Anthropic's Fable 5 shutdown ends with tougher safeguards and federal approval
The company says new safeguards block nearly all known exploits
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 gets staggered release after Trump administration cites national security concerns
GPT-5.6 Terra promises GPT-5.5 performance at half the cost, but access requires government approval
Trump threatens 100% tariffs on any country imposing digital services taxes on US tech firms
France, which already charges a 3% levy on digital ad revenue, is now proposing to double it
The US government wants a working quantum computer by 2028 and quantum-resistant encryption by 2031
Trump just signed two executive orders setting hard deadlines for quantum capabilities
Anthropic's Mythos AI reportedly cracked NSA classified systems in hours, that would explain the ban
A Senate briefing, a jailbreak, a rushed export ban, and a rare Five Eyes alarm
Why it matters: Ten days ago, Anthropic was happy to announce its most advanced AI model was going public. Today, almost nobody can use it. On June 12, the Trump administration directed the company to restrict Fable 5 and Mythos 5 to US citizens only – unable to verify nationality at scale, Anthropic's only option was a full global shutdown, cutting off allies, researchers, and its own foreign-national employees with 90 minutes' notice. It's the first time the US government has applied export controls to an AI model, and the consequences are still unfolding.
The Trump administration suspects an ASML chipmaking machine made it into China. ASML says that's impossible.
The Dutch chip equipment giant says it can track every EUV system in the world in real time
The White House app could soon be auto-installed on every DHS work phone
Former government IT officials warn that mandatory installs could create security risks
The "Made in America" Trump phone is just a reskinned HTC U24 built in China
And the American flag design is missing two stripes
Elizabeth Warren wants to tax AI data centers as power bills climb
The senator wants AI's biggest winners to cover the energy costs ordinary Americans are absorbing
Trivia: What was the population of the Death Star?
In a galaxy far, far away, the Death Star wasn't just a weapon... it was a monumental achievement of (fictional) engineering and human resource management.
Kalshi fines candidates for betting on their own elections, but one says he wanted to get caught
He was proving that prediction market platforms are"dangerous to our democracy," apparently
$77 million tax break, one new permanent job: JPMorgan data center deal sparks backlash
Critics say the subsidy is a perfect example of data center excess
13 shots fired at Indianapolis councilman's home after backing $500 million data center
A letter reading "No Data Centers" was left on the doorstep after the targeted shooting
US warns EU over regulation, says fines on American tech giants could have consequences
Andrew Puzder says overregulation risks shutting Europe out of the AI race
Trump names Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sergey Brin for tech advisory council
The new council signals a closer alignment between Washington and Big Tech
Nintendo sues the US government over "unlawful" Trump-era tariffs
Dozens of companies are suing for nearly $200 billion in tariff refunds, with interest
Trump calls on Big Tech to supply their own electricity for AI data centers (updated)
Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others are expected to participate
The big picture: With electricity bills rising due to surging demand from AI data centers, President Trump has called for technology companies to either build their own power plants or help finance new power generation facilities. The directive comes amid growing protests from rural communities over energy-intensive AI data centers that have been rapidly expanding across the country.
Pentagon threatens to cut Anthropic off unless it drops AI guardrails (updated)
Ditch safety or face sanctions
What just happened? Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in Washington this week in an effort to break an impasse over military use of AI models developed by Anthropic. The Pentagon is seeking broad operational access to the company's Claude model for classified applications, but Anthropic has resisted approving certain use cases.
Trump administration considers linking chip tariff exemptions to TSMC's US investment expansion
TSMC's US bet may shield Amazon, Google, Microsoft from new chip tariffs
DOJ faces investigation over alleged pressure on Apple and Google to remove ICE apps
The inquiry raises First Amendment concerns
TikTok's long-running US saga ends with a deal that averts a ban
Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX take the reins of TikTok's US business
The US formalizes 25% tariff on Nvidia H200 and AMD MI325X chips shipped to China
The tariff replaces outright bans with a paid pathway for select AI chip exports
Bernie Sanders calls for a pause on new AI data centers in the US
The senator says AI gains favor billionaires, not workers
Trump's executive order seeks to centralize AI regulation at the federal level
Executive order gives attorney general power to challenge state AI regulations
Over 230 environmental groups across the US are asking Congress to halt AI data-center expansion
Big Tech's $8 trillion data center expansion is running into its biggest obstacle yet: people