The US government threatens Anthropic with criminal and civil penalties for exporting its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models without authorization, forcing the company to disable both models worldwide as it scrambles to negotiate a resolution with the Trump administration.
The US Commerce Department imposes sweeping export controls on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models over national security fears, barring all foreign nationals from access, as the powerful new models are simultaneously exposing a deepening enterprise cybersecurity crisis that could cost billions in damages.
A new poll of 18,000 people across 15 countries reveals a dramatic shift in global AI perception, with China now seen as the frontrunner over the US in key Western nations, as American optimism toward AI plummets from 39% to 31% and Chinese labs close the performance gap with cost-efficient, …
Anthropic's most powerful AI models, Mythos and Fable, are taken offline after the Trump administration imposes export controls, alleging the company knowingly deployed jailbreak-vulnerable models in violation of a cyber executive order, with high-stakes meetings now underway between Anthropic and top government officials.
French AI startup Mistral AI is in talks to raise $3.5 billion in a new funding round that could value the company at $23 billion, nearly doubling its previous $13 billion valuation as it races to compete against US and Chinese AI rivals.
Meta erects a strict firewall between itself and Chinese-founded AI service Manus, barring staff access to internal systems and prohibiting use of Manus tools, as a $2 billion acquisition deal collapses amid opposition from Beijing.
Microsoft is cutting up to 400 Azure cloud jobs in China, with employees in Beijing and Shanghai losing their roles on July 6 as tightening U.S. and Chinese data regulations continue to squeeze the tech giant's operations in the region.
Standard Bots hits a $1 billion valuation after raising $200 million led by General Catalyst and RoboStrategy, accelerating US robotic arm manufacturing as competition with China in AI-powered robotics intensifies.
China launches a massive $295 billion AI infrastructure plan to build nationwide data centers over five years, targeting 80% domestic chip sourcing from Huawei while strategically pushing out US giants Nvidia and AMD.
Moonshot AI is seeking up to $2 billion in fresh funding at a $30 billion valuation, marking a staggering 50% jump from its previous round and reflecting a massive surge in investor appetite for Chinese AI startups.