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White House and Anthropic CEO discuss working together amid Mythos AI fears

The Trump administration and Anthropic’s CEO on Friday discussed working together for the first time since a dispute earlier this year between the Pentagon and the artificial intelligence firm over how that company’s models should be used. The meeting between CEO Dario Amodei and White House staff, which took place amid growing ‌fears the AI start-up’s latest model will supercharge cyberattacks, suggests the two side...

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Commentary: Anthropic's Mythos cyber scare signals the economics of AI scarcity

As the capabilities of frontier AI models advance, gaining access to the technology could become critically important, says Richard Waters for the Financial Times.

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Iran rejects Trump claim on deal to surrender nuclear material stockpiles

Iran has rejected suggestions by Donald Trump that it has agreed to hand over its stockpile of enriched uranium.

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White House and Anthropic CEO discuss working together amid Mythos AI fears

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Commentary: Anthropic's Mythos cyber scare signals the economics of AI scarcity

As the capabilities of frontier AI models advance, gaining access to the technology could become critically important, says Richard Waters for the Financial Times.

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Iran rejects Trump claim on deal to surrender nuclear material stockpiles

Iran has rejected suggestions by Donald Trump that it has agreed to hand over its stockpile of enriched uranium.

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Is this singer real? Why China wants to regulate AI-generated humans

Potential problems range from users being misled to the erosion of trust in tech or the larger society.

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It’s Messi vs Ronaldo all over again! Icons return to Spanish football as rival club owners in major twist

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have re-entered Spanish football as club owners, reviving echoes of their La Liga rivalry in a new form. Messi has taken full control of fifth-tier UE Cornellà, while Ronaldo holds a st...

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Dubai police arrest Daniel Kinahan on organised crime charges, Irish media report

Irish crime figure Daniel Kinahan was arrested in Dubai over alleged involvement in organised criminal activity, according to Irish media reports.

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