OpenAI limits GPT-5.6 rollout after US government request
OpenAI is limiting its new GPT-5.6 model family to a small group of partners after a request from the Trump administration, which also restricted two Anthropic models this month.
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529 storiesOpenAI appoints Prabhjeet Singh as India managing director
OpenAI has appointed former Uber executive Prabhjeet Singh as its first managing director for India, scaling its presence in its second-largest market.
OpenAI to limit GPT 5.6 release under White House pressure
OpenAI reportedly plans to restrict its new GPT 5.6 model to select partners following pressure from the Trump administration to limit public access.
Anthropic’s Claude sees surge in paid consumer adoption
Anthropic’s Claude is seeing significant growth in paid consumer adoption, with revenue up about 75% since January 2026, even as ChatGPT remains the market leader.
Unconventional AI launches image model to test new chip architecture
Unconventional AI, led by Naveen Rao, released its first image-generation model, Un-0, while claiming its oscillator-based architecture could eventually reduce AI power consumption by as much as 1,000 times.
Google loses more top AI researchers to Anthropic and OpenAI
Google is losing key AI researchers, including Nobel winner John Jumper, to rivals like Anthropic and OpenAI as those companies prepare to go public.
Anthropic launches Claude Tag for persistent Slack collaboration
Anthropic is launching Claude Tag, an always-on AI teammate for Slack that provides persistent context and memory to help teams manage tasks and organizational knowledge.
OpenAI launches Patch the Planet to secure open source code
OpenAI launched "Patch the Planet," an initiative partnering with Trail of Bits to secure open source projects, though its long-term scalability remains unclear.
The shift toward continuous agentic loops in AI
Boris Cherny argues that agentic loops represent a significant evolution in AI development, though the approach may be a costly way to work due to high token consumption.
Google DeepMind invests $75M in A24 for AI film tools
Google DeepMind is investing $75 million into indie studio A24 to co-develop AI tools for filmmaking, marking a significant collaboration between tech and creative industries.
Signal chief warns AI assistants could create data backdoors
Signal President Meredith Whittaker warns that AI chatbots lack sentience and argues that tools like Microsoft Copilot could create privacy backdoors into personal user data.
Nobel laureate John Jumper leaves DeepMind for Anthropic
Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving Google DeepMind after nearly nine years to join rival Anthropic, marking a significant talent shift in the AI sector.
Anthropic restricts AI model exports after White House order
The White House ordered Anthropic to restrict exports of its Fable and Mythos AI models, citing unspecified national security concerns, marking a major test for AI regulation.
Pew Research: Most Americans are skeptical of AI's long-term impact
A new study by Pew Research finds that most Americans are skeptical of AI’s long-term impact, with only 16% expecting a positive outcome for society.
Anthropic’s business growth persists despite regulatory friction
Anthropic surpassed OpenAI in business spending share in May, even as the Trump administration’s regulatory pressure and supply-chain risk designations complicate its model availability.
WordPress VIP report: AI messaging turns off most U.S. consumers
A new WordPress VIP report finds that while enterprise traffic from AI search is rising, most U.S. consumers distrust AI-generated content and prefer original sources.
Cybersecurity experts protest US ban on Anthropic models
Cybersecurity experts are protesting a US government export ban on Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos models, arguing the restriction may be based on flawed security assumptions.
First vision-language model deployed on an orbital satellite
Loft Orbital successfully deployed a vision-language model on an Earth observation satellite, marking the first time a spacecraft has autonomously identified targets without ground-based human analysis.
KPMG pulls AI report following accuracy complaints
KPMG has retracted a report on agentic AI after organizations disputed its claims, with research suggesting the firm appears to have used AI to help write the document.
Anthropic shuts down AI models after U.S. government order
The U.S. government ordered Anthropic to immediately shut down two of its AI models worldwide, citing security concerns, a directive the company has complied with.