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• Anthropic 'Suspends' All Mythos and Fable Access After US Order Limiting Foreign Access

  13-06-2026 09:00 via news.slashdot.org
  "Anthropic said on Friday it will 'abruptly disable' its most advanced AI models for all users,"
  reports Reuters, "after the U.S. government ordered it to suspend access to the models for foreign nationals, citing national security concerns. The company received the export control directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all foreign nationals, without being given specific details of its national security concern, Anthropic said in a statement."Anthropic's blog post writes that the
  
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• Data Center Opponents Have Blocked Or Delayed Projects Worth Nearly $130 Billion In 2026

  13-06-2026 05:30 via news.slashdot.org
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from NBC News: The first quarter of 2026 produced the most blocked and delayed data center projects on record, according to a new study shared with NBC News. The study -- conducted by Data Center Watch, a project of the AI intelligence firm 10a Labs that tracks local data center activity -- found that data center opponents blocked or delayed at least 75 projects nationwide worth about $130 billion from January through March, the most in a three-month period si
  
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• Jeff Bezos' AI Startup Aims To Build an 'Artificial General Engineer'

  13-06-2026 01:00 via slashdot.org
  Jeff Bezos says his new AI startup, Prometheus, is working toward an "artificial general engineer" capable of helping design complex physical products such as robots, drugs, manufacturing systems, and rocket engines. The Verge reports: The NYT first reported on Prometheus last November, but now Bezos is sharing more information about the startup after a $12 billion funding round, putting the company at a $41 billion valuation. Bezos serves as co-CEO of Prometheus alongside Vik Bajaj, who co-foun
  
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• Justice Department Approves Paramount's $111 Billion Acquisition of Warner Bros.

  13-06-2026 00:00 via slashdot.org
  The Justice Department has approved Paramount Skydance's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery without requiring divestitures or other concessions. The deal still faces scrutiny from state attorneys general. Politico reports: The decision, expected to be announced Friday, paves the way for Paramount to combine with the entertainment and media company behind a vast film and television studio, CNN, and the HBO Max streaming service, which would be combined with Paramount+ to create a
  
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