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Canadian PM says the Anthropic ban shows the dangers of "over-reliance on certain models", and compares the risks to those that led to the 2008 financial crisis (Bloomberg)

Canadian PM says the Anthropic ban shows the dange...

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Sources: UK plans an "Australia plus" social media ban for under-16s, including restrictions on chatting with strangers on gaming apps, under-18 curfews, more (The Guardian)

Sources: UK plans an "Australia plus" social media...

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EU says it is looking at the practical consequences of US restricting Anthropic's models, notes such measures "should not be discriminatory against partners" (Reuters)

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Siri AI is good enough to ease Apple's AI crisis; sources: the ability to tap third party AI models beyond OpenAI's is already active in internal iOS 27 builds (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Siri AI is good enough to ease Apple's AI crisis; ...

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Since Russia ratcheted up control over the internet this year, some Russians are turning to solutions like using multiple phones and VPNs to evade restrictions (Andrew Osborn/Reuters)

Since Russia ratcheted up control over the interne...

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Ajinomoto says it can meet demand through 2030 for ABF, a key material for advanced chipmaking substrates, and plans to expand capacity instead of hiking prices (Wall Street Journal)

Ajinomoto says it can meet demand through 2030 for...

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After years of uncertainty, including delayed listings, memory chipmaker Kioxia's shares soared 56x in 18 months, making it Japan's most valuable company (Shuhei Ochiai/Nikkei Asia)

After years of uncertainty, including delayed list...

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As the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins, there is still no clear replacement for "Sports Twitter", which was a perfect second-screen experience during live events (Andrew Webster/The Verge)

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins, there is still ...

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Challenger, Gray & Christmas: out of ~398K US jobs cuts in 2026 through May, employers cited AI as the reason for ~88K of them, up from ~54K in all of 2025 (Hyunsoo Rim/Sherwood News)

Challenger, Gray & Christmas: out of ~398K US jobs...

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Nothing CEO Carl Pei says memory is now the costliest phone component, accounting for 50%+ of BOM in some models, and predicts phone prices will rise into 2027 (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge)

Nothing CEO Carl Pei says memory is now the costli...

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US export controls on Anthropic reignite debate in India over the country's AI ambitions, which are increasingly tied to tech developed and governed in the US (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

US export controls on Anthropic reignite debate in...

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US officials: the Trump administration's decision to impose export controls on Anthropic followed multiple tense calls between Dario Amodei and admin officials (Politico)

US officials: the Trump administration's decision ...

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Companies are grappling with whether and how to curb employee wagers on prediction markets that may use confidential info, as platforms tighten their own rules (Financial Times)

Companies are grappling with whether and how to cu...

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Q&A with labor researcher Molly Kinder on her recent, widely discussed "Messy Middle" essay on AI-driven disruption of knowledge jobs and how to address it (Casey Newton/Platformer)

Q&A with labor researcher Molly Kinder on her rece...

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How the AI boom is revolutionizing US stock markets, as hyperscalers cut buybacks and boost capex, including Alphabet's planned ~$85B in equity offerings for AI (Robert Armstrong/Financial Times)

How the AI boom is revolutionizing US stock market...

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Source: the White House imposed export controls on Mythos partly over suspicions a China-linked group had accessed it (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)

Source: the White House imposed export controls on...

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Source: the White House is unlikely to extend export restrictions to other AI companies (Leo Schwartz/The Information)

Source: the White House is unlikely to extend expo...

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European political figures say Anthropic disabling access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 is a "wake-up call" about the risks of depending on the US for AI tech (Nathan Rennolds/Associated Press)

European political figures say Anthropic disabling...

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