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Anthropic rejects an open-weight AI ban by the US and proposes capability-based safety tests, chip controls for China, and action against large-scale model distillation.

San Francisco has requested Apple and Google remove 13 nudification apps that create nonconsensual nude images.

The EU requires Google to open Android AI features and anonymized Search data to eligible rivals under phased rules with privacy and security safeguards.

Anthropic's recent state-by-state lobbying push challenges OpenAI's common AI rules as Illinois adopts annual outside audits of leading developers' safety plans.

ChatGPT has returned to WhatsApp across the European Economic Area after an EU competition order required Meta to restore free access for rival AI assistants.

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis proposes a US-led body to test frontier AI before launch and potentially gate US deployment.

OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 launches with three model tiers: Sol for advanced reasoning, Terra for everyday work and Luna for faster, lower-cost tasks.

Chinese users are buying cheaper Claude access through unofficial proxy markets, exposing prompts to intermediaries, resulting in privacy, fraud and safety risks.

The US lifted export controls on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, restoring Fable access while keeping Mythos tied to approved partners and US review.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna says AI checked a defense amendment summary, not bill text, after a Claude fragment raised scrutiny over lawmaking transparency.

Anthropic can redeploy Mythos 5 to selected U.S. organizations after a government access block, but Fable 5 and broader availability remain unresolved.

OpenAI has limited the widely anticipated GPT-5.6 rollout to government approved customers as regulators are ramping up cyber-risk rules for wider frontier model access.

Dean Ball's hiring by OpenAI puts a former White House AI official inside its Strategic Futures team as the company weighs frontier AI policy and governance.

US Senator Bernie Sanders has proposed an artificial intelligence wealth fund that would use a stock tax to get financed.

Amazon-linked warnings to the White House reportedly preceded a U.S. order that forced Anthropic to suspend Fable 5 and Mythos 5 access because of alledged jailbreak risks.

Anthropic has disabled Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after a U.S. foreign-access order, disputing the underlying jailbreak risk as customers lose hosted-model access.

A U.S. sovereign wealth fund plan suggests possible OpenAI ownership by the government, leaving legal authority, stake size, and AI regulation conflicts unresolved.

Sriram Krishnan has confirmed he will leave his White House AI adviser role as federal teams advance model-access, cybersecurity and AI supplier deadlines.

AI leaders have backed DNA and RNA screening rules that would make gene synthesis sellers verify customers and orders before risky designs reach labs.

Mathematicians warn in the Leiden Declaration AI proof tools could strain peer review, credit and verification.

Tencent is reportedly developing a WeChat AI agent that would use mini programs to complete in-app tasks, with review and external tests still ahead.

The White House seeks early access to frontier AI models, giving agencies a 30-day security review path that could shape releases without formal licensing.

A reported case of romantic ChatGPT obsession has sharpened fears over AI companions as OpenAI adds crisis safeguards that may miss slower emotional dependence risks.

A possible Google DeepMind deal with Contextual AI would bring over 20 researchers and a software license, extending its Hume-style acquihire playbook.

OpenAI and Sam Altman defeated Elon Musk after California jurors found his remaining claims arrived too late, with the judge dismissing the case that same day.

ArXiv will impose a one-year submission ban when a preprint shows incontrovertible evidence that authors did not review LLM-generated text or references.

OpenAI endorsed the Kids Online Safety Act and Illinois SB 315 on May 14, 2026, drawing rebuke from 90 civil rights groups calling the move regulatory capture.

AI data center developers appear to have turned to rural counties to avoid city reviews, shifting fights over power, water, roads and zoning to local boards.

The European Commission has pressed OpenAI and Anthropic for AI model access, seeking reviews of GPT-5.5-Cyber, Mythos risks and EU oversight rules now.

South Korea's AI data center law could speed permits as Giga Computing eyes Korean server demand, though public proof of customer wins is still limited.