United States – The United States has tightly restricted access to Anthropic’s advanced cybersecurity model Mythos, fueling tensions with European NATO allies ahead of a key summit in Ankara on July 7–8. Washington has limited the tool to roughly 100 U.S. cybersecurity institutions and companies, citing national security concerns and...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at 6:50 a.m. EDT (10:50 UTC), carrying a mixed payload that combined communications and manufacturing technology. The mission deployed 29 Starlink satellites into...
Anthropic, the U.S.-based developer of the Claude and Mythos AI models, has publicly called for a worldwide pause in the development of advanced artificial intelligence systems, according to a report by The Straits Times. The company says its latest models show preliminary signs of behavior that could move beyond direct...
OpenAI is exploring a plan to transfer about 5% of its equity to the U.S. government, according to a Financial Times report published Thursday. At OpenAI’s reported post-money valuation of $852 billion after a March funding round, the stake would be worth roughly $426 billion. The proposal, led by CEO...
United States-based Tesla has imposed a strict $200 weekly cap on artificial intelligence spending for employees, triggering internal concerns about its potential impact on innovation and the company’s long-term AI strategy. The limit applies to tools and services that support AI-related work, and employees say the spending ceiling is already...
The Trump administration has lifted federal restrictions on Anthropic’s flagship Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 artificial intelligence models, restoring global access on July 1, 2026, after a 19-day shutdown over national security concerns. The crisis began on June 12, 2026, when Amazon engineers alerted the U.S. Department of Commerce...
United States – SpaceX began trading on the Nasdaq on Friday under the ticker symbol SPCX after completing the largest initial public offering in history, raising $75 billion (€65 billion) and valuing the company at about $1.78 trillion (€1.54 trillion). The listing marks a major transition for Elon Musk’s firm...
WASHINGTON, United States – The U.S. labor market showed clear signs of weakening in June 2026, as new government data and a Newsweek analysis pointed to a marked hiring slowdown alongside the growing impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce. The Department of Labor reported that nonfarm payrolls increased by...
United States – Scientists at the University of Minnesota have constructed a synthetic cell, called SpudCell, entirely from nonliving, chemically defined components that can grow, replicate its genetic material, divide and transmit advantageous traits to future generations. The laboratory-built system contains a 90,000-base-pair genome that enables it to produce proteins,...
United States – Amazon is accelerating its push into AI-powered consumer hardware under Panos Panay, its hardware and services chief, who outlined the company’s latest plans in a recent episode of The Tech Download. Panay described Alexa+, an upgraded, more contextual version of the Alexa voice assistant that is designed...
