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Anthropic warns government views could hurt customer ties

Anthropic warned investors that how the government views the company and its technology could affect its business well beyond its federal contracts, including its ties with commercial customers and partners. The warning appears in the AI developer's IPO prospectus, which…

Canada and Germany commit $300M to Bengio’s AI safety lab LawZero

Two of the most decorated figures in artificial intelligence research have issued urgent warnings this week that humanity is losing its grip on the technology they helped create, as governments scramble to respond to a string of AI incidents that…

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Germany rejects AI pause, calls for U.S.-China oversight

Germany's digital affairs ministry on Monday rejected calls to pause artificial intelligence development in Europe, declaring that halting progress is not a realistic path forward even as leading AI executives push for stronger safety controls on increasingly powerful systems.

States and nations freeze data center builds amid AI power surge

A growing wave of governments and regulators across the globe are freezing, restricting, or banning new data center construction as concerns over electricity costs, water supplies, and community impacts intensify alongside surging AI demand. From state capitals across the United…

OpenAI launches GPT-5.6 but limits access at U.S. request

OpenAI on Friday unveiled GPT-5.6, its next-generation model family organized into three capability tiers — Sol, Terra, and Luna — but said it is limiting initial access to a small group of vetted partners at the request of the U.S.…