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| Maxwell Zeff / Wired: |
Anthropic backtracks on its decision to quietly limit Fable 5's ability to develop LLMs, saying “requests will visibly fall back to Opus 4.8”, after backlash — The company changed course after researchers spoke out against the policy, which would have covertly limited Claude's ability to develop competing AI models.
More: Engadget, The Verge, Moneycontrol, Silicon Republic, Gizmodo, Business Insider, Claude, eMarketer, Moneycontrol, The Decoder, BankInfoSecurity.com, Help Net Security, and Simon Willison's Weblog
X: @claudedevs, @deanwball, @krishnanrohit, @yacinemtb, @gergelyorosz, @tenobrus, @sporadica, @jdpeterson, @wired, @mattparlmer, @zeffmax, @basedjensen, @simonw, @simonw, @max_paperclips, @scobleizer, @eliebakouch, @zeffmax, @gergelyorosz, @agustinlebron3, @kimmonismus, @deliprao, and @zeffmax. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to
Forums: r/MachineLearning, r/Anthropic, r/ClaudeAI, r/accelerate, r/ClaudeCode, r/singularity, and r/singularity
| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: |
More: The Verge, BridgeMind on YouTube, Runtime, Forrester, WinCentral, Wall Street Journal, and Constellation Research
X: @zeroxjf, @deryatr_, @alexjplaskett, @mehulmpt, @chompie1337, @ksimback, @fabknowledge, @iruletheworldmo, @0xballoonlover, @tautologer, @deryatr_, @willccbb, @teknium, @banteg, @blancheminerva, @scobleizer, @tomieinlove, and @behi_sec
Forums: Hacker News, r/ClaudeCode, and r/ClaudeAI
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
More: Moneycontrol, Fortune, Reuters, Digit, PYMNTS, The GitHub Blog, ZeroHedge News, Anthropic, and The Decoder
X: @tomwarren. Bluesky: @carnage4life. Forums: r/InterstellarKinetics, r/singularity, and r/ClaudeAI
| Dean W. Ball / @deanwball: |
More: Türkiye Today. X: @mattparlmer, @deanwball, @dbreunig, @benthompson, @deanwball, @benthompson, @zooko, @natolambert, @tunguz, @rebeccamkern, @deanwball, and @charliebull0ck
| Dario Amodei: |
Dario Amodei outlines policy responses to AI's exponential progress across regulation and public safety, macroeconomics and taxes, science, geopolitics, more — In one of the side plots to The Lord of the Rings, two of the Hobbits attempt to rouse Treebeard—a wise but ponderous sentient tree …
More: Axios, International Business Times, New York Times, The Next Web, Associated Press, VentureBeat, The Economic Times, SiliconANGLE, ABC News, The Deep View, TechCrunch, Semafor, Mashable, and Implicator.ai
X: @darioamodei, @darioamodei, @adamconner, @mitsuhiko, @edzitron, @so8res, @mattparlmer, @lacker, @s8mb, @deredleritt3r, @adamconner, @beffjezos, @sporadica, @tenobrus, @daveshapi, @kimnoel399, @jconorgrogan, @perrymetzger, @kimmonismus, @guilhermeotina, and @hallerite. Bluesky: @ketanjoshi.co
Forums: Hacker News, r/ClaudeAI, r/accelerate, r/Anthropic, and r/singularity
| Anthropic: |
Anthropic releases two policy proposals on how governments should address catastrophic risks and manage labor market disruption from advanced AI systems — AI is advancing at exponential speed, and the policymaking process was built for a slower world. — We are sharing two policy proposals to prepare for AI progress.
More: Anthropic, The Rundown AI, Anthropic, The Indian Express, PYMNTS, The Next Web, and crypto.news
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: OpenAI is considering drastically lowering its price for tokens in anticipation of similar cuts the company expects at Anthropic — The company might lower prices for tokens, the central unit for gauging AI costs, though the discussions are still in flux
More: CNBC, PYMNTS, MarketWatch, Forbes, Android Authority, Fortune, Yahoo Finance, Digital Trends, ZeroHedge News, Nairametrics, and Benzinga
X: @zerohedge. Bluesky: @edoswald, @edzitron.com, @isolyth.dev, and @nickforbrains. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to
Forums: r/accelerate, r/BetterOffline, r/OpenAI, r/codex, and r/singularity
| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Microsoft's Xbox division is planning major layoffs next month and significant budget cuts for marketing and some other areas — Asha Sharma's first major cuts will arrive in July — Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox division is planning major job cuts next month as new Chief Executive …
More: XBOX Wire, Silicon Republic, Thurrott, Game Developer, Kotaku, Thurrott, TheGamer, Video Games Chronicle, GamingBolt, Gameranx, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Pure Xbox, Dexerto, The Information, Comic Book, Reuters, Yahoo Finance, PC Gamer, Digit, Moneycontrol, People Matters, Tech4Gamers, GamesBeat, GeekWire, Press Start, Gizmodo, IGN, PCMag, GamesIndustry.biz, Push Square, Windows Central, Variety, 80 Level, Gamereactor UK, GamesIndustry.biz, Pure Xbox, and Kotaku
X: @layoffai. LinkedIn: Jason Schreier. Bluesky: @gematsu.com, @mackeza, @stephentotilo, @knoebel, and @wario64
Forums: r/consoles, r/videogames, r/IndianGaming, r/gaming, r/consoles, r/XboxSeriesS, r/PS5, r/pcgaming, r/xbox, r/LastStandMedia, r/Games, r/kindafunny, and r/technology
| The Verge: |
More: Variety, PC Gamer, iPhone in Canada, ScreenRant, VideoCardz.com, The Shortcut, Pure Xbox, Gamereactor UK, TheGamer, GamingBolt, Tech4Gamers, and Windows Central
X: @wario64, @shinobi602, @idlesloth84_, and @nib95_
Bluesky: @wario64, @jaypeters.net, and @tomwarren.co.uk
Forums: r/Steam, r/xbox, r/consoles, r/pcgaming, r/TESVI, and r/LastStandMedia
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
YouTube rolls out a new in-app messaging system for sharing videos and having 1:1 conversations; it discontinued its previous Messages feature in 2019 — After testing got underway last year, YouTube is now more widely rolling out a new in-app messaging system.| A.J. Vicens / Reuters: |
The FBI seizes 13 domains allegedly tied to fake consulting firms that sought information from US government and military employees for suspected Chinese agents — Federal authorities announced on Wednesday the seizure of 13 internet domains tied to what the U.S. Justice Department called … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Product head Alex Benzer says Bluesky plans to add “communities” this year, smaller spaces to “go deeper and hang out with people who care about the same stuff” — They're set to launch sometime this year. They're set to launch sometime this year.
More: Engadget and Gizmodo
Bluesky: @alexbenzer.com, @jcsalterego, and @ernie.tedium.co
Forums: r/redditstock and r/BlueskySocial
| Zachary Basu / Axios: |
Elon Musk is busy stoking far-right culture wars across the West on the eve of SpaceX's IPO, with an impunity unmatched in modern corporate history — Elon Musk is on the verge of financial immortality: The world's richest man — and potentially its first trillionaire …
More: Yahoo News, New Statesman, and Breitbart
| Maria Cheng / Reuters: |
Canada introduces the Safe Social Media Act, a bill that would ban social media for children under 16 and establish safety standards for AI chatbots — The Canadian government introduced a new digital safety bill on Wednesday that would ban social media for children under 16 with exemptions …
More: Government of Canada, MediaNama, Associated Press, Michael Geist, Mashable, Government of Canada, CBC News, Politico, Benzinga, SiliconANGLE, NewsMax.com, Wall Street Journal, Global News, New York Times, BBC, Agence France-Presse, Michael Geist, Al Jazeera, Engadget, MobileSyrup, iPhone in Canada, BetaKit, Globe and Mail, and The Logic
X: @markjcarney, @evanlsolomon, @mgeist, @mgeist, and @mgeist. Bluesky: @druce.ai. Mastodon: @bstacey@icosahedron.website. Forums: r/worldnews
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Instagram expands Your Algorithm to its main feed, letting users choose topics they want to see, and is working to support requests for people, moods, and more — Adam Mosseri wants AI to give users a sense of control over recommendations. — Instagram is going to let you tweak …
More: Mashable, Social Media Today, Engadget, Digital Trends, and The Mac Observer
| Sam Sabin / Axios: |
OpenAI says it has banned China-linked accounts that used ChatGPT to draft social media influence campaigns targeting US debates over tariffs and data centers — OpenAI has banned China-linked accounts that used ChatGPT to draft social media influence campaigns targeting U.S. debates …
More: OpenAI, Engadget, Bloomberg, TechRadar, Politico, Benzinga, Al Jazeera, WTTG-TV, and The Next Web
Mastodon: @campuscodi@mastodon.social and @stroughtonsmith …
| Bloomberg: |
The Workers' Daily, the official mouthpiece of China's umbrella trade union, calls on regulators to protect worker rights and strengthen oversight amid AI boom — China's AI Boom Risks Job Losses, Regulatory Concerns — China's rapid adoption of artificial intelligence in the workplace …
More: The Next Web
| Terrence O'Brien / The Verge: |
Deezer launches an AI music detection tool for users of 20 services, including Spotify and Apple Music, after no company licensed its AI detection tech — Since the competition won't buy their tech, they're bringing it directly to users. … Deezer will now scan your playlists … | Raphael Satter / Reuters: |
CISA shortens the deadline for US agencies to fix the most critical vulnerabilities in their networks to three days, citing hackers' use of AI — The U.S. cyber defense agency said on Wednesday that government officials now have three days to deal with the most serious categories …
More: CISA, CSO, Wired, Nextgov/FCW, The Cyber Express, Federal News Network, The Record, Nextgov/FCW, and Cybersecurity Dive
| Bloomberg: |
Amazon secures a $17.5B loan from Citigroup and other banks, after selling CA$14B in bonds on Monday, the largest corporate debt offering in Canadian dollars — Soon after selling the biggest Canadian corporate bond sale on record, Amazon.com Inc. inked another multi-billion dollar financing …
More: TechCrunch, Reuters, crypto.news, Quartz, Pulse 2.0, and The Next Web
| Zoltan Simon / Bloomberg: |
Hungary plans to decriminalize crypto trading in a reversal of restrictions, which prompted Revolut and others to suspend services, under former PM Viktor Orban — Hungary will decriminalize crypto trading in a reversal of restrictions introduced under former leader Viktor Orban.
More: crypto.news
| Shinhye Kang / Bloomberg: |
South Korea fines US-listed Coupang ~$409M for inadequate safety systems and “negligent management” that caused a data breach affecting ~34M accounts — A South Korean regulator fined the country's largest e-commerce platform, owned by US-listed Coupang Inc., a record 624.7 billion won … | Juby Babu / Reuters: |
Oracle reports Q4 revenue up 21% YoY to $19.18B, vs. $19.1B est., and expects to raise ~$40B in debt and equity in FY 2027; ORCL drops 10%+ after hours — Oracle (ORCL.N) reported fourth-quarter revenue that narrowly beat Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, amid growing concerns … | The Keyword: |
Google introduces DiffusionGemma, an experimental 26B-parameter open model that uses text diffusion for faster text generation compared to autoregressive models — Our newest open experimental model delivers up to 4x faster inference on dedicated GPUs and opens the door to exploring speed-critical, interactive local workflows.
More: Hugging Face, Decrypt, Ars Technica, Tech Monitor, Android Authority, The Fast Mode, SiliconANGLE, Unsloth, Google Developers Blog, The Decoder, MarkTechPost, Let's Data Science, Exploring Language Models, and The New Stack
X: @_philschmid, @vllm_project, @mervenoyann, @unslothai, @_vmlops, @testingcatalog, @sundarpichai, @google, @googlegemma, @omarsar0, @bidhan, @tatted_jass, @maartengr, @ai_for_success, @oussamazekri_, @nvidiartxspark, @lmsysorg, @osanseviero, @google, and @google. LinkedIn: Pedro Cuenca. Bluesky: @timkellogg.me
Forums: Hacker News, r/LocalLLaMA, r/ArtificialInteligence, r/Bard, r/singularity, r/accelerate, r/LocalLLaMA, and Ars OpenForum
| Financial Times: |
Analysis: Conservative and Reform UK MPs have increased their volume of posts on X since Elon Musk's takeover, while center-left politicians have reduced theirs — Majority of Labour and Liberal Democrat politicians are on alternative social media platform Bluesky, report shows| Shahram Mokhtari / iFixit News: |
A teardown reveals the Trump Mobile T1 is a gold-painted HTC U24 Pro but features some changes, including memory from Micron instead of SK Hynix — In case you missed it, there is now a Trump phone. Yes, really. And this week, we got to take it apart. — A couple of weeks ago I got …
More: The Verge, Notebookcheck, and NBC News
| Yang Tian / BBC: |
London's Met Police calls on tech companies to make stolen phones unusable and says it is sharing data with Apple to build a “global picture” of stolen devices — The Metropolitan Police is calling on tech firms to make stolen phones harder to reuse and prevent criminals from profiting.
More: AppleInsider, The Sun, 9to5Mac, Shortlist, The i Paper, Yahoo News, Daily Express, Mornings With Ridge & Frost on YouTube, The National News on YouTube, LBC, Telecompaper, inkl, Metropolitan Police, The Standard, Daily Express, The Independent, Mirror, GB News, The National, Daily Mail, and Metro.co.uk
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