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Anthropic has abruptly disabled access to its flagship Fable 5 and Mythos 5 artificial intelligence models after the U.S. government ordered the startup to block foreign nationals from using the systems, citing national security authorities. The startup said it received the export-control order at...

New On The Block Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGMO), a genomic medicine company, announced that, after extensive consideration of the company's pipeline and financial resources, it has retained Raymond James as its financial advisor to assist in evaluating a full range of strategic...

OpenAI has acquired cloud-based developer Ona to power Codex with secure, customer-controlled cloud infrastructure for long-running AI agents that can continue working across devices and sessions even after a browser is closed or a computer is shut down. The ChatGPT parent company said the...

An OpenAI employee who joined dozens of industry peers in filing an amicus brief supporting Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon said he is withdrawing his signature.  In a post on X, Brian Fioca cited Anthropic’s decision to reverse a policy that had limited competitors...

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has warned that increasingly powerful AI systems cannot be safely entrusted to governments or corporations alone, arguing that both require meaningful checks and balances as artificial intelligence becomes more capable. In an essay published Wednesday, Amodei also said...

Chinese propaganda operatives allegedly exploited OpenAI’s chatbot platform to amplify opposition to President Donald Trump‘s tariffs and influence U.S. discussions on data centers and artificial intelligence. OpenAI’s report identified two main clusters of activity. The first,...

Standard Bots has raised $200 million in a Series C funding round that values the robotics company at $1 billion. The round comes as the manufacturer looks to accelerate production of AI-driven industrial automation systems. RoboStrategy, a robotics-focused fund, led the effort alongside General...

The upcoming SpaceX IPO could impact the U.S. economy by potentially refinancing a portion of the country’s current account deficit in a single day. Currency strategists at Commerzbank, led by Volkmar Baur, have studied the possible effects of SpaceX’s IPO, which is set to raise $...

A sharp sell-off in technology and semiconductor stocks ahead of Friday's massive $75 billion SpaceX IPO has ignited a fierce debate on Wall Street, pitting Fundstrat's Tom Lee—who views the market dip as a “healthy” consolidation—against Seabreeze Capital's Doug Kass, who slammed the...

The initial public offering (IPO) of Elon Musk‘s SpaceX has reportedly seen an overwhelming response from investors, ahead of its debut on June 12. The company’s IPO has attracted over $250 billion in investor demand, significantly higher than the $75 billion it aimed to raise....

Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5, its most capable consumer-facing AI model to date, but with a catch: some sensitive cybersecurity requests are automatically downgraded to a less powerful model. The company said Fable 5 excels at coding, research and other knowledge-intensive tasks, particularly...

Databricks is reportedly considering a new funding round that could begin within the next month, potentially boosting its valuation to between $165 billion and $175 billion. The new funding round might kick off within the coming month, reported The Information on Monday. Despite operating for 13...

The Pentagon has recently expanded its list of Chinese firms believed to be assisting the Chinese military, with new additions including Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA), Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) and BYD (OTC:BYDDY). The Defense Department on Monday updated its “1260H list,” adding companies...

Investor Jim Chanos challenged the prevailing narrative comparing SpaceX‘s initial public offering (IPO) valuation to early tech giants like Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META). Chanos took to X on Saturday to respond to a user,...

As Anthropic races toward what could become one of the most closely watched IPOs this year after SpaceX, co-founder Jack Clark is warning that the artificial intelligence industry may need something it currently lacks: a brake pedal. Speaking to BBC Newsnight this week on a series of topics, Clark...