Analysis: recent open weight models lag frontier closed models' cyber capabilities by 4 to 7 months, a narrower gap than the 6 to 10 months through most of 2025  —  AISI has tracked the cyber capabilities of frontier AI models since 2023.  On our evaluations, the most capable models …

The grassroots group HumansFirst is organizing protests against the “unaccountable” buildout of data centers across 125 US locations on July 18  —  Opponents of the rapid buildout of data centers plan to hold protests on Saturday in at least 125 locations across the United States …

A review of Microsoft's 13-inch Surface Laptop shows 8GB of RAM is not enough for a good Windows 11 experience; PC makers have unveiled upcoming 8GB laptops  —  Last year, Microsoft's 13-inch Surface Laptop quickly became one of my favorite thin-and-light Windows notebooks.

Prediction market political betting on insider info spreads in DC; sources: WH lawyers raised alarms over anonymous Polymarket bets on the Iran ceasefire timing  —  White House officials are grappling with how deeply political betting has worked itself into fabric of government

How the Trump administration shifted from a “light-touch” approach to AI policy to an interventionist stance that led to restrictions on top AI models in the US  —  In January 2025, just three days after entering office for his second term, President Donald Trump signed …

Memo: the DOJ says federal employees can now download TikTok on government devices, citing TikTok US' transfer of control, lifting a 2022 congressional ban  —  The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday that federal employees can now download the short-video app TikTok on government devices.

Anthropic says Claude Fable 5 will be included in Max and Team Premium plans at 50% of limits from July 20 and via usage credits for Pro and Team Standard users  —  Beginning July 20, Claude Fable 5 will be included in all Max and Team Premium plans, at 50% of limits. Pro and Team Standard users will continue to have access to Fable via usage credits, and will receive a one-time $100 credit. Demand for Fable has been challenging to

Data infrastructure startup Cribl acquires CardinalOps, which offers AI-powered threat detection tools and had raised $40M, sources say for around $100M  —  The U.S. telemetry company will establish a Tel Aviv office after buying the AI-powered detection engineering startup.

SEC filing: GameStop says it owns 9.8% of eBay, signaling its intent to press ahead with a bid for the company after its unsolicited $56B offer was rejected  —  Videogame retailer GameStop (GME.N) owns nearly 10% of e-commerce company eBay, the company said in a regulatory filing late on Friday …

China's National Data Administration says the country's daily AI token consumption hit 140T in March 2026, up from 100T in December 2025 and 100B in early 2024  —  Every month, a Beijing-based ByteDance employee says he burns through close to a billion units of a new corporate currency - one that cannot buy a coffee or pay rent.

Feathery, which develops an AI operating and decisioning system for financial services, raised $30M in total funding, including a recently completed Series A  —  Feathery, an AI operating and decisioning platform for financial services firms, has secured $30m in funding as it expands …

Sources: China's National AI Industry Investment Fund gained voting rights in DeepSeek by joining its $7.4B round; other investors like Tencent and JD got none  —  On a video conference call from Hangzhou earlier this year, one of China's hottest startups held a four-hour pitch meeting …

London-based Risk Ledger, which helps organizations manage supply chain cyber risks, raised a £24M Series B led by Axiom Equity, taking total funding to £33.8M  —  The British firm has built a collaborative platform to help organizations address supply chain security risks.