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| Anthropic: |
Anthropic announces Project Glasswing, a cybersecurity initiative that will use its Claude Mythos Preview model to help find and fix software vulnerabilities — Today we're announcing Project Glasswing1, a new initiative that brings together Amazon Web Services, Anthropic, Apple, Broadcom …
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X: @darioamodei, @headinthebox, @kelseytuoc, @thezvi, @fleetingbits, @kevinroose, @scobleizer, @b1ackd0g, @altcap, @noahpinion, @anthropicai, @anthropicai, @darioamodei, @pmarca, @chooserich, @ramez, @deanwball, @anthropicai, @simeon_cps, @alexalbert__, @darioamodei, @darioamodei, @darioamodei, and @ffmpeg
LinkedIn: Robert Bair, Francis Lobo, Anthony Grieco, George Kurtz, Nick Lewis, Nikesh Arora, Daniela Amodei, Rahul Patil, and Lee Klarich
Mastodon: @simon@fedi.simonwillison.net and @ianbetteridge@social …
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| Anthropic: |
Anthropic says Mythos Preview is a general-purpose model and found thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major OS and web browser — Earlier today we announced Claude Mythos Preview, a new general-purpose language model. This model performs strongly across the board …
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LinkedIn: Rich Mogull, David Seidman, Rogier Fischer, and Ethan Mollick. Bluesky: @martin.kleppmann.com. Mastodon: @mttaggart@infosec.exchange
Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, and Lobsters
| Lucas Ropek / TechCrunch: |
Anthropic says it will make Claude Mythos Preview available to 40+ organizations that maintain critical software and doesn't plan to make it generally available — Anthropic on Tuesday released a preview of its new frontier model, Mythos, which it says will be used by a small coterie of partner organizations for cybersecurity work.
More: Benzinga, Barron's Online, CNN, and Fortune
X: @david_kasten, @joshkale, @anthropicai, @charlesd353, @jayair, and @alexfinn
| David Gewirtz / ZDNET: |
Anthropic's Project Glasswing launch partners include AWS, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Palo Alto Networks — ZDNET's key takeaways — AI found thousands of hidden bugs in critical systems. — Tech rivals unite to secure shared infrastructure risks.
More: Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance, Dow Jones Newswires, CNBC, and ITPro
X: @linuxfoundation and @hackinglz
| Greg Otto / CyberScoop: |
Anthropic commits up to $100M in usage credits for Project Glasswing, along with $4M in direct donations to open-source security organizations — The program comes as the tech industry races to secure software before similar AI-powered offensive capabilities become too much for defenders to handle.| Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: |
Anthropic says Mythos Preview achieves 93.9% on SWE-bench Verified, compared with 80.8% for Opus 4.6, and 77.8% on SWE-bench Pro, versus 53.4% for Opus 4.6 — Anthropic on Tuesday announced Project Glasswing, a sweeping cybersecurity initiative that pairs an unreleased frontier AI model …
More: International Business Times, HPCwire, TechTalks, and CNBC
X: @mweinbach, @kimmonismus, @fabknowledge, @neilhtennek, @deedydas, @fabknowledge, @yuchenj_uw, @apompliano, and @yuchenj_uw. Forums: r/technology
| Brent D. Griffiths / Business Insider: |
| Deborah Sophia / Reuters: |
Intel says it will join Elon Musk's Terafab AI chip complex project along with SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla to help produce processors for robotics and data centers — Intel (INTC.O) said on Tuesday it would join Elon Musk's Terafab AI chip complex project along with SpaceX, Tesla (TSLA.O) and xAI.
More: The Register, Data Center Knowledge, Tom's Hardware, Benzinga, SiliconANGLE, Silicon Valley Business …, Electrek, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Motley Fool, The American Bazaar, eMarketer, EV, Business Insider, crypto.news, DatacenterDynamics, Investor's Business Daily, VideoCardz.com, PC Gamer, Engadget, Barron's Online, TESLARATI, The Information, Bloomberg, Blockonomi, TechCrunch, and Yahoo Finance
X: @intel, @lipbutan1, @spacex, @charlesliang, @patrickmoorhead, @elonmusk, @jukan05, @tesla, @himanshustwts, @benbajarin, @benbajarin, @alex_intel_, @beffjezos, @michaelnicollsx, @elonmusk, @edludlow, and @magicsilicon
Forums: r/intel and r/wallstreetbets
| Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg: |
The UK says Russia-linked hacking group APT28 is hijacking popular internet routers from MikroTik, TP-Link, and others to steal credentials and redirect traffic — Russian government-linked hackers are compromising popular internet routers to steal passwords for email accounts and other online services … | Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal: |
Elon Musk amends his OpenAI lawsuit to ask that damages he might win be awarded to OpenAI's charity arm and that Altman be removed from OpenAI's nonprofit board — Tesla billionaire also seeks Sam Altman's removal from OpenAI nonprofit's board in amendment to suit over for-profit conversion| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
A group of US agencies including the FBI and the NSA warns that Iran-linked hackers have targeted industrial control devices used in US critical infrastructure — As Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure, the US government warns that Iran has carried out its own digital attacks against US critical infrastructure.
More: CISA, CNET, The Register, Gizmodo, Milwaukee Business Journal, NBC News, PCMag, The Record, The Guardian, iTnews, CRN, TechCrunch, Originally Reported …, New York Times, Politico, NewsMax.com, New York Post, Washington Times, Defense One, CyberScoop, Los Angeles Times, Nextgov/FCW, and Newser
X: @cisacyber and @ericgeller
Forums: r/pwnhub and r/PrepperIntel
| Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: |
Z.ai releases GLM-5.1, a 754B-parameter model that it says outperforms GPT-5.4 and Claude Opus 4.6 on SWE-bench Pro, available under an MIT license — Is China picking back up the open source AI baton? — Z.ai, also known as Zhupai AI, a Chinese AI startup best known for its powerful …
More: Z.ai, Z.ai on Hugging Face, Simon Willison's Weblog, TestingCatalog, and High Capacity
X: @louszbd, @eliebakouch, @clementdelangue, @ollama, @zai_org, @zai_org, @yuchenj_uw, @zai_org, @zai_org, @arena, @kimmonismus, and @deryatr_. Forums: Hacker News
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources say Apple will announce its foldable iPhone in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, rebutting a report about production delays — Apple Inc.'s first foldable phone is on track to arrive during the company's normal iPhone launch period later this year …
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Forums: r/technology, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| Lance Whitney / ZDNET: |
Google updates Chrome with vertical tabs, a feature that Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge have long offered, and a new full-screen layout in reading mode — ZDNET's key takeaways — Google has started rolling out vertical tabs in Chrome. — With vertical tabs, all your open web pages appear in a sidebar.
More: The Keyword, The Verge, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, Neowin, MobileSyrup, Thurrott, Droid Life, 9to5Google, Pocket-lint, iPhone in Canada, Android Police, Macworld, and MakeUseOf
X: @googlechrome, @newsfromgoogle, @tobi, @google, @sundarpichai, @google, @_kevintong, @tahrahoops, @jeffdean, and @collision. Mastodon: @jon@henshaw.social. Forums: r/browsers
| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
Anthropic hires Microsoft executive Eric Boyd as head of infrastructure; Boyd oversaw Microsoft's AI platform and worked at the company for 16 years — Anthropic PBC has hired a senior leader from Microsoft Corp. to lead its push to establish the infrastructure needed to support growing adoption … | Sarah Wynn / The Block: |
The US FDIC proposes a rule to establish a regulatory framework for stablecoin issuers, including requirements related to reserve assets, under the GENIUS Act — Quick Take — The FDIC voted to propose a rule that would set forth standards for stablecoin issuers, including requirements involving reserve assets.
More: FDIC, PYMNTS.com, Decrypt, American Banker, Forbes, Blockonomi, Bloomberg, The Crypto Times, CoinDesk, Bitcoin News, and Bitcoin Magazine
X: @fdicgov and @chadsteingraber
| New York Times: |
Analysis: Gemini 3-based AI Overviews are accurate ~90% of the time, meaning across 5T+ searches per year, tens of millions of answers are erroneous every hour — The company's A.I.-generated answers look authoritative, but they draw on an array of sources, from trustworthy sites to Facebook posts.
More: The Verge, Ars Technica, The Decoder, and Search Engine Land
X: @garymarcus, @mikeisaac, @emollick, and @mikeisaac
Bluesky: @jessefelder.com, @alexavee.me, @jackcarterbenjamin, @ronaldjcoleman, @hern, @daniloc.xyz, @metacurity.com, and @hern. Mastodon: @tylerknowsnothing@hear …
Forums: r/technology, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
More: The Keyword, Mashable, KQED, eMarketer, MobiHealthNews, Digital Trends, Forbes, Blockonomi, Livemint, The Economic Times, Inc.com, and Engadget
LinkedIn: Debbie W., Norman Paulsen, and Brandon Combs
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Spotify expands Prompted Playlists, its AI feature for creating playlists, to include podcasts, for Premium users in the US, Canada, the UK, and other countries — Spotify said today that it is expanding its AI-powered feature to create playlists, called Prompted Playlist, to include podcasts as well.
More: Spotify, The Verge, Android Authority, iPhone in Canada, PCMag, Thurrott, and Android Police
LinkedIn: Edgar Tanaka, Maya Prohovnik, and Winstead Xingran Zhu
| Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology: |
Q&A with OpenAI President Greg Brockman about OpenAI's research direction, how far it can push Codex, closing Sora, betting on text vs. world models, and more — OpenAI is shifting strategies yet again. Here's the logic behind the latest moves and what they mean for the company's direction.
X: @kantrowitz
| Filippo Valsorda: |
A cryptography engineer calls for an urgent rollout of quantum-resistant cryptography, saying the risk of inaction is now unacceptable, after Google's warning — My position on the urgency of rolling out quantum-resistant cryptography has changed compared to just a few months ago.
More: Cloudflare, SiliconANGLE, Protos, and Coin Edition
Bluesky: @johnspurlock.com, @pfrazee.com, @marypcbuk, and @matthewdgreen
Forums: Hacker News, r/crypto, and Lobsters
| John Collison / Cheeky Pint: |
Q&A with Sundar Pichai on the history of Google and AI, speed and Search, Google's AI comeback, bottlenecks, capital allocation, how Google works, and more — Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Google and Alphabet. He sits down with John and Elad Gil to discuss Google's resurgence in the AI race …
More: Stripe on YouTube, CNBC, Search Engine Land, Search Engine Journal, and MediaPost
X: @evanotero, @collision, @stevehou, @hughlangley, @eladgil, @anishmoonka, and @onodacapital. LinkedIn: Nick Fox
| Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Kalshi signs a deal with Fox Corp. to integrate its forecasts into Fox News, Fox Business Network, Fox One, and Fox Weather, following deals with CNN and CNBC — The prediction market already has deals with CNN and CNBC. — The biggest prediction market in the U.S. is teaming up with the biggest TV news channel in the U.S.| Andrew Romero / 9to5Google: |
Google rolls out an AI Enhance button for Photos on Android globally, offering automated lighting and contrast adjustments, and video playback speed controls — Google announced two new additions to Google Photos for all Android users, and they've already begun rolling out.
More: Android Authority, Tech Times, ZDNET, and Moneycontrol
| Jyoti Mann / The Information: |
Sources: Meta has an internal leaderboard dubbed “Claudeonomics” where its 85K+ employees compete on AI-token usage and earn rewards like “Token Legend” status — Employees at Meta Platforms who want to show off their AI superuser chops are competing on an internal leaderboard …
X: @mikeisaac, @gergelyorosz, @mikeisaac, @zephyr_z9, @metacriticcap, @mikeisaac, @thdxr, @jyoti_mann1, @ericjang11, @aakashgupta, @frank_liquid, @petergyang, @alexolegimas, @mitsuhiko, @joshgholder, @maxleiter, @theprimeagen, @thdxr, @qurrie_com, @shakoistslog, @melindabchu1, @rhorider, @kakashiii111, @theinformation, @nickwingfield, @jyoti_mann1, and @theinformation
| Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal: |
OpenAI unveils policy proposals for a world with superintelligence: higher taxes on capital gains, a public AI investment fund, bolstered safety nets, and more — ChatGPT maker put out policy proposals so consumers benefit from rapid advancements in artificial intelligence
More: OpenAI, Faster, Please!, OpenAI, Axios, BBC, Semafor, Business Insider, Techstrong.ai, WinBuzzer, eWeek, CFO Dive, Axios, Fortune, CoinDesk, and Bloomberg
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LinkedIn: Pragya Misra, Adrian Brown, Viviana Jordan, David Robinson, Michael Kokin, Vinod K., and Jabran Chaudhry
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