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Katy Perry subscribes to Claude as calls for ChatGPT boycott grow
Pop singer Katy Perry has announced she is subscribing to Claude, as calls to cancel subscriptions to OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT are growing due to the company’s ties to the MAGA movement and its agreement with the Pentagon.
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Are you an anonymous wombat commenting online? AI knows who you are
Do you like to comment online under an anonymous nickname? If you’re not careful, AI can uncover who you actually are.
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Hardline warning: Australia may block AI services that don’t verify age
Australia's internet regulator said it may push search engines and app stores to block artificial intelligence services that fail to verify user ages after a Reuters review found more than half had not made public any steps to comply by a deadline next week.
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OpenAI’s ex-insider: ceding to Anthropic’s guardrails would pose problems to Pentagon
A former OpenAI employee says that Anthropic’s openness to striking a deal with the Pentagon after it was blacklisted suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) companies have volatile policies regarding the technology’s military use, which may harm civilians in war zones.
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US gold medalist debunks White House video: he never called Canadians “maple-syrup-eating f***s”
Instead of enjoying the gold medal after the Winter Olympics 2026, this hockey player tries to explain that a TikTok video shared by the White House that made it seem like he was insulting Canadians is fake.
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US used Anthropic’s Claude AI during Iran strikes within hours of ban, report says
The US military used Anthropic’s AI tools during strikes on Iran within hours of Trump banning federal agencies from using the company’s systems, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
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OpenAI to tighten safety measures after Canada shooter bypassed ban with second account
OpenAI has vowed to strengthen its safety measures as it discovered the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter had a second ChatGPT account – even after the first was banned for policy violations, which were not reported to Canadian police.
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Woolworths AI bot baffles customers with human-like “memories” of its mother
Australia's largest supermarket chain, Woolworths, was forced to step in when its AI customer assistant, Olive, started rambling about its mother and claiming to be human.
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Anthropic-Pentagon standoff may mean “life or death” to all, scientist says
Scientist Gary Marcus says that applying hallucinating artificial intelligence (AI) to weapon systems without humans in the loop could be “catastrophic,” as Anthropic refuses to accede to the Pentagon’s demands.
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Time’s up: Trump orders government to stop using Anthropic “immediately”
US President Donald Trump ordered the US government to immediately stop using Anthropic’s technology on Friday, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he would direct the Department of War to designate the AI company a supply-chain risk, ahead of the officially announced deadline.
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Jack Dorsey blames AI as Block fires 4,000 people – but is it the real reason?
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has blamed artificial intelligence (AI) for mass layoffs at his fintech company Block, but admitted he overhired during the Covid pandemic when challenged.
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Clock is ticking: Anthropic CEO vs. Pentagon
The Claude AI maker’s CEO, Dario Amodei, says the company will not “in good conscience” grant the Pentagon unrestricted control over its AI.
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Viral ad shows future where tech bros want human sweat to power AI
A spoof advert features prominent tech leaders in the near future who claim that breaking a sweat can help people find purpose after machines took away their jobs en masse.
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Dutch advocacy groups file lawsuit against X and Grok for undressing victims
Offlimits and Fonds Slachtofferhulp have filed a summary proceedings against X and Grok for undressing people at a user’s request. As long as X and Grok continue to do this, the foundations want the court to impose a penalty of €100,000 per day.
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Forget bigger AI: scientists shrink models to decode the brain
Scientists studying monkey brains have built a tiny AI that explains how neurons respond to images, offering new insights into artificial intelligence, visual processing, and even Alzheimer’s research.
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Amazon Alexa+ now has multiple personalities: what are they?
Amazon is adding a new personalization-focused feature to its AI assistant, Alexa+.
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If you can’t beat them: Anthropic scales back on AI safety pledge
The maker of the popular enterprise AI tool Claude has confirmed it is scaling back a central commitment in its responsible AI policy, arguing that the burden cannot fall on one company alone.
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Top AI models talk themselves into nuclear war in crisis simulations
Top AI models were asked to simulate nuclear war and consistently chose to launch. GPT-5.2, Claude Sonnet 4, and Gemini 3 Flash treated escalation as a rational strategy in 21 high-stakes crisis games, according to new research.
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Google acquires ProducerAI, an AI music tool developed by The Chainsmokers and Lecrae
Google has acquired ProducerAI, a music platform that lets artists create music with generative AI.
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White House to host Big Tech after pledge to rein in power costs
The White House said on Wednesday it will host leading data center and artificial intelligence companies next week, with attendees expected to include Microsoft, Amazon, Anthropic, and Meta Platforms to formalize a deal to shield consumers from rising power costs.
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