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Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.8 with Improved Honesty Features

Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.8, a new AI model that the company is positioning as significantly more "honest" than previous versions. The core issue the company is targeting is a well-documented problem with AI systems: the tendency to jump to conclusions and confidently present outputs as

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Pentagon Knew for Years That Troops' Phone Location Data Could Be Exploited—And Did Little

Security Gap Left Unaddressed A detailed investigation has uncovered a significant security failure within the US military: for years, the Pentagon was aware that adversaries could track the location of American troops through their personal and military-issued phones. Despite knowing about the vulnerability, the department adopted almost none of the

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U.S. Officials Report Troops Targeted With Location Data; Senator Calls Ad Industry a National Security Threat

U.S. government officials have revealed that American military personnel were targeted using commercially available location data, highlighting ongoing concerns about the security implications of the data broker industry. A prominent privacy lawmaker responded to the disclosure by calling for a fundamental shift in how the adtech sector is regulated,

Coalition for Health AI Releases Governance Playbooks to Guide Responsible AI Adoption in Healthcare

Coalition for Health AI Releases Governance Playbooks to Guide Responsible AI Adoption in Healthcare New Framework Aims to Standardize AI Implementation The Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) has unveiled a comprehensive set of governance playbooks intended to guide healthcare organizations through the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence technologies. These playbooks

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Anthropic-SpaceX Compute Deal Duration Disputed as Musk and SpaceX S-1 Conflict

Compute Deal Duration Questioned A discrepancy has emerged between Elon Musk's public statements and SpaceX's official filing regarding the duration of a major compute agreement involving Anthropic. Musk has reframed xAI's substantial Anthropic compute deal as short-term and cancellable when speaking publicly. However, SpaceX&

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Waymo's New Zeekr-Based Ojai Robotaxi Opens to Passengers

Waymo has announced that its newest vehicle, the Zeekr RT minivan branded internally as Ojai, is now open to select non-employee passengers after several months of testing. The autonomous vehicle company will initially offer free rides to select users in three cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. The expansion

NASA's Roman Space Telescope Set to Dramatically Expand Exoplanet Census

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is poised to make a major leap in the hunt for worlds outside our solar system. Scientists expect the mission to reveal approximately 100,000 exoplanets, a dramatic increase compared to the nearly 6,300 worlds discovered so far through existing NASA