The News Anthropic on Tuesday launched a version of its powerful unreleased Mythos model that the company said was safe for general use. Fable 5 has guardrails in place that Anthropic said prevent it from answering questions about cybersecurity and biology — capabilities that the company said made Mythos too ...
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Prediction markets are rebuilding insurance and it’s getting weirdPrediction markets are rebuilding insurance and it’s getting weird
Liz’s view When does a hedge become a bet? Our story last week about a Spanish soccer team’s hedge against its own relegation to a lower league ending up on Kalshi touched a nerve. The idea of a team betting against itself sits uneasily with fans, and I know because ...
AI startups race to IPOAI startups race to IPO
As OpenAI joins Anthropic and SpaceX in the IPO queue, the question for Wall Street: Is there enough money for all of them? IPOs are famously momentum-driven; companies go public when other companies go public. But the sheer amount of money these AI giants will need — SpaceX is expected ...
Sam Bankman-Fried seeks Trump pardonSam Bankman-Fried seeks Trump pardon
Sam Bankman-Fried has been auditioning for a presidential pardon for months, complimenting President Donald Trump on X and granting a jailhouse interview to Tucker Carlson, then a Trump ally. Now he has formally applied for a pardon, according to a Justice Department database. The effort is seen as a long ...
Meta reskills as AI job fears growMeta reskills as AI job fears grow
Meta’s new “Workforce Academy” for blue-collar training is a sign that companies are moving to get ahead of the AI backlash — and step in where the government isn’t. Launch sites are in Louisiana, Ohio, Indiana, and Texas — all places where Meta is building data centers, some of which ...
Democrats aren’t winning the foreign policy argument, group saysDemocrats aren’t winning the foreign policy argument, group says
Democrats need to revamp their message on foreign policy if they want to capitalize on voter angst over President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, the centrist Democratic think tank Third Way writes in a new memo. The group partnered with Impact Research to survey registered voters and conduct focus groups, ...
Some Republicans want Pulte out for intelligence jobSome Republicans want Pulte out for intelligence job
With Democrats threatening to block a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act extension over the elevation of Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence, some Republicans say the way out is pretty simple. “Democrats are not going to vote to pass 702 until he’s withdrawn,” said Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. ...
Greer heads to Silicon Valley to promote onshoringGreer heads to Silicon Valley to promote onshoring
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer files to California later this week for a tour of manufacturing facilities that will hype the Trump administration’s efforts to onshore jobs, according to plans shared first with Semafor. Greer is slated to visit Tesla and NextFlex in Fremont and San Jose, respectively, on Thursday ...
Germany bears the brunt of China Shock 2.0Germany bears the brunt of China Shock 2.0
Andy’s view Beijing often gets blamed for the devastation of US factory towns that spawned an opioid epidemic and a populist revolt, but the “China Shock” was largely a Made-in-America phenomenon — one led by US multinationals. After Washington ushered China into the World Trade Organization in 2001, US Fortune ...
China is keeping oil markets balancedChina is keeping oil markets balanced
Amena’s view When it comes to managing oil markets, the focus typically falls on OPEC and its efforts to regulate supply. Yet with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed for more than three months and roughly 12 million barrels per day of OPEC+ production shut in, market balancing has taken ...