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The US government’s move to suspend foreign access to Anthropic’s powerful AI models injected fresh urgency into Europe’s plans for tech sovereignty. Washington’s “use of a ‘kill switch,’ long seen as a hypothetical threat, is a wake-up call,” Politico wrote, exposing Europe’s dependence on the US’ cutting-edge AI models. Several ...

Donald Trump will celebrate his 80th birthday on Sunday with a UFC fight at the White House, as the oldest-ever US president looks to eclipse recent political setbacks with a massive spectacle. The weekend’s pageantry — featuring a motocross competition and “who’s who” of legislators and top executives — reflects ...

, by Tanul Thakur. A critique of the US H-1B visa system authored by a former H-1B recipient and film critic, Thakur’s book follows the lives of three men over several decades, laying out schemes of worker exploitation, corporate tax avoidance, and the middlemen taking advantage of those desperate to ...

The Scoop The White House imposed export controls on Anthropic’s powerful Mythos AI model partly over suspicions that a China-linked group had accessed it, a person familiar with the matter said. The Trump administration on Friday directed Anthropic to limit access to Mythos, and its consumer version, known as Fable ...

The News Since the introduction of ChatGPT to the public, AI safety experts have been calling for a “pause” on the development of the most powerful AI models. Anthropic itself did so in a recent blog post. On Friday evening, that pause may finally have happened. But it came from ...

The News As his Iran war causes economic shock and his Hill clashes with his party continue, President Donald Trump is throwing himself a massive 80th birthday celebration. Trump is set to mark the moment with a $60 million-plus UFC match on the South Lawn. Its massive scale speaks to ...

Saudi Arabia’s Growth Catalyst raised $96 million to back companies in the kingdom, making it one of the first private sector investors to close a fundraising round since the onset of the Iran war. The firm is aiming to more than double the size of the fund over the next ...

The United Arab Emirates has become the main destination for conflict minerals from the Central African Republic, placing Dubai at the center of a lucrative trade in gold and diamonds tied to armed groups and foreign smuggling networks, according to a new investigation. Almost all of CAR’s officially declared gold ...

Amazon has applied for approval to build its first African satellite ground station in Kenya, putting it in competition with SpaceX as governments across the continent tighten their control over fast-growing satellite internet services. For global operators, Africa’s youthful population and patchy broadband networks offer a mix of scale and ...

Alexis’s view The Ebola outbreak unfolding in Central Africa is the 17th to hit the country since the virus was discovered in 1976 — but it’s the first since the artificial intelligence boom, and the technology is already showing its potential value. The biggest challenge posed by the latest outbreak ...