its New AI Model Is Definitely Not Too Dangerous to Release

Claude Sonnet 5 delivers impressive agentic capabilities at a relatively low cost. It’s also really bad at cybersecurity—probably for the reason you’d expect.

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AI is helping scientists decode noisy brain activity into natural language.

Meta’s AI Is Getting Better at Reading Your Thoughts—Without Cracking Open Your Skull

The company’s Brain2Qwerty v2 system can translate brainscans into coherent sentences, no invasive surgery required.

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Mirendil is valued at $1 billion, with funding from a16z and others.

Don’t Be Afraid of Self-Improving AI, Says a16z-Backed Startup Mirendil

Some call it a dangerous path to runaway AI, others call it vibe research.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 29

"They Took the Faces from the Accused and the Dead," by Trevor Paglen (2020)

When You Gaze Into the AI Slop, the AI Slop Also Gazes Into You

Welcome to the ‘Society of the Psyop.’

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 28

Sam Altman and Donald Trump photographed during the 2026 G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains, France.

The Government Boot Is Coming Down on AI

"We don’t believe this kind of government access process should become the long-term default," OpenAI said in a Friday announcement.

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Governor Gavin Newsom photographed at the California Economic Summit in October 2025.

The AI ‘Jobpocalypse’ Is Nowhere to Be Seen in California, the Heartland of Tech

The state has launched a “first-in-the-nation” data-tracking tool to keep an eye on how AI is reshaping its labor market.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 26

A protestor holds a sign during the "March Against the Machines" in London in February 2026.

Everyone Wants to Build AI Using Someone Else’s Work

Publishers and artists aren’t the only ones accusing AI startups of foul play these days.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 25

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Broadcom CEO Hock Tan hold the new Jalepeño chip.

OpenAI Distances Itself From Nvidia With Jalapeño, Its First In-House AI Chip

The company behind ChatGPT is heating up its efforts to achieve technological independence.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 24

General Joshua Rudd photographed during a January 2026 Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on his nomination to be director of the NSA.

Anthropic’s Mythos AI Reportedly Hacked the NSA’s Most Sensitive Systems ‘in Hours’

That's not the whole story, though.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 24

Meta is reportedly building a prediction markets app.

Meta Is Building a Prediction Markets App to Challenge Polymarket and Kalshi

The Trump family and federal prosecutors have had their eyes on the industry, too.

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Anthropic’s New ID Checks for Claude Won’t Save Fable 5 From Trump’s Ban

The company has said its new age-verification measure “applies only to a small subset of users.”

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SpaceX has signed a new deal with AI startup Reflection.

Forget Mars, SpaceX Is Becoming a Data Center Company

The company's new deal with AI startup Reflection also hints at a bright future for open source AI.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang photographed in Seoul in June 2026.

Nvidia Touts ‘100% Reduction in Water Use’ With New Data Center Design

That’s a long way from 100% sustainable, though.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 22

Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at the National Press Club in June 2026.

Bernie Sanders’ New AI Bill Would Pay Americans $1,000 a Year

The senator is making the case that AI is a public resource that was built using the collective genius of humanity.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 18

Midjourney is building a body-scanning device.

Remember Midjourney? It’s Building a Medical Scanning Device That It Says Is Faster Than an MRI

The company is also opening a spa in downtown San Francisco, “with pools of golden light which softly scan your body.”

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Feds’ Legal Basis for Ban on Anthropic’s Most Powerful Models Looks Increasingly Shaky

Of course, whether the administration cares about the legal basis is an open question.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 17

A generic image of a passport with many stamps.

Estonia Is Giving AI Agents ‘Personal Identification Codes’

It’s an early experiment in adding a measure of accountability to an increasingly lawless internet.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 17

Anthropic Accused of Misleading Users Amid Soaring AI Costs in New Lawsuit

Affordability is becoming an existential problem for frontier models.

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David Sacks is co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

Cybersecurity Experts Are Baffled by Trump’s Ban of Anthropic’s New AI Models

The quarrel between the federal government and the startup behind Fable and Mythos thickened over the weekend.

Artificial Intelligence Webb Wright Jun 15

The SpaceX IPO was the largest in history.

SpaceX’s Stratospheric IPO Launch Has a Couple of Heavy-Duty Stowaways

Big tech says its circular dealmaking is a virtuous dealmaking. To others it looks more like a noose.

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Anthropic Wants You to Know Its New AI Model Is Definitely Not Too Dangerous to Release

Meta’s AI Is Getting Better at Reading Your Thoughts—Without Cracking Open Your Skull

Don’t Be Afraid of Self-Improving AI, Says a16z-Backed Startup Mirendil

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The Government Boot Is Coming Down on AI

The AI ‘Jobpocalypse’ Is Nowhere to Be Seen in California, the Heartland of Tech

Everyone Wants to Build AI Using Someone Else’s Work

OpenAI Distances Itself From Nvidia With Jalapeño, Its First In-House AI Chip

Anthropic’s Mythos AI Reportedly Hacked the NSA’s Most Sensitive Systems ‘in Hours’

Meta Is Building a Prediction Markets App to Challenge Polymarket and Kalshi

Anthropic’s New ID Checks for Claude Won’t Save Fable 5 From Trump’s Ban

Forget Mars, SpaceX Is Becoming a Data Center Company

Nvidia Touts ‘100% Reduction in Water Use’ With New Data Center Design

Bernie Sanders’ New AI Bill Would Pay Americans $1,000 a Year

Remember Midjourney? It’s Building a Medical Scanning Device That It Says Is Faster Than an MRI

Feds’ Legal Basis for Ban on Anthropic’s Most Powerful Models Looks Increasingly Shaky

Estonia Is Giving AI Agents ‘Personal Identification Codes’

Anthropic Accused of Misleading Users Amid Soaring AI Costs in New Lawsuit

Cybersecurity Experts Are Baffled by Trump’s Ban of Anthropic’s New AI Models

SpaceX’s Stratospheric IPO Launch Has a Couple of Heavy-Duty Stowaways

And the Latest Social Media Giant to Settle a Safety Lawsuit Is: TikTok

Starlink Offers 50% Off Internet for Residents of City Fed Up With Elon’s Data Center

Claude Fable 5 Will Be Back Online Wednesday, Anthropic Says

Neon Rescues Sam Altman Movie After Amazon Drops It

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‘MarriageToxin’ Proves Rom‑Com Anime Can Hit Just as Hard for Adults

Anthropic Wants You to Know Its New AI Model Is Definitely Not Too Dangerous to Release

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