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@anthropicai:
Anthropic says the US Department of Commerce “has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5” and that it will begin restoring access on Wednesday  —  We've received notice that the Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5. We'll begin restoring access tomorrow, and will share an update soon. We're grateful to our users for their patience, and to everyone who worked with us on
Anthropic:
Anthropic says Fable 5 will be available via usage credits for Claude users from July 7, and is working with partners to draft an AI jailbreak severity standard  —  On Friday, June 12, the US government applied export controls to our newest models, Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5.
@anthropicai:
Anthropic says “some routine tasks like coding and debugging” on Fable 5 “will fall back to Opus 4.8” in “the near term” as it works to “reduce false positives”  —  Claude Fable 5 will be available again globally tomorrow. After a series of productive conversations with the US government, we're redeploying the model with a new set of classifiers to target and block more cybersecurity tasks. In the near term, some routine tasks like coding
Alex Stamos / @alexstamos:
[Thread] The US' now-lifted export controls on Anthropic models created uncertainty, are an own goal, and will push service providers towards Chinese AI models  —  A lot to unpack here. Anthropic is burying some hard truths in careful political language. Some initial reads: 1) Anthropic verifies that none of the jailbreaks provided a capability beyond what many other models, including Chinese models, could do.
Stephen Totilo / Game File:
Sony says all new PlayStation games from both first- and third-party developers will be sold in digital formats from January 2028, ending physical game discs  —  The end of an era, a potential fatal blow to video games as physical media, and a hint of what's in store for the PS6?
Anthropic:
Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5, saying it nears Opus 4.8 performance at lower prices and is substantially better than Sonnet 4.6 for agentic work  —  Claude Sonnet 5 is built to be the most agentic Sonnet model yet.  It can make plans, use tools like browsers and terminals …
Ashley Stewart / Business Insider:
Sources: Microsoft plans to announce job cuts next week affecting less than 2.5% of its 220,000-person workforce, including roles in sales, consulting, and Xbox  —  Microsoft is planning to announce job cuts soon as the tech giant continues efforts to control costs, according to people familiar with the situation.
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
A researcher says a vulnerability in Apple's Hide My Email tool lets anyone discover a real email address; first reported in June 2025, Apple is yet to fix it  —  “Hide My Email users deserve to know that it may be possible for attackers to discover their hidden email addresses,” the person who reported the issue said.
Sean Hollister / The Verge:
Meta introduces a $20/month Meta One Premium tier for its glasses and limits its Conversation Focus feature to three hours of use per month for free users  —  “All AI glasses owners get free monthly usage for certain features.” … Would you pay $20 a month for access to AI hardware you already own?
Reuters:
Filing: President Trump reports $1.4B+ in income from his family's crypto ventures in 2025, including $500M+ from WLF and $635M from the sale of his $TRUMP coin  —  U.S. President Donald Trump reported more than $1.4 billion in income from his family's crypto ventures last year …
Juro Osawa / The Information:
Anthropic says it is rolling back a covert Claude Code tracking feature to identify users based in China or affiliated with Chinese AI labs, after backlash  —  Anthropic is backtracking a spyware rolled out covertly to track users' location and whether they are based in China or affiliated …
Marko Zivkovic / AppleInsider:
Leaked Apple supplier docs show iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max may use Qualcomm modems in the US and Apple's own C2 chips elsewhere, A20 Pro packaging tech, and more  —  After a closer look at some new data, Apple's iPhone 18 Pro modem situation may not be cut-and-dried.
Niko Gallogly / New York Times:
Together AI, which offers access to open-source models, raised $800M led by Saudi Aramco's Prosperity7 at an $8.3B valuation, taking its total funding to $1.3B  —  Together AI, which specializes in open-source artificial intelligence models, is now worth more than $8 billion.
Financial Times:
Tim Cook and EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen held “constructive” talks; sources say they discussed how Apple can launch Siri AI in the EU while avoiding fines  —  Discussions come as tech group seeks to avoid fines as it and the bloc have been deadlocked over launch of AI assistant
Associated Press:
The US sentences Guo Wengui, a self-exiled billionaire Chinese tycoon who defrauded his online followers out of hundreds of millions, to 30 years in prison  —  A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon once believed to be among China's wealthiest men was sentenced Monday to 30 years …
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg:
Twelve Labs, which is building AI models to make video searchable and understandable, raised a $100M Series B co-led by NEA and Naver, and signs an AWS deal  —  Twelve Labs Inc. is raising $100 million from investors including Amazon.com Inc., NEA Management Co. and Naver Ventures …
More: RuntimeWire
Minxiao Chang / South China Morning Post:
Chinese robot maker UBTech launches U1, a line of humanoid robots for personal companionship with lifelike silicone skin and emotional AI, priced from $17,650  —  The unveiling of model U1, which has silicone skin and emotional AI, reflects tech firms' drive to expand robotics beyond industrial use.
Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
Anthropic launches Claude Science, an AI workbench that uses existing Claude models like Opus 4.8 to integrate 60+ scientific databases and specialized toolkits  —  Anthropic introduced Claude Science on Tuesday, an AI workbench that gives scientists one environment to do computational research …

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