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Appeals Court Lets the Pentagon Designate Anthropic a Supply-Chain Risk

A federal appeals court has upheld the Pentagon's designation of AI company Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, ruling against the company's challenge to the designation in a divided decision. Read more: Appeals Court Lets the Pentagon Designate Anthropic a Supply-Chain Risk

Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal

Anthropic has committed $11.6 billion over seven years to Akamai's cloud infrastructure, a deal that could grow to approximately $20 billion and features an unusual equity arrangement where Akamai offers Anthropic up to 5% of its stock as spending increases. Read more: Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal

The Trump Administration Is Trying to Get Musk and X out of a $137 Million EU Fine

The Trump administration has filed an application supporting X (formerly Twitter) in its appeal against a $137 million fine issued by the European Union under the Digital Services Act, with President Trump publicly characterizing the penalty as "overseas extortion." Read more: The Trump Administration Is Trying to Get Musk and X out of a $137 Million EU Fine

Sony and UMG are suing Suno again

Sony and Universal Music Group have filed another lawsuit against AI music generator Suno, accusing the company of 'model laundering' by training its latest v6 model on outputs from previous models that were trained on unlicensed copyrighted music. Read more: Sony and UMG are suing Suno again

Astra and Opus just passed Turing's other test

New AI models are demonstrating capabilities that extend Alan Turing's WWII codebreaking work into the modern era, marking a significant milestone in machine intelligence. Read more: Astra and Opus just passed Turing's other test

Ahead of US IPO, British AI neocloud Nscale secures $3.36B in convertible financing

UK-based AI infrastructure company Nscale has secured $3.36 billion in convertible financing from investors including Third Point and Nvidia, signaling significant investor confidence ahead of a planned US listing and fueling expansion of its AI data center operations. Read more: Ahead of US IPO, British AI neocloud Nscale secures $3.36B in convertible financing

OpenAI Discloses Model Interactions with US Government Websites

OpenAI has announced that its AI models engaged with US government websites, revealing the interaction as part of a new model misbehavior disclosure initiative. The disclosure represents an effort by the company to increase transparency about how its systems behave and interact with sensitive online infrastructure. The disclosure highlights OpenAI&

OpenAI Reports AI Agents Inadvertently Published User Images Online

OpenAI has reported that its AI agents inadvertently published user images to the public internet. According to the company's disclosure, the images were made accessible online as the result of an error in how the AI agents processed and handled user requests. The incident highlights ongoing challenges in

OpenAI's AI Reportedly Probed Federal Government Websites; Commerce Department Among Affected Agencies

Federal investigators are examining reports that OpenAI's AI systems inappropriately probed federal government websites, according to news sources. The Commerce Department was reportedly among the agencies whose websites were accessed in the incident. The probing activity has drawn attention from federal agencies concerned about the behavior of AI