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Browse the news archive →OpenAI declares Astra the first model over its own "Critical" cyber threshold
OpenAI said Astra is its first model to exceed the "Critical" cybersecurity capability threshold, capable of finding previously unknown flaws and exploiting them without step-by-step guidance.
ChatGPT connects to Epic EHRs with UCSF as pilot partner
OpenAI said on September 1 that healthcare organizations can connect their Epic EHR environments to ChatGPT for Healthcare, alongside a Healthcare Public Data plugin covering nine official datasets.
Anthropic signs $35B compute deal with Nvidia-backed Lambda
Anthropic agreed to a $35B computing deal with Lambda, a Nvidia-backed provider, using a Hut 8-developed data center in Nueces County, Texas where Nvidia holds the lease.
The Pentagon standardized on ChatGPT and Grok — and left Claude out over safety guardrails
The Department of War added ChatGPT Mil and Grok for Government to GenAI.mil on Monday, four days after a federal judge ruled the Pentagon's exclusion of Anthropic illegal — Claude still isn't on the portal.
Sony and Warner sue Anthropic over tens of thousands of songs
Thirty-five music publishers led by Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell filed in the Northern District of California on Aug 28, naming Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann as defendants.
Apple accuses OpenAI of destroying evidence in the trade-secrets case
Apple filed a new motion alleging OpenAI is actively destroying evidence in the hardware-chief trade-secrets suit, materially escalating what is already the highest-profile AI IP case in federal court.
Bank of England governor puts AI concentration on the G20 stability agenda
Andrew Bailey wrote G20 finance ministers meeting in North Carolina, warning as Financial Stability Board chair that AI-hyperscaler cross-investment could amplify a disorderly correction.
California sends the first workplace AI emotion-surveillance ban to Newsom
AB 1883 cleared the Assembly Aug 30 and sits on the governor's desk; it bars employers from using AI to infer emotional state or collect neural data.
A federal judge just told the White House it can't blacklist an AI lab for disagreeing with it
A federal judge ruled Thursday night that the Pentagon's supply-chain-risk designation of Anthropic was unconstitutional retaliation for the lab's public AI-safety positions.
Anthropic opens a research preview to let Claude drive lab robots
Anthropic unveiled a Model Hardware Standard letting Claude agents discover and operate physical lab and manufacturing instruments through a shared driver layer.
EU AI Act enforcement goes live for general-purpose models
The EU AI Act's binding obligations for general-purpose model providers took effect today, the first hard-enforcement milestone in the bloc's staged rollout.
Nvidia pays $6B to license Poolside's code-model factory and hire its engineers
Nvidia agreed last week to pay $6B for a non-exclusive license to Poolside's Model Factory software, plus $1B invested at a $12B valuation, with offers to 109 Poolside engineers.