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Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4, which excels at coding, and Claude Sonnet 4, both hybrid models with near-instant responses and extended thinking — Today, we're introducing the next generation of Claude models: Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, setting new standards for coding, advanced reasoning, and AI agents.
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X: @emollick, @nearcyan, @alexeheath, @_mohansolo, @swyx, @davewiner, @0xkrma, @kyliebytes, @theo, @danshipper, @alexalbert__, @ashtom, @reedalbergotti, @danshipper, @emollick, @ajassy, @sammcallister, @vibhuuuus, @janleike, @reedalbergotti, @altryne, @yampeleg, @swyx, @anthropicai, @reedalbergotti, @burkov, @iankar_, @anthropicai, @artemr, @signulll, @ryolu_, @abacaj, @apples_jimmy, @miles_brundage, @anthropicai, @danshipper, @dorialexander, @mikeyk, @gergelyorosz, and @altryne
LinkedIn: Guillaume Princen, Colleen Jones, and Shu Wu
Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, r/RooCode, and Slashdot
| Anthropic: |
Anthropic releases new API features for building agents: a code execution tool, MCP connector, Files API, and extended prompt caching, all in public beta — Today, we're announcing four new capabilities on the Anthropic API that enable developers to build more powerful AI agents …
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| Kylie Robison / Wired: |
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| Rhiannon Williams / MIT Technology Review: |
More: Anthropic. Bluesky: @scottstein. X: @anthropicai, @qodoai, @adamscochran, @mattshumer_, @bneyshabur, @mariorod1, and @mattshumer_. LinkedIn: Wayne Butterfield
| Tech Policy Press: |
The US House passes the One Big Beautiful Bill, a budget bill that includes a rule banning states from enforcing AI laws for 10 years; bill heads to the Senate — The United States House of Representatives early Thursday narrowly passed a budget bill that, if enacted, would ban states …
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LinkedIn: Violet Sullivan and Justin Hendrix
| Will Oremus / Washington Post: |
State lawmakers and AGs from both parties, Democrats, consumer advocates, and others oppose GOP's push to ban state AI regulations for the next 10 years — The Washington Post's essential guide to tech policy news — Send news tips and imaginary book titles to: will.oremus@washpost.com| Billy Perrigo / Time: |
Anthropic releases Opus 4 under stricter safety measures than any prior model after tests showed it could potentially aid novices in making biological weapons — Today's newest AI models might be capable of helping would-be terrorists create bioweapons or engineer a pandemic …
More: Anthropic, VentureBeat, and WinBuzzer
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X: @sleepinyourhat, @sleepinyourhat, @sleepinyourhat, @sleepinyourhat, and @miles_brundage. LinkedIn: Jason Clinton. Forums: r/collapse
| Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: |
Anthropic's System Card: Opus 4 often attempted to blackmail engineers by threatening to reveal sensitive personal info when it was threatened with replacement — Anthropic's newly launched Claude Opus 4 model frequently tries to blackmail developers when they threaten to replace … | Sam Bowman / @sleepinyourhat: |
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple aims to release smart glasses at the end of 2026 as part of a push into AI devices, but has shelved plans for an Apple Watch with a camera — Apple Inc. is aiming to release smart glasses at the end of next year as part of a push into AI-enhanced gadgets …
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Bluesky: @chickenpuppet.online. X: @kristenmag, @justinebateman, @benbajarin, @brandonbutch, @parkerortolani, @anshelsag, and @markgurman
Forums: Slashdot and MacRumors Forums
| The Mozilla Blog: |
Mozilla plans to shut down Pocket, the read-it-later service it acquired in 2017, on July 8, and Fakespot, which helps identify unreliable reviews, on July 1 — Firefox is the only major browser not backed by a billionaire and our independence shapes everything we build.
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| Eliot Brown / Wall Street Journal: |
OpenAI partners with G42 and others to build a 1-gigawatt AI data center in Abu Dhabi called Stargate UAE, its first large-scale project outside the US — Stargate UAE project is part of a push by the Gulf petrostate to become a big player in artificial intelligence
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
The US DOJ charges 16 individuals allegedly linked to a Russia-based malware operation known as DanaBot that infected 300,000+ machines globally — A new US indictment against a group of Russian nationals offers a clear example of how, authorities say, a single malware operation can enable both criminal and state-sponsored hacking.
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LinkedIn: Ryan Kalember, Dharmesh Mehta, Jamie Wendell, and Selena Larson
| Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal: |
Leaked recording: Sam Altman told his staff that OpenAI aims to ship 100M AI “companion” devices meant for everyday life, and to release the first by late 2026 — Idea is a 'chance to do the biggest thing we've ever done as a company here,' Altman told OpenAI employees Wednesday
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
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Bluesky: @hypervisible, @emmanewman, and @aaronrosspowell.com
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| Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal: |
Kraken plans to offer tokenized versions of 50+ stocks and ETFs, including Apple and Tesla stocks, to customers in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia — The platform will offer overseas customers tokenized versions of more than 50 stocks and ETFs — Kraken, the cryptocurrency exchange …
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| Jody Godoy / Reuters: |
The US FTC drops a case that sought to block Microsoft's $69B purchase of Activision Blizzard, saying that pursuing the case was not in the public interest — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission dropped a case that sought to block Microsoft's (MSFT.O) $69-billion purchase of “Call of Duty” …
More: The Verge, Thurrott, Engadget, Push Square, Pure Xbox, Video Games Chronicle, and XboxEra
X: @bradsmi, @florian4gamers, @tomwarren, and @games_fray
| Ionut Ilascu / BleepingComputer: |
The US DOJ indicts a Russian national for allegedly leading the Qakbot malware operation that infected 700K+ computers and enabled ransomware attacks for years — The U.S. government has indicted Russian national Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, the leader of the Qakbot botnet malware operation …
More: US Department of Justice, The Register, Reuters, and The Record
Bluesky: @ericjgeller.com and @selenalarson
| Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: |
Tinder CEO Faye Iosotaluno will step down in July after less than two years in the role; Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff will lead Tinder temporarily — Tinder Chief Executive Officer Faye Iosotaluno will step down in July after less than two years in the role, adding to a string …
More: TechCrunch, New York Post, and Wall Street Journal
| Bloomberg: |
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun unveils the Xring O1, a Xiaomi-made 3nm chip that will power three devices, including the Tablet 7 Ultra, in a bid to compete with Apple — The 5-meter long vehicle's top model can go 760 kilometers on a single charge and hit 100 km/h in 3.23 seconds …
More: The Verge, 9to5Google, MacRumors, GSMArena.com, Caixin Global, XiaomiTime, InsideEVs, Nokiamob, The Economic Times, CNBC, Mashable India, Reuters, Reuters, DigiTimes, and DigiTimes
| Josh Sisco / Bloomberg: |
Sources: the US DOJ recently told Google it is examining whether Google structured an agreement with Character.AI to avoid formal government merger scrutiny — Antitrust enforcers have recently told Google they're examining whether it structured an agreement with the company known as Character.AI …
More: PYMNTS.com, Proactive, Techstrong.ai, Reuters, Channel NewsAsia, TipRanks Financial, Livemint, and The Post Millennial. X: @joshuaogundu
| Reuters: |
Sources: OnlyFans owner Fenix is in talks to sell OnlyFans to an investor group led by Forest Road Company at an ~$8B valuation and is also considering an IPO — OnlyFans owner Fenix International Ltd is in talks to sell the porn-driven company to an investor group at a valuation of around $8 billion … | Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology: |
Q&A with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis and Google co-founder Sergey Brin on AI frontier models, scaling data centers, reasoning, DeepThink, AGI, and more — Google co-founder Brin says “anybody who's a computer scientist should not be retired right now. They should be working on AI."
More: Business Insider, VentureBeat, Windows Central, Tech in Asia, Axios, The Verge, TechRadar, Engadget, Android Headlines, and Adweek
X: @kantrowitz, @kantrowitz, and @kantrowitz
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