Tech & Telecom

Anthropic Pulls Mythos, Fable Models as US Bans Foreign Access

Anthropic PBC said it is complying with a Trump administration directive to suspend foreign nationals from access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 artificial intelligence models, and is subsequently disabling the tools for all users including those in the US.

By Maggie Eastland and Hadriana Lowenkron

Why Musk Raced to Take SpaceX Public in the World’s Biggest IPO

Elon Musk and his executives had one overarching message for the army of people working on the SpaceX initial public offering over the past six months: Faster, move faster.

OpenAI Probed by Coalition of State Attorneys General

OpenAI is under investigation by a coalition of state attorneys general who requested information from the artificial intelligence company on a wide range of topics.

Cisco Knocks Out Last Patent Tied to Axed $2 Billion Verdict

Cisco Systems Inc. convinced a US Patent and Trademark Office tribunal to invalidate the last of four patents tied to a since-tossed $1.9 billion patent infringement verdict in a lawsuit brought by network security company Centripetal Networks LLC.

Uber Rider Describes Palisades Fire Suspect’s ‘Incel Energy’

An Uber passenger driven by the man accused of sparking the massive 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles said Jonathan Rinderknecht exhibited disturbing behavior the night prosecutors say he committed arson.

Paramount’s Deal for Warner Bros. Is Cleared by US DOJ

The US Justice Department has closed an antitrust probe into Paramount Skydance Corp.’s$110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., saying the deal “is not likely” to hurt consumers or competition in the film and television industry.

SpaceX Strikes Rare Deal to Pay $0 to Bankers for IPO Greenshoe

SpaceX, which had already negotiated to pay razor-thin fees on its record initial public offering, somehow managed to get an even better deal out of its investment bankers.

As SpaceX Makes Musk Trillionaire, Some Dissent on NYC’s Streets

In New York City, the heart of financial capitalism, there were plenty of signs of excitement about SpaceX’s IPO, which set off a feeding frenzy on Wall Street and turned Elon Musk into the world’s first trillionaire.

Judge Agrees to Partly Pause Order Tossing $100,000 H-1B Fee

A federal judge in Boston will pause for now his decision vacating a $100,000 fee on new H-1B workers while the Trump administration seeks an emergency appellate court stay.

Meta Calls Class Treatment in Health Data Pixel Suit Improper

Meta Platforms Inc. argued in a hearing Friday that a suit challenging its collection of healthcare data via its tracking pixel would suffers from several issues foreclosing class certification.

Is Social Media Big Tobacco 2.0? Suits Over the Impact on Teens

Is social media to blame for the decline in teen mental health? Hundreds of lawsuits argue that they are. But can the claims get past Section 230, big tech's legal shield? In this video, we look at the fight over social media's impact on teens.