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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.

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Tech & Society

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.

Machine Learning Research

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.

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Tech & Society

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.

An arm juggles three EU star-adorned rings, representing the EU balancing new AI regulatory amendments.

Business

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.

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Business

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.

Chart compares U.S. and PRC AI model performance over time, highlighting Elo scores and increasing trends.

Machine Learning Research

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.

Aerial view of a large data center with a red prohibition sign overlayed, indicating opposition.

Tech & Society

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.

Quilt map of U.S. states with varying shades, some states in black, illustrating AI legislation differences.

Tech & Society

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.

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Business

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.

Officials and leaders stand together at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.

Business

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.

Bar chart showing tech lobbying budgets in 2025, with Meta leading at $26.29M, followed by Amazon and Alphabet.

Business

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.