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The AI economy isn’t a someday story anymore. The real question is speed: how fast companies, workers, and policy adapt as AI moves from novelty to infrastructure. @OpenAI #AI #Economy dwealth.news?p=37508

Anthropic launches its own drug discovery programs to tackle diseases Big Pharma considers unprofitable

Anthropic is launching its own drug development program for neglected diseases that the pharmaceutical industry considers unprofitable. Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan thinks…

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman aims to rebuild trust by proposing a US-led international forum for AI, addressing public and governmental concerns.

#AIregulation #SamAltman #TechPolicy

The Trump White House Is Over Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei www.wired.com/story/the-tr... #ai #digitaltransformation

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Bridgewater and Thinking Machines Lab say a tuned Alibaba Qwen model beats GPT, Claude, and Gemini on finance tasks, with lower inference cost and internal caveats.

#AI #GPT #Qwen #TinkerAPI #ThinkingMachinesLab #AIModels #EnterpriseAI #OpenSourceAI

Interestingly, Anthropic is looking to hire even more PMs.

A different direction than many companies are going these days, where they expect engineers to own the product hat.

The reasoning? With speed of building increasing, there's a lot more customer needs to understand.

Brave Browser 1.92 introduces support for Containers that isolate cookies and site data per tab.

https://itsfoss.com/news/brave-browser-containers/

Anthropic unveils AI tool for scientists and medical R&D: Claude Science aims to speed research and drug discovery, and improve collaboration
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OpenAI cofounder envisions "almost no interface" future where nobody learns software anymore

Greg Brockman admits ChatGPT's plugins, heavily marketed in 2023, failed "because the models weren't ready." Instead of app extensions, he sees the future in an invisible,…

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WeatherMaster, Open Source, and the Future of Android; An Interview with Pranshul

When I recently interviewed DocWolle about his work on open-source Android, one thing became immediately clear: some of the...

#Fdroid #Android #FreeSoftware #BryantReview

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Zhipu Turns Anthropic's China Tracking Scandal Into a Recruiting Pitch
->Startup Fortune | More on "Zhipu AI recruits Claude Code developers" at BigEarthData.ai | #ArtificialIntelligence #Anthropic

OpenAI’s reported offer of 5% gift to the public purse is anything but | Is 5% of OpenAI a potential gift to the American people, or Sam Altman trying to hedge against the AI infrastructure bubble collapsing, is a question more people should ask | Computing

omlx turns your mac into a local llm server: continuous batching, an ssd kv-cache that keeps context hot across requests, and a drop-in openai + anthropic api on apple silicon.

would you drop the cloud for this?

github.com/jundot/omlx

Anthropic developer shares prompting tips for Fable 5 that focus on finding your own blind spots first

Anthropic developer Thariq Shihipar argues that with Claude's new model, Fable 5, the bottleneck is no longer the model itself but the user's blind spots. He describes…

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📰 OpenAI has announced that its Codex AI model will be used for more than just chatbots, expanding its capabilities to include agents and other applications.

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#Tech #Enterprise

Real estate agents tired of rewriting listing descriptions and follow-ups from scratch: 15 AI prompt chains covering lead gen, listing marketing, CMA reports, client comms, and growth. Step-by-step with output examples. ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini ready.

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Anthropic recently told Microsoft it plans to develop a Claude agent for Teams, setting up a direct challenge to Copilot inside one of Microsoft’s most important apps.

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Anthropic... the US government applied export controls to our newest models... required us to restrict access to foreign nationals, whether inside or outside the United States... launched July 01!!!! www.anthropic.com/news/redeplo...

Q&A with Doug Brooks, senior product manager of Apple silicon, about Mac minis becoming preferred AI agent machines, future of on-device AI, and more (Jason Hiner/The Deep View)

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📰 OpenAI has delayed the release of its next major AI model, GPT-5.6, after receiving a request from the Trump administration to stagger its availability d...

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📰 Microsoft extends Windows 10's extended update program for another year, with about a quarter of PCs still running its previous operating system.

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📰 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may terminate a $2 billion program that connects schools and libraries to the internet, citing concer...

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OpenAI reportedly did not visit a key UK site for the Stargate data centre before the project was announced, raising concerns about due diligence.

From 0/Month to Zero-Day Hunter: The Affordable Cybersecurity Upskilling Revolution That’s Reshaping the Industry + Video

Introduction: The cybersecurity industry is facing a paradox: while cyberattacks are skyrocketing in both frequency and sophistication—with the global average cost of a data…

On my home planet, we call this a "bribe". What does your species call it?
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ICYMI: Anthropic is expanding its restricted cybersecurity AI program to roughly 200 partners:

ChatGPT Has a Loyalty Problem and Gemini Knows It www.pymnts.com/news/artific... #fintech #digitaltransformation

AI is turbocharging vulnerability discovery in open source. Chainguard's latest report reveals what that means for your dependency risk and supply chain.

https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/the-state-of-trusted-open-source-june-2026

#appsec #DevSecOps

📰 OpenAI plans to delay its initial public offering until next year due to concerns about market conditions and regulatory scrutiny.

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#Tech #Dev

ICYMI: OpenAI is pushing its AI coding tool into sales, banking, and other office jobs:

ICYMI: Hackers used Meta's AI support chatbot to hijack Instagram accounts:

Apple’s Hide My Email isn't hiding your email very well.

ICYMI: Sam Altman is heading to the G7 Leaders Summit in France at Macron's invitation:

From Reactive to Proactive: The CISO’s Playbook for Building a Cyber-Resilient Enterprise in 2026 + Video

Introduction: In the current threat landscape, waiting for an alert to trigger a response is a losing strategy. Modern Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are shifting from a reactive…

Ha. What did I say in my blog a few days ago about Renault probably shaping up to foist Google Gemini on their drivers? Voilà:



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Ransomware has always needed someone at the keyboard. Until now. JADEPUFFER is an LLM that compromised a database entirely on its own, adapted in real time, and executed a full extortion operation wit...

https://www.sysdig.com/blog/jadepuffer-agentic-ransomware-for-automated-database-extortion

📰 Amazon-owned MGM Studios has dropped its OpenAI movie, while data center workers at Amazon and Meta have protested over employee data leaks.

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#Tech #Business

Why Anthropic Never Built an On-Device Claude www.shashi.co/2026/07/why-...

NetNut cracked as Google and FBI target 2 million-device botnet

Other residential proxy brands may rely on the same network
#hackernews #news

It will be very interesting to see if and when Anthropic actually returns Fable 5 to Pro and Max subscription plans after July 7.

For at least some period, a very large portion of Claude users won't be able to afford to use its best coding model.

This gap may benefit alternatives in a big way.

Anthropic Thinks It’s The Right Time To Start Developing Drugs

Anthropic plans to develop its own drugs targeting neglected diseases, marking one of the clearest moves yet by a major artificial intelligence…

https://impactnews-wire.com/anthropic-thinks-its-the-right-time-to-start-developing-drugs/

The People Who Will Thrive in the #AI Age

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/ai-open-ai-anthropic/687689/

> What will differentiate people is not how smart they are but their relationship to mental effort.

The Digital Genesis: How One Book Became the Blueprint for Modern Cyber Warfare and AI-Driven Defense + Video

Introduction: In the evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the foundational principles of digital warfare have remained startlingly consistent since the dawn of the information age. The…

ICYMI: Microsoft launches 7 in-house AI models to reduce reliance on OpenAI:

Anthropic, NVIDIA Move AI Agents Deeper into Scientific Workflows
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Anthropic's Claude Science beta and NVIDIA's BioNeMo Agent Toolkit show AI agents moving beyond general productivity into specialized scientific research workflows.

Anthropic is making #AI #agents %cheaper to run with its new #Claude #Sonnet5 model
The new mid-tier model is priced at $2 per million input tokens at launch, undercutting Opus 4.8 while closing the performance gap

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📰 The White House has instructed OpenAI to delay the release of its new GPT 5.6 model due to safety concerns.

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JadePuffer may be the first ransomware operation run entirely by an AI agent, which autonomously handled recon, theft, lateral movement, persistence, escalation, and encryption. #JadePuffer #Langflow #AlibabaNacos

OpenAI's Sam Altman wants to negotiate a 5% stake in company for US if competitors agree to key provision

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ope...

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As teams roll out more AI agents, connecting them starts to become more of a concern. Each new integration means another point-to-point link, another set of credentials, and more custom routing. One approach involves the Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol. The example below uses

A study published in Nature Microbiology identifies 1,179 candidate antimicrobial peptides, termed prionins, from prion-related proteins using deep learning. These peptides show potential against various bacterial pathogens, including multidrug-resistant strains. go.nature.com/4vd6Y6t 🧪

Threat actors are spinning up fake OpenAI orgs impersonating security firms to trick employees into sharing sensitive data. A new…

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybersecurity-firms-targeted-by-fraudulent-openai-organization-invites/

#cybersecurity #infosec

City of Framingham (via Facebook): As we commemorate the 250th Anniversary of American Independence, the Framingham Veterans Services Office and the Framingham Veterans Council, in conjunction with the City of Framingham, proudly honor the generations of Americans… [Link] #Framingham

🔥 INCIDENT REPORTING
JadePuffer ransomware used AI agent to automate entire attack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/jadepuffer-ransomware-used-ai-agent-to-automate-entire-attack/

#AISecurity#AISecurity #AI #DataBreach

📰 Apple's MacBook Neo is now available at $590, offering a last chance for buyers to purchase this device before prices increase further.

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#Tech #Innovation

Anthropic launches "AI workbench" for scientists using Claude #it #entrepreneur #d

Common Network Ports Exposed: The Critical Cybersecurity Knowledge That 90% of IT Pros Get Wrong

Introduction Network ports are the virtual gateways through which all digital communication flows—yet they remain one of the most misunderstood and overlooked components of modern cybersecurity. With…

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Apple @ Work: As Apple grows in the enterprise, these are the kind of update bugs it has to squash immediately
Apple @ Work: Appleが企業で成長するにつれて、これらはすぐにスクラッシュしなければならない更新バグの種類です

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GEMINI FOR GBP IS A BIG DEAL

Last month Google announced new Gemini features for small businesses. Rolling out this month (except in Europe), it's a significant development. It's not just another lame Gemini add-on to an existing product (e.g., Workspace, Chrome). It could be "game changing" […]

Personal email for work is how the boundary disappears. Keep them separate. zurl.co/BsMpi #Operations #RiskManagement

OpenAI says its artificial intelligence technology helps hundreds of millions of users who ask ChatGPT health and wellness-related questions every week. https://www.wfla.com/news/national/chatgpt-bot-made-mans-mental-health-worse-not-better-lawsuit/ 

Meta secretly used contractors posing as minors to probe rival chatbots ChatGPT, Gemini, and Character.AI with high-risk prompts

www.wired.com/story/meta-c...

From Alert-Triage to Pre-Emptive Strike: Why SIEM-Centric Defense is Failing and How to Adopt Continuous Validation + Video

Introduction Cybersecurity teams are drowning in alerts while attackers walk through the front door. The industry's reliance on Security Information and Event Management…

Apple Invests $25 Billion in Bold Production Push for Foldable “iPhone Ultra” #gadget

SCO demanded up to five billion for stolen Unix code in Linux and warned 1,500 firms they were next. In 2007 a judge ruled it never owned the copyright. Bankrupt weeks later.

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#Linux #OpenSource

Meta data center water discharges contaminating the city's reclamation water supply with bacterium — system offline for months for cleaning. Contractor said to now be hauling water off-site. | Tom's Hardware share.google/HIsf2yS1dp0H...

Google Pixel owners are already gearing up for the Pixel 11 announcement, and there's quite a few things they want to see improved over previous models.

FedRAMP compliance in weeks, not months ⚡

Ready-to-deploy policy packs for instant compliance feedback 📋

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#SoftwareSupplyChain #SBOM #CyberSecurity #Compliance

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📰 Anthropic is discussing a new custom chip with Samsung, following OpenAI's announcement of its own custom AI chip partnership with Broadcom.

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📰 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has proposed donating 5% of its equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, reviving discussions about letting the public share in the financial gain...

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp says some U.S. government customers have switched from proprietary AI models to Nvidia’s open-source Nemotron models.

The pitch: keep sensitive work inside a trusted application layer rather than relying directly on OpenAI or Anthropic.

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Happy 4th! Here's the latest @nearmedia.bsky.social newsletter: Why Gemini for GBP is a big deal, the new Siri Is better, marketers can't see AI's influence, Yelp's legal win www.nearmedia.co/gemini-for-g...?