AI & Society

Ahead of a July 2 deadline to submit public comments, advocates are warning the Federal Trade Commission that it must keep close watch over Elon Musk’s X and firmly reject a recent bid to end the agency’s ongoing audits of the platform’s data handling. Last month, the FTC posted a notice explaining that X had […]

Metrics for dangerous success and dangerous failure should be interpreted differently

Google reported that its annual electricity consumption rose by 37 percent in 2025—the largest increase in the company’s history as Silicon Valley’s AI data center buildout continues. But the tech giant says it kept operational carbon emissions down by continuing to purchase massive amounts of clean energy. The company’s latest sustainability report acknowledges that Google’s

Global venture funding reached a record $510 billion in the first half of 2026, surpassing the $440 billion invested in all of 2025 and setting a new high for startup investment in any half-year period on record, Crunchbase data shows. The data also illustrates how capital is concentrating into a handful of companies at unprecedented

Anthropic’s Mythos 5 and Fable 5 are back online this Wednesday after the company said it had productive conversations with the US government. Also, Kevin Warsh makes his first public appearance as Federal Reserve chairman. Plus shares of Meta rise after news that the company is building out a new cloud business.

The US has lifted export curbs on Anthropic’s newest Claude models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, about three weeks after the Trump administration flagged the models as national security risks. As of today, Anthropic confirmed in a blog post, Fable 5 will be available globally, and US organizations have had access restored to Mythos 5

Fable and Mythos are coming back online. Leading US AI company Anthropic says the US Commerce Department has lifted export controls on the AI models, less than three weeks after the company was ordered to suspend access to them over national security risks. Washington has stepped up oversight of new ​model releases to identify potential

London-based Tapestry VC has closed an $80 million third fund to double down on what it believes is one of Europe’s biggest long-term advantages: repeat founders. The firm says entrepreneurs starting their second or third companies have created more than $2 trillion in enterprise value across Europe, and expects the coming wave of AI exits

Anthropic said on Tuesday it would restore global access to its most advanced AI models after the US government lifted export restrictions imposed earlier this month over national security concerns. The decision marks a reversal after the company worked with Washington to strengthen safeguards around the technology.

Makers of AI browsers make lofty promises. With a single prompt, users can ask one to find a restaurant in a particular part of town, reserve a table, invite a colleague to lunch, and email a confirmation. These makers are much more reticent about the risks of blurring the once fine line between browsing sites