A.J. Vicens / Reuters: The FBI seizes 13 domains allegedly tied to fake consulting firms that sought information from US government and military employees for suspected Chinese agents  —  Federal authorities announced on Wednesday the seizure of 13 internet domains tied to what the U.S. Justice Department called …

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<p><strong><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-responds-to-backlash-on-claudes-secret-sabotage-on-ai-research/">Anthropic Walks Back Policy That Could Have ‘Sabotaged’ AI Researchers Using Claude</a></strong></p> Big scoop for Maxwell Zeff at Wired:</p> <blockquote> <p>“We’re changing Fable 5’s safeguards for frontier LLM development to make them visible.” Anthropic said in a statement to WIRED. “We made the wrong tradeoff and we apologize for not getting the balance right.”</p> </blockquote> <p>There's been a <em>huge</em> outcry about Anthropic's policy, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/10/if-claude-fable-stops-helping-you/">tucked away in their system card</a>, that Claude Fable/Mythos would identify "requests targeting frontier LLM development" and "limit effectiveness" without notifying the user.</p> <p>It's good news that they're dropping the invisible aspect of this. It would be a whole lot better of they dropped this category of refusals entirely.</p> <p><strong>Update</strong>: More details from <a href="https://twitter.com/claudedevs/status/2064949876463645026">@ClaudeDevs on Twitter</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>We’re rolling out changes to make Fable 5’s safeguards for frontier LLM development visible.</p> <p>Starting this week, flagged requests will visibly fall back to Opus 4.8—the same as our safeguards for cyber and bio. You will see this every time it happens. On the API, any flagged requests will return a reason for their refusal (coming to server-side fallback in the next few days).</p> <p>We wanted to deploy Fable 5 to our users quickly and safely. Visible safeguards can be probed, so they have to be robust, which takes time to get right. Invisible safeguards can be targeted more narrowly, allowing us to ship quickly with very few false positives. We went with invisible safeguards for this reason—and that was the wrong tradeoff. You should have visibility into the safeguards we have in place, and why. We’re sorry for not getting the balance right.</p> </blockquote> <p><small></small>Via <a href="https://twitter.com/zeffmax/status/2064910040503627917">@zeffmax</a></small></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai">ai</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/generative-ai">generative-ai</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/llms">llms</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/anthropic">anthropic</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/claude">claude</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai-ethics">ai-ethics</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/claude-mythos">claude-mythos</a></p>

J.D. Capelouto / Semafor: Google Quantum AI COO says the company declined funding from the $2B Trump administration grant because “conditions” attached would have slowed its work  —  Google didn't take funding from the Trump administration for quantum computing because of “conditions” …

The company changed course after researchers spoke out against the policy, which would have covertly limited Claude’s ability to develop competing AI models.

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Wall Street Journal: Sources: OpenAI is considering drastically lowering its price for tokens in anticipation of similar cuts the company expects at Anthropic  —  The company might lower prices for tokens, the central unit for gauging AI costs, though the discussions are still in flux

Local NYC businesses are suffering financial losses due to heightened security around Madison Square Garden. Adam Gray/Getty Images NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and MSG CEO James Dolan are clashing over NYC crowd-control measures. MSG canceled its Knicks Finals Game 4 watch party, blaming restrictions imposed by Mamdani. Local NYC businesses are suffering financial losses due to heightened security around MSG. As the Knicks chase a championship and New York buzzes with NBA Finals fever, a public feud between Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Madison Square Garden CEO James Dolan has spilled beyond politics and sports, with local businesses saying they're paying the price. Hours before Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night, MSG canceled its planned outdoor watch party after city officials imposed crowd-control measures around the venue. Dolan blasted the restrictions during a Wednesday appearance on New York sports radio station WFAN, accusing Mamdani's administration of trying to stifle fan celebrations. "This is all really designed around stopping people from celebrating around Madison Square Garden," Dolan said, arguing that city officials "don't want the celebration." He repeatedly blamed the mayor's office for security measures that he said would create long delays and discourage fans from gathering near the arena. Mamdani fired back on X, accusing Dolan of spreading misinformation and saying the city had approved a scaled-down watch party while prioritizing public safety. MSG requested a permit for a watch party for 500-999 fans. We approved that permit for 999 fans. Mr. Dolan has now decided to cancel the watch party. I know this is breaking hearts across our city. But if there's one thing Knicks fans don't need permission for, it's showing up… — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) June 10, 2026 In a statement to Business Insider, representatives for MSG insisted the venue "didn't cancel anything." "Madison Square Garden and the New York Knicks declined to use the permit that was granted by Mayor Mamdani's office due to the fact that only 1,000 people would be allowed into the area and they would need to be ticketed, leaving the tens of thousands of people who want to come to The Garden to celebrate the Knicks out in the cold. We did not think it was fair to just allow a small group to celebrate outside The Garden when everybody else was being shut out." The clash comes after heightened security measures were put in place around the Garden earlier this week, following President Donald Trump's attendance at Game 3. While city officials have cited safety concerns, nearby business owners said the restrictions hurt one of the busiest stretches of the year. Angela Reilly, owner of Molly Wee Pub near the Garden, said restrictions on Monday resulted in "the worst night that I've had for the Knicks" during the playoff run. "We would normally be full to the brim, and last night we were like half empty," Reilly told Business Insider on Tuesday. She said revenue was roughly half of what the pub generated during last Friday's Knicks away game and estimated the losses amounted to "thousands" of dollars. Reilly said businesses were unfairly caught up in the increased security measures during what should have been a windfall event. "We're all here to make money when we can, when there's something big like this on," she said. Darren Harford, manager of District Tap House NYC, said the bar expected a rush of ticket holders before Monday's game but didn't see it materialize. While the bar remained busy during the game itself, he called the closures "definitely a negative" and said businesses closer to the restricted zone were being hurt. Read the original article on Business Insider

Jay Peters / The Verge: Product head Alex Benzer says Bluesky plans to add “communities” this year, smaller spaces to “go deeper and hang out with people who care about the same stuff”  —  They're set to launch sometime this year. They're set to launch sometime this year.

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The Verge: Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and CCO Matt Booty warn of an “Xbox reset” in the next 100 days, citing challenges like annual revenue down ~$500M over the past five years  —  The company has been preparing for the layoffs internally for weeks.

Gov. Greg Abbott proposed new regulations on data centers in Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Texas Gov. Greg Abbott proposed stricter regulations on data centers in the state. Abbott wants data centers to pay their own way, citing concerns about residential electricity bills. Community backlash against data centers is growing across the US. Texas is shifting from courting data centers toward regulating them. Gov. Greg Abbott has proposed new rules for data centers as concerns about their energy and water consumption and their impact on utility prices spur complaints in communities across the US. "The rapid scale of data center development requires oversight to ensure everyday Texans are not burdened with the costs of infrastructure driven by data center expansion," Abbott, a Republican, wrote in a letter to state regulators on Wednesday. Abbott said he would work with the state legislature to pass a number of measures, including requiring data centers to pay for their own electric infrastructure, requiring new data centers to use water-efficient technology, and repealing sales tax exemptions for data centers. The letter also directs state regulators to start working to ensure data centers pay for their own electric infrastructure, ensure data center interconnections result in lower residential electricity bills, and use their power to protect Texas residents. The proposed regulations are notable in a pro-business state that hosts data centers owned by Big Tech companies from Tesla to Meta to Amazon. Texas has the second-most data centers of any state, behind only Virginia. BYOE — Bring Your Own Electricity Backlash to data center development has grown across the US, with protests in local communities and proposed statewide bans in at least 12 states. Gabriel Collins, an energy and environmental regulatory affairs fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute, said the proposed regulations in Texas are unlike efforts to pause data center development in other states. Williams said the message he thinks Abbott is trying to send is "Texas is open for business, but be ready to bring your own electricity and be prepared to invest in local water systems." "They want to make sure that the companies with the big balance sheets bear the significant share of whatever the impacts may be," he said. Collins also said the issue of addressing data centers is largely bipartisan, a relative rarity in Texas, which could partly explain why Abbott is signaling state lawmakers to focus on it, adding there's a pretty good shot they can get "reasonable guardrails" passed. Texas approved a statewide sales tax break for data centers back in 2013. The Texas Tribune reported that the state gives data centers over $1 billion in tax breaks every year. In November, Abbott called Texas "the epicenter of AI development" during a joint announcement with Google of a $40 billion investment in the state, which included new data centers. Read the original article on Business Insider

North Korea's gross domestic product (GDP) has grown, in part because of the nation's state-sponsored cybercrime groups, which target financial firms and other businesses.

Discover how astrophysicist Chi-kwan Chan uses Codex to build black hole simulations, helping scientists study extreme physics and test Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

OpenAI plans to acquire Ona to expand Codex with secure, persistent cloud environments, enabling long-running AI agents across enterprise workflows.

OpenAI supports the EU Code of Practice on AI content transparency, advancing provenance standards and tools to help people understand AI-generated content.

Learn how BBVA scaled ChatGPT Enterprise to 100,000 employees and partnered with OpenAI to accelerate AI-powered banking transformation worldwide.

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