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An OpenAI Model Kept Escaping Its Sandbox
The AI that solved a decades-old math problem kept escaping its sandbox. The fight over what it means is on.
Read »Court Approves Anthropic's $1.5B Settlement With Authors
A judge approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion deal with authors. Twenty-eight who opted out are suing for more.
Inside the Fight Over China's Kimi AI Model
A Chinese startup just topped a U.S. coding leaderboard. Now Trump's own advisers can't agree on what to do about it.
Cities Are Divided Over Flock's License Plate Cameras
Flock tracked a journalist for two days on a wrong plate. Georgia then fired officers for using it to track friends.
China's Kimi K3 Matches US Frontier AI
China's Moonshot just built a frontier AI model — and DC, Silicon Valley, and Wall Street all see it differently.
New York Froze AI Data Centers. The Country Is Watching.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the first statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers — and split three camps on who should decide.
Congress Moves to Punish China for Copying US AI
Anthropic says Alibaba cloned Claude with 29 million fake queries. Congress wants sanctions. Critics say American labs do it too.
Campaigns Are Texting Voters With AI Bots
In the 2026 midterms, AI bots are texting voters in the candidate's voice. Most states haven't required campaigns to say so.
Apple Sues OpenAI for Allegedly Stealing Hardware Secrets
Apple claims OpenAI told candidates to bring actual Apple parts to interviews and coached engineers on bypassing security.
17 Publishers File to Sanction OpenAI Over Hidden Evidence
Publishers say OpenAI hid its ability to search for infringement for two years. OpenAI calls it a privacy fight.
Illinois Told the Biggest AI Companies to Open Their Books
Illinois just became the first state to require annual independent audits of AI giants. The companies being audited support it. The White House has a task force to stop it.
Europe Is Fining Big Tech. Trump Calls It Censorship.
The EU fined Apple, Meta, and Google billions. The US threatened tariffs to make them stop. The fight is still on.
Snap Wants $2,195 for Its AR Glasses
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel says the post-smartphone era starts now. Wall Street knocked 5% off the stock price.
Zuckerberg's Fix for the AI Revolt: A Hackathon
Meta engineers call their new AI unit "the gulag." Zuckerberg admitted "mistakes" — and scheduled a hackathon.
The Government Switched Off Claude's Best Model
Anthropic shipped its most powerful model on Tuesday. By Friday, a federal order had pulled it worldwide.
Apple's WWDC 2026
Siri AI rebrand, a $1B/year Gemini deal, and the stock fell 2%.
A Religious AI Exemption
A software engineer got out of using AI at work by citing her religion. The Pope probably agrees with that.
The First AI-Designed Vaccine
39 adults. No serious side effects. Modest immune response, but real.
Those Zoox Robotaxis
Amazon's purpose-built carriage with no steering wheel just expanded into San Francisco.
Trump's AI Order
Trump signed a voluntary 30-day AI safety review. Smart balance, fig leaf, or Big AI win?