Anthropic Dials Back AI Safety Commitments

techxplore - Waymo will begin dispatching its robotaxis in four more cities in Texas and Florida, expanding the territory covered by its fleet of self-driving cars to 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets.

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Waymo's robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and Florida

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Waymo robotaxis now available in 10 cities

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Waymo will start offering robotaxi rides in four more cities

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Senator Blumenthal Opens Inquiry Into Iran Transactions on Binance

David Yaffe-Bellany and Michael Forsythe / nytimes - Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter to Binance asking about the flow of $1.7 billion from accounts on the crypto exchange to Iranian entities.

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U.S. Senator opens probe on Binance over alleged $1.7 billion flow to Iranian entities

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Sen. Blumenthal investigates Binance following reports of Iran-linked sanctions evasion

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Crypto’s biggest exchange fights back against allegations of moving billions of Iran-linked money

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Senator Blumenthal Opens Inquiry Into Iran Transactions on Binance

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Chinese drone-maker DJI sues to overturn FCC foreign drone ban

Jon Keegan / sherwood - The FCC’s move to ban all foreign drones and components is being challenged in federal court.

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DJI sues the FCC over its prohibition on importing new foreign-made drones into the US — Chinese firm contests its placement on the regulator's 'covered list'

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DJI sues the FCC for “carelessly” restricting its drones | DJI lawsuit says company has been “severely harmed by the FCC’s ruling.”

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DJI sues the FCC for “carelessly” restricting its drones

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Chinese drone-maker DJI sues to overturn FCC foreign drone ban

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DJI sues over the FCC’s decision to block new drone imports

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U.S. sanctions Russian firm Operation Zero following crypto-funded trade secret theft

Sarah Wynn / theblock - The Treasury’s OFAC has sanctioned the Russian company Operation Zero following the guilty plea of a man who admitted to stealing software.

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The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a Russian exploit broker who bought stolen hacking tools from a former executive of a U.S. defense contractor.

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Treasury Imposes Cyber Related Sanctions on Russian and UAE Individuals, Entities

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US sanctions Russian broker for buying stolen zero-day exploits

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Ex-L3Harris exec jailed for selling zero-days to Russian exploit broker

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U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Exploit Brokers Linked to Theft of Government Hacking Tools

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Treasury Sanctions Russian ‘Exploit’ Broker Over Stolen US Cyber Tools

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U.S. sanctions Russian firm Operation Zero following crypto-funded trade secret theft

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Millions in crypto funded tools to exploit U.S. software, Treasury says in new sanctions

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Treasury sanctions Russian zero-day broker accused of buying exploits stolen from U.S. defense contractor

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Wisconsin Reveals Conduent Breach Affected 25 Million Americans

PYMNTS / pymnts - A data breach at Conduent Business Services, an operator of back-end systems for state governments, has affected more than 25 million people across the country, according to data breach information posted this month by the Wisconsin Department of Agricult…

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Wisconsin Reveals Conduent Breach Affected 25 Million Americans

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‘Likely the Largest Breach in U.S. History’: What You Need to Know About the Conduent Fiasco

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Conduent data breach grows, affecting at least 25M people

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Apple Will Begin Manufacturing Mac Minis in Houston Later This Year

John Gruber / apple - Apple Newsroom: Apple today announced a significant expansion of factoryoperations in Houston, bringing the future production of Mac minito the U.S. for the first time. The company will also expandadvanced AI server manufacturing at the factory and provid…

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Apple to Build the Mac Mini in the United States for the First Time

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Mac mini will be made at a new facility in Houston

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Apple to move some Mac Mini production to U.S. this year as part of effort to boost domestic manufacturing

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Apple Will Begin Manufacturing Mac Minis in Houston Later This Year

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'Merica-made Mac Minis marked for manufacturing

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$200M on the Line: Pentagon Meets Anthropic CEO Over AI Restrictions

Aminu Abdullahi / eweek - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to meet Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as the Pentagon presses for broader military use of Claude.The post $200M on the Line: Pentagon Meets Anthropic CEO Over AI Restrictions appeared first on eWEEK.

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$200M contract at stake amid Anthropic dispute (2)
Anthropic holds firm on safety red lines (1)
Pentagon's Friday ultimatum: DPA threat and supply-chain pressure (10)
Search for Claude replacements: Grok, Gemini, OpenAI options (2)
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Anthropic-Pentagon feud escalates

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Pete Hegseth Gives Anthropic Choice to Abandon AI Safeguards or Be Labeled ‘National Security Threat’

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The Pentagon has reportedly given Anthropic until Friday to let it use Claude as it sees fit

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Anthropic Faces Friday Deadline to Drop AI Safeguards or Lose Pentagon Contract

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Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum and Deadline in AI Use Standoff

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Hegseth Gives Anthropic Until Friday To Back Down on AI Safeguards

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Hegseth threatens to cut Anthropic from Pentagon supply chain in showdown with CEO

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Hegseth gives Anthropic CEO until Friday to back down in AI safeguards fight

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Search for Claude replacements: Grok, Gemini, OpenAI options

Anthropic faces Friday deadline in Defense AI clash with Hegseth

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One Of The World's Most Unhinged AI Chatbots Will Soon Have Access To Military Intelligence

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Pete Hegseth Demands Anthropic Drop AI Safety Guardrails https://gizmodo.com/pete-hegseth-anthropic-abandon-ai-safeguards-or-national-security-threat-2000726145

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more extortion from this administration?? gizmodo.com/pete-hegseth...

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gizmodo.com/pete-hegseth...

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is this bad this seems bad gizmodo.com/pete-hegseth...

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The Pentagon has given Anthropic until Friday to loosen AI guardrails or face potential penalties, escalating a high-stakes dispute that raises questions about government leverage, vendor dependence, and investor confidence in defense tech.

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Happy to see Anthropic stand their ground..."Anthropic doesn’t want its technology used for mass surveillance of Americans or for fully autonomous weapons — and is refusing to compromise on these points with the Pentagon." Good!! Hope others f

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Even as Anthropic moves deeper into enterprise, it hits a wall at DOD

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Anthropic Pushes Claude Beyond Chat Into Enterprise Workflows

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AI-fueled stock slide subsides

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US gov't warned Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Tim Cook, and Lisa Su that China could invade Taiwan by 2027 — Apple CEO reportedly said he sleeps 'with one eye open'

tomshardware - A new investigative report from The New York Times reveals that, in July 2023, senior US intelligence officials privately briefed some of the tech industry's most powerful executives on classified assessments regarding China and Taiwan.