Alibaba bans employees from using Anthropic's Claude Code starting July 10, labeling it high-risk, as Anthropic simultaneously tightens restrictions blocking Chinese companies from accessing its AI models and closes loopholes that enabled unauthorized use.
OpenAI is offering the US government a $42.6 billion, 5% ownership stake in the company, as CEO Sam Altman attempts to share AI's financial benefits with the public while navigating rising tensions with the Trump administration's growing interventionist approach to the AI industry.
Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, and Sam Altman are uniting behind 'universal basic capital,' a bold policy that would give every American an ownership stake in AI companies to fight extreme wealth inequality, though experts warn the leading version of the plan may carry serious unintended consequences.
OpenAI proposes giving the U.S. government a $42.6 billion, 5% stake in the company as CEO Sam Altman pushes a broader plan for top AI firms — including Google, Meta, and Anthropic — to cede similar stakes through a sovereign wealth fund, amid growing Washington pressure over cybersecurity risks and …
Anthropic lifts export restrictions on its Claude AI models, rolls out sweeping new safety measures including a 24/7 jailbreak monitoring team, and deepens US government ties as CEO Dario Amodei urges Congress to pass AI safety legislation before adversaries like China can exploit weaker guardrails.
The US Commerce Department lifts export controls on Anthropic's AI models after the company agrees to government safety protocols, while simultaneously restricting OpenAI's GPT-5.6 launch over national security concerns, marking a landmark shift in how Washington regulates powerful AI technology.
The Trump administration moves to lift restrictions on Anthropic's Fable 5 AI model after a 15-day government-ordered shutdown, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick signaling progress on security concerns and limited access to cybersecurity model Mythos 5 being restored, as Anthropic and OpenAI push for a formal, transparent AI review process.
The Trump administration is pressuring OpenAI to restrict access to its newest GPT-5.6 model over cybersecurity fears, requiring government approval on a customer-by-customer basis as concerns grow that advanced AI could autonomously write malware and execute ransomware attacks.
Anthropic accuses Alibaba of orchestrating the largest known AI distillation attack in history, using 28.8 million exchanges across 25,000 fraudulent accounts to illicitly steal its AI capabilities, and is now urging the U.S. Senate to take coordinated action against the threat.
Meta launches 'Arena,' a standalone AI-powered prediction market app using its Llama model to auto-generate questions and resolve bets in near real-time, entering a booming but legally contested industry alongside rivals like Kalshi, Polymarket, and DraftKings.