Anthropic, an AI company, sent senior technical staff to Washington, D.C. to meet with White House officials. This happened after Anthropic stopped sharing its newest AI models due to an order from President Trump's administration limiting AI technology exports.
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Anthropic is an artificial intelligence company.
The company paused sharing its latest AI models on Friday.
The pause was in response to an export restriction order from President Trump's administration.
Senior technical staff from Anthropic traveled to Washington, D.C.
They have been meeting virtually with White House officials every day.
The meetings aim to discuss the export restrictions and related concerns.
A source close to Anthropic confirmed the staff's presence and meetings.
The discussions involve government regulation of AI technology exporting.
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"The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu" is a new cooperative horror video game that mixes team missions with a unique madness mechanic, making players unsure of what is real. Players explore a dangerous jungle, collect items, and must work together to survive while facing strange enemies and hallucinations.
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The game is developed by ACE Team and inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s stories.
Up to four players team up to complete missions in a jungle setting.
Players follow an ox cart to gather relics and artifacts before returning to safety.
The game features a madness mechanic causing players to hallucinate and question reality.
Players can sometimes mistake teammates for enemies due to these hallucinations.
The game uses a progression system that all players in a session share, not just the host.
Combat strategies can be unclear, with players unsure when to fight or flee.
The preview was held via an intimate Discord server for journalists to experience multiplayer gameplay.
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The UK government plans to ban children under 16 from using popular social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram by spring 2027. Some UK schoolchildren think the ban could help mental health, while others want parents to take more responsibility instead.
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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced the social media ban for under-16s.
The ban will apply to platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X.
The ban is expected to start by spring 2027.
Some students believe the ban will positively impact young people’s mental health.
Other students feel the ban is not needed and prefer parents to manage their children’s social media use.
The announcement has sparked mixed reactions among schoolchildren in Preston and Manchester.
The ban is part of wider social media regulation discussions in the UK.
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A trader on Polymarket created a computer program using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve his chances of winning in prediction markets. These markets allow people to earn money by predicting outcomes of various events, but most profits go to the top 1% of traders.
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Polymarket is a prediction market platform where users can bet on events like sports or celebrity news.
A small group—the top 1% of traders—makes more than 75% of all profits on this platform.
A trader built an AI-powered program to help predict outcomes better and increase his winnings.
AI (artificial intelligence) means computers perform tasks that usually need human thinking.
The program helps the trader analyze data and decide when to place bets.
Prediction markets combine information from many people to forecast what might happen next.
The trader shared his experience in an interview on CBS News.
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The UK government announced a plan to ban social media use for children under 16, following a similar approach to Australia’s model. The ban will include additional restrictions for 16 and 17-year-olds, such as a possible night-time curfew, but gaming platforms will largely be exempt except for livestreaming features.
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The UK will ban social media for users under 16 years old, based on Australia’s experience.
Additional limits will apply to 16 and 17-year-olds, possibly including a night-time curfew.
Gaming platforms will mostly be exempt from the ban, except that livestreaming will be disabled.
Enforcement may rely on social media platforms themselves rather than device stores like Apple’s App Store or Google Play.
Australia’s social media ban has faced problems because many children already had accounts before the ban started.
The UK government acknowledges the ban is not a complete solution to online safety but aims to reduce harm.
Some experts say the problem is with society, not just technology, and that banning apps might not fully fix it.
Social media has been part of young people’s lives for over 20 years, with some using it for support and community.
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Tech companies in the U.S. are increasingly turning to nuclear power to meet the high and growing demand for electricity by data centers, especially as artificial intelligence (AI) usage rises. The government supports the development of smaller, faster-to-build nuclear reactors, and several major tech firms have made deals to use nuclear energy, although some large projects face delays and local opposition.
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U.S. data centers used 183 terawatt-hours of electricity last year, more than the entire state of Ohio.
Electricity demand for data centers grows 15 to 20 percent annually due to increased AI activity.
Tech giants like Microsoft, OpenAI, Meta, Google, and Amazon are making deals to use nuclear energy to power data centers.
The U.S. Department of Energy is funding small modular reactors (SMRs), which are smaller and cheaper nuclear plants.
Microsoft is investing over $1.5 billion to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania.
Meta signed a 20-year agreement to buy power from a nuclear energy provider.
Amazon is investing $500 million and partnering with energy companies to build SMRs near its data centers.
Some large projects, like Wonder Valley data centers in Alberta and Utah, face permit issues and local resistance.
New nuclear plants usually take many years to start and cost much more than initially planned.
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The Simpsons has become part of the mobile game Monopoly Go! through a detailed collaboration involving the show's writers, animators, and voice actors. This new game feature includes original storylines, animated shorts, and many familiar characters, making the game feel like a true Simpsons experience.
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Monopoly Go! now features Springfield, the fictional town from The Simpsons.
The collaboration involved Simpsons writers, animators, and main voice actors like Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright.
The project included new animated shorts and themed mini-games focused on The Simpsons.
The developers worked closely with the show's creative team for months, not just licensing characters but creating new content.
Classic and less-known Simpsons characters like Rich Texan and Homer’s pig Plopper appear in the game.
Veteran animator Eric Keyes helped ensure the animation quality matched the show.
The Simpsons universe is considered ideal for games because of its many characters, places, and jokes.
This partnership reflects how TV shows now work with games to build large, ongoing digital worlds for fans.
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Genpact is focusing on using AI to improve back-office business tasks like finance and supply chain operations. The company combines AI models with deep knowledge of how businesses actually work to create smarter AI tools that handle routine work while humans manage exceptions and ensure responsible use.
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Genpact specializes in business-process services, primarily in hidden operations such as finance and supply chain.
CEO Balkrishan Kalra aims to transform Genpact into an AI services company using its operational expertise.
The company uses “agentic AI,” where AI agents perform tasks and humans handle exceptions and training.
Their AI strategy emphasizes understanding real business workflows to improve how AI works in practice.
Genpact started inside General Electric in 1997 and became independent in 2005.
They focus on combining AI models with human validation instead of fully automating processes.
Using smaller or simpler AI models for some steps can reduce costs and increase speed.
Genpact applies this AI approach to areas like accounts payable, record-to-report, and insurance operations.
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Over 100 Stanford University graduates left their seats during Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s graduation speech to protest. They chanted "Free Palestine" because they oppose a Google contract called Project Nimbus that supports the Israeli government with cloud technology.
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The protest occurred at Stanford University's commencement ceremony.
More than 100 graduates participated in the walkout.
The graduates chanted "Free Palestine" during the event.
The protest was against Project Nimbus.
Project Nimbus is a Google cloud contract with the Israeli government.
Graduates acted during the speech by Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
The walkout was a form of expressing political concerns about Google’s business.
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Anthropic, an AI company, clashed with the Trump administration over communication and security issues. As a result, the government imposed export controls that forced Anthropic to take some of its AI models offline.
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Anthropic did not fully follow a recent cybersecurity order from the government, according to officials.
The company’s powerful AI models, Mythos and Fable, were removed from the internet after export controls were applied.
Amazon raised concerns that Mythos and Fable could be “jailbroken,” meaning hacked to bypass controls.
Anthropic said it had approval to release the Fable model, but the government disagreed and acted.
The disagreement was partly due to poor communication and different perspectives between Anthropic and the administration.
The government was worried Mythos was shared with a group linked to the Chinese Communist Party.
Anthropic revoked access to Mythos for a global telecom company after the government raised export control threats.
Future meetings are planned between Anthropic staff and U.S. government agencies to resolve the issues.
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The UK government plans to ban children under 16 from using major social media platforms starting in early 2027. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said this is to protect children and improve their online safety.
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The ban will apply to platforms like Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X.
Livestreaming by children under 16 will be blocked on social media and gaming platforms.
Messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal are not included in the ban.
The government is considering curfews to limit social media use for 16 and 17-year-olds, with more details coming in July.
Restrictions on livestreaming and contact from strangers will be automatically on for all users under 17.
Most platforms already require users to be at least 13 years old.
The government aims to pass the necessary rules before Christmas 2024 for implementation in 2027.
The UK has introduced laws that allow it to regulate social media to improve online safety for children.
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AI technology is being used to create fake videos and images that target Muslim women in India with harmful sexual content. These AI-generated materials are realistic and spread widely on social media, causing emotional harm and social stigma.
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Samreen Ayoub, a model from Kashmir, found a fake AI-generated video falsely showing her in a harmful way.
The video used real photos from her university life but added false, abusive narration.
Researchers studied over 1,300 AI-generated images and videos targeting Muslim women on social media, with over 6.7 million interactions.
AI tools allow people to create realistic, harmful content quickly and without special skills.
An Indian online safety helpline reported 482 cases since 2022, with about 10% involving AI-manipulated images.
The victims often do not speak out due to shame and fear of trauma.
This problem is part of wider concerns about AI’s impact, discussed at India’s recent AI governance summit.
The misuse of AI-generated content is increasing, affecting ordinary women beyond celebrities or public figures.
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A BBC investigation found that some agents managing OnlyFans creators in the UK control and threaten them, often taking half their earnings. These agents sometimes use abusive behavior and violence, while OnlyFans says it does not support or manage these third-party agents.
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OnlyFans creators hire agents who promise to help increase their earnings.
Some agents become controlling, threaten creators and their families, and use violence.
One creator reported masked men attacking her at home after conflicts with her agents.
The BBC found these agents share tactics in large online groups, including intimidation to control creators.
OnlyFans has known about these agency issues for years but says it cannot influence contracts outside its platform.
Human rights experts say this situation shows signs of exploitation and abuse.
OnlyFans takes a 20% fee from creators’ earnings; agents often take a large share of what remains.
OnlyFans’ parent company reported $684 million pre-tax profit in its latest financial report.
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Europe is realizing it depends heavily on US technology companies, which creates risks for its independence and security. The European Commission has introduced new rules to support local tech and protect public data, but these rules have limits and may be weakly enforced.
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A Slovenian ICC judge lost access to US tech services like Apple, Amazon, and credit cards due to US sanctions.
Europe relies on non-EU countries for over 80% of its technology and 70% of its cloud computing.
The US government has restricted some AI companies from sharing products with foreign users for security reasons.
The European Commission introduced a "digital sovereignty package" to boost European tech and protect from foreign influence.
The Cloud and AI Development Act (Cada) aims to rank cloud providers based on sovereignty standards for handling sensitive public data.
The strictest rules banning US tech companies apply only to a small part of public cloud contracts.
Enforcement of the new rules is left to each EU country, which may weaken their impact due to economic ties to US companies.
The EU's AI approach mainly follows the ideas of US tech companies rather than setting its own independent strategy.
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The CBS News program on June 14, 2026, covered three main topics: advancements in AI-powered humanoid robots, the impact of school shootings shown through empty classrooms, and an interview with soccer player Lamine Yamal.
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AI-powered humanoid robots have made significant progress recently.
The show highlighted empty rooms left behind after school shootings to show their impact.
Lamine Yamal, a professional soccer player, was featured in an in-depth interview.
The program aired on CBS News on June 14, 2026.
The content is available through the CBS News App and online platforms like Chrome and Safari.
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Boston Dynamics has improved its humanoid robot Atlas so it can move more fluidly and do complex motions that humans cannot. The robot uses advanced AI and a new hand design to learn tasks like picking up objects and tying knots, guided by human operators using virtual reality.
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The Atlas robot can now do movements like cartwheels, dancing, and rotating its upper body 360 degrees.
Atlas has flexible joints without wires crossing them, preventing wire damage and allowing smooth rotation.
Its AI system, powered by Nvidia chips, learns tasks through teleoperation, where humans control it using virtual reality to train it.
Atlas’s hands have three fingers that can change position to pick up small or large objects.
Tactile sensors on Atlas’s fingers help it adjust grip strength when handling objects.
The robot can pick itself up off the floor using only its feet, a movement humans cannot do.
Boston Dynamics aims to build robots that move beyond human abilities.
There is excitement about humanoid robots, but widespread use is still in the future according to the company’s CEO.
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Engineers have made big progress in creating humanoid robots that can do factory jobs. Boston Dynamics, owned mostly by Hyundai, is testing its AI-powered robot Atlas at a car factory in Georgia, showing it can work alone by sorting parts for the assembly line.
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Many companies are racing to build human-like robots for real jobs, including Tesla, Amazon-backed startups, Nvidia, and Chinese firms.
Boston Dynamics is a leading robot maker, with Hyundai owning 90% of the company.
Atlas is a 5'9" tall, 200-pound robot designed to work alongside humans in factories.
This is Atlas’s first time working outside the lab, tested in Hyundai’s advanced factory near Savannah, Georgia.
Atlas can now work autonomously, meaning it can perform tasks without human help.
The new Atlas uses AI and Nvidia microchips to learn and perform complex movements like running and skipping.
Compared to earlier models, Atlas now has an all-electric body instead of hydraulic parts.
Researchers say robots have recently mastered movements once thought impossible for machines.
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Engineers and computer experts are building robots with artificial intelligence (AI) that look and behave like humans. One robot, called Atlas, was shown learning to do work in a Hyundai car factory.
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Scientists are creating robots powered by AI.
These robots have human-like appearance and movements.
Boston Dynamics developed a robot named Atlas.
Atlas was seen learning tasks at a Hyundai manufacturing plant.
The goal is for these robots to work alongside human workers.
This news was featured on the CBS program 60 Minutes.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized the AI company Anthropic after it stopped access to two of its AI models. This action was to follow orders from President Donald Trump’s administration, which had previously banned Anthropic from its buildings.
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Anthropic is an artificial intelligence (AI) company.
Anthropic stopped access to two of its AI models to follow a government directive.
The directive came from President Donald Trump’s administration.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Department of War banned Anthropic from its building three months ago.
Hegseth stated he believes that banning Anthropic was the correct decision.
The dispute involves government control and regulation of AI technology.
This situation highlights tensions between the government and AI companies.
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Anthropic, an AI company, sent senior technical staff to Washington, D.C., to address a dispute with the White House that led to its top AI models being taken offline. The company is working to resolve issues related to U.S. government concerns and export controls on its AI technology.
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Anthropic’s top AI models, named Mythos and Fable, were taken offline due to safety and export control concerns.
Senior technical staff from Anthropic traveled to Washington to meet with White House officials.
The dispute involves the Trump administration placing export controls on Anthropic’s most powerful AI models.
Anthropic has held virtual talks with the administration since early in the week.
Administration officials say Anthropic has not yet seriously engaged, but both sides want to resolve the issue.
The situation is ongoing and more updates are expected.
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