President Donald Trump’s White House cleared the way for Anthropic to widely release its most powerful AI systems again after previously restricting them over cybersecurity concerns. The administration lifted export controls on the company’s Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 models following an agreement in which Anthropic pledged stronger safeguards against misuse and closer…
Sony’s PlayStation discontinued disc production claiming a shift in consumer preferences toward digital formats — upsetting some gamers. Games released after January 2028 will be available only on PlayStation Store, according to the PlayStation blog. This follows another announcement of the closure of the PlayStation store on PS3 and PS Vita. New content will not be…
Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was found “unconscious” at his residence in Washington, D.C., in June, according to a District Fire and EMS dispatch call recording released Wednesday. An Advanced Life Support ambulance arrived at McConnell’s home shortly before 9 a.m. on June 14 and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for a “cardiac arrest,” according…
One deep blue D.C. suburb will not be celebrating the Fourth of July with fireworks as its local government urges residents to turn in some of their patriotic neighbors. In Alexandria, Virginia, the local government suggests reporting neighbors who are using fireworks, said an X post. “Fireworks are illegal in Alexandria, including sparklers. Report illegal…
A helicopter from the U.S. 5th fleet had an “emergency water landing” in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. The emergency water landing happened at 3:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, according to an X post from the U.S. 5th Fleet. The helicopter had a crew of four people;…
The Food and Drug Administration’s recent decision to allow certain nicotine pouches to be marketed as posing fewer health risks than cigarettes could potentially lead to the U.S. becoming smoke-free one day, according to one analyst. The FDA said Tuesday it will let 20 of Swedish Match USA, Inc.’s ZYN nicotine pouch products be marketed to…
