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As Anthropic suspends access to new models, India debates its AI future

Tech leaders debate whether the Anthropic episode is a wake-up call for India’s AI ambitions.

Meta reportedly moves to unwind $2B Manus deal after Beijing’s demand

Meta starts dismantling its $2 billion Manus acquisition after Beijing ordered the deal reversed.

AI summary Meta is reportedly dismantling its $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a Chinese-founded AI startup, after Beijing demanded the deal be reversed, according to multiple reports. The company has cut Manus off from its internal systems and is sunsetting the platform. In response, Manus's founders are reportedly seeking $1 billion to buy back the company.

KPMG pulls report on AI usage due to apparent hallucinations

Once again, AI proves to be an unreliable source of information about AI.

Amazon CEO reportedly raised Anthropic model concerns before government crackdown

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy may have been the source of security concerns that led Anthropic to cut off worldwide access to two models on Friday.

OpenAI faces investigation from state attorneys general

It's not clear which states are involved, but they're asking about everything from OpenAI's ad policies to its handling of health data.

A report on the benefits of AI was reportedly full of AI hallucinations

KPMG published a paper about the benefits of AI last year. An investigation found that it was full of AI hallucinations.

OpenAI is facing investigation from a group of state attorneys general

A coalition of state attorneys general is asking OpenAI for documents about its activities.

Anthropic blocks all customers' access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5

Anthropic has suspended all access to its new AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5 to comply with a government order citing national security concerns.

Andrew Yang thinks the next big startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living

Andrew Yang made a list of everything Americans overpay for — housing, food, wireless — and thinks the next startup gold rush is giving that money back.

AI summary Andrew Yang stated in a TechCrunch interview that the next major startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living, not building AI. He believes that as AI displaces workers and compresses wages, startups should focus on reducing expenses like housing, food, and wireless. Yang compiled a list of items Americans overpay for and sees a gold rush in returning that money to consumers.

Anthropic shuts down Fable, Mythos models following Trump admin directive

Commerce dept. worries that a Fable 5 "jailbreak" could be a national security threat.

AI summary Anthropic a suspendu l'accès à ses modèles Claude Fable 5 et Mythos 5, quatre jours après leur lancement, suite à une directive du département du Commerce américain. Selon Ars Technica, le département s'inquiète de ce qu'un « jailbreak » de Fable 5 pourrait constituer une menace pour la sécurité nationale. Clubic précise qu'Anthropic a obéi à cette directive de l'administration Trump et a coupé l'accès à tous ses clients vendredi soir.

Anthropic’s safety warnings may have just backfired — the government has pulled the plug on its most powerful AI

Anthropic isn't hiding its frustration. "We disagree that the finding of a narrow potential jailbreak should be cause for recalling a commercial model deployed to hundreds of millions of people," the company wrote in a blog post.

SpaceX IPO: Live updates on everything you need to know

TechCrunch has followed SpaceX's start, struggles, and successes from the early days. And we're here for what happens next too. This package of SpaceX IPO coverage includes who stands to win (and maybe some who won't), pre-IPO deals, and what's tucked inside its S-1 registration document.

Meta’s months-old AI unit is a soul-crushing gulag, say the engineers stuck inside it

A new report suggests the unit, which employs 6,500 people, is on the verge of revolt.

SpaceX is now a public company valued for its AI potential, so what comes next?

As of today, SpaceX is owned by investors who will want to see it make money.

Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims’ sued by Google

The tech giant said a group called "Outsider Enterprise" used AI to scam hundreds of thousands of victims, sending 2.5 million text messages over a span of two weeks.

Here's what Jeff Bezos' new startup Prometheus will do

It isn't the only startup tackling physical AI, but it's one of the best-funded.

AI summary La startup de inteligencia artificial Prometheus, fundada por Jeff Bezos y el exejecutivo de Google Vik Bajaj, ha recaudado 12 mil millones de dólares en una ronda de financiación Serie B. La empresa, valorada en 41 mil millones de dó

Ukraine's one-time test used fully autonomous drones to kill Russian soldiers

Full autonomy is rare, but Ukraine is installing AI modules on drones and robots.

AI summary Ukraine reportedly used fully autonomous drones to kill Russian soldiers in a test two years ago, with one source stating that ten AI-controlled quadcopters were deployed in 2024. The use of autonomous drones for lethal attacks is described as rare and a significant development in warfare.

Mistral is rumored to be raising €3B at €20B valuation

The funding round would value the company at around €20 billion (about $23.15 billion), nearly double its Series C valuation of €11.7 billion.

$130 billion in data center projects blocked by protests so far this year

Winning fight against AI data centers gives people a "taste of political power."

When it comes to total water use, AI data centers are a drop in the bucket

Even moderately sized data centers can have an outsized local impact.