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Cloudflare’s Web Crawler Flare-Up: Cloudflare moves to block all AI training bots by default
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Cloudflare’s Web Crawler Flare-Up: Cloudflare moves to block all AI training bots by default

Web publishers using Cloudflare will soon be able to separately control an AI bot’s access based on what it does, allowing search indexing while blocking AI training or agent activity.

July 24, 20263 min read
Google Found Responsible for AI-Generated Search Results: A German court ruled that Google's AI Overviews defamed two businesses
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Google Found Responsible for AI-Generated Search Results: A German court ruled that Google's AI Overviews defamed two businesses

A German court ruled that Google can be held liable for defamatory statements generated by the AI Overview that appears at the top of its search results. 

July 17, 20262 min read
Fable’s Return and Fallout: How Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 got banned by the U.S. Government, then came back to the market
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Fable’s Return and Fallout: How Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 got banned by the U.S. Government, then came back to the market

Claude Fable 5 and the more powerful Claude Mythos 5 are back, three weeks after Anthropic suspended the models due to an export control directive from the U.S. Department of Commerce.

July 10, 20264 min read
GPT-5.6 Lands in Limbo: OpenAI previewed three GPT-5.6 Models (Sol, Terra, and Luna), wider release coming soon
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GPT-5.6 Lands in Limbo: OpenAI previewed three GPT-5.6 Models (Sol, Terra, and Luna), wider release coming soon

OpenAI announced a preview of its GPT-5.6 family, including a top-tier model comparable to Claude 5 Mythos — but so far it’s available only to users that are selected by the U.S. government.

July 3, 20265 min read
Inside the Gray Market for LLM Access: Middlemen package extra tokens, hijack IDs to resell, distill models
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Inside the Gray Market for LLM Access: Middlemen package extra tokens, hijack IDs to resell, distill models

An ecosystem of API proxy servers enables AI developers in China to access top U.S. models at deeply discounted prices.

June 5, 20263 min read
Europe Pauses Some AI Regulations: European Union regulators delay some AI Act provisions, delete others
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Europe Pauses Some AI Regulations: European Union regulators delay some AI Act provisions, delete others

The European Union weakened some provisions of its landmark AI Act and delayed others after businesses and policymakers argued the law made European companies less competitive.

May 29, 20263 min read
China Nixes Meta-Manus Tie-Up: State regulators block acquisition of an agentic startup headquarted in Singapore
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China Nixes Meta-Manus Tie-Up: State regulators block acquisition of an agentic startup headquarted in Singapore

China shut down Meta’s attempt to acquire agentic technology that originated within its borders, a blow to further technical interchange and investment between China and the U.S. 

May 15, 20263 min read
U.S. to Evaluate Upcoming Models: U.S. Government Will Test AI Models for National Security Risks, Other Hazards Prior to Release
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U.S. to Evaluate Upcoming Models: U.S. Government Will Test AI Models for National Security Risks, Other Hazards Prior to Release

The U.S. government said it will evaluate cutting-edge models before they’re available to the public, a sharp reversal of the White House’s earlier hands-off policy.

May 15, 20263 min read
Anti-Data-Center Revolt Gains Traction: Public opposition to construction of new data centers in the U.S. has spurred political action and violence
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Anti-Data-Center Revolt Gains Traction: Public opposition to construction of new data centers in the U.S. has spurred political action and violence

Resistance to new data centers is mounting across the United States.

April 24, 20263 min read
US States Move Forward With AI Laws: Most states are regulating AI despite President Trump’s opposition to state-level laws
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US States Move Forward With AI Laws: Most states are regulating AI despite President Trump’s opposition to state-level laws

U.S. states are continuing to enact laws that regulate AI, despite President Trump’s efforts to discourage state-by-state legislation in favor of national laws.

April 17, 20264 min read
U.S. Dept. of War Dismisses Anthropic, Embraces OpenAI: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth calls Claude a security risk, replaces it with GPT models
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U.S. Dept. of War Dismisses Anthropic, Embraces OpenAI: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth calls Claude a security risk, replaces it with GPT models

OpenAI signed a contract with the U.S. military to provide AI systems that securely process classified information, displacing Anthropic’s Claude. OpenAI negotiated limits on how its technology can be used, but they leave room for interpretation.

March 6, 20264 min read
Global AI Summit Shows Optimism: Rising giant India presents itself as AI Counterweight to U.S. and China
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Global AI Summit Shows Optimism: Rising giant India presents itself as AI Counterweight to U.S. and China

The fourth global AI summit marked a decisive shift from focusing on theoretical hazards to spreading AI’s benefits throughout the world.

February 27, 20263 min read
Big AI Spends Big On Lobbying: Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Nvidia pour millions into government influence
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Big AI Spends Big On Lobbying: Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Nvidia pour millions into government influence

Top tech and AI companies spent more than $100 million to influence government policy in 2025, the first time they exceeded that figure.

February 20, 20263 min read
AI Giants Vie for Healthcare Dollars: OpenAI and Anthropic release new chatbots targeting medical and wellness markets
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AI Giants Vie for Healthcare Dollars: OpenAI and Anthropic release new chatbots targeting medical and wellness markets

OpenAI and Anthropic staked claims in the lucrative healthcare market, each company playing to its strengths by targeting different audiences.

January 16, 20263 min read
Undressed Images Spur Regulators: X rolls back Grok’s “spicy” image generation on the platform after global outrage
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Undressed Images Spur Regulators: X rolls back Grok’s “spicy” image generation on the platform after global outrage

Governments worldwide sounded alarms after xAI’s Grok chatbot generated tens of thousands of sexualized images of girls and women without their consent.

January 16, 20264 min read

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