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June2026
Published 16 October 2026
Anthropic shut off Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all customers after a US directive. The US let it release Mythos 5 to about 100 companies and agencies. Opponents blocked or delayed at least 75 data center projects from January to March.
131 stories in the AI newsletters I read, in nine topics.
Access to top AI models.
A US directive led Anthropic to shut off Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all customers. The US also let it release Mythos 5 to about 100 companies and agencies.
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Anthropic shut off Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all customers after a US directive.1
The US let Anthropic release Mythos 5 to about 100 companies and agencies.2
AI agent security.
Hackers say Meta's AI support bot helped them take over Instagram accounts.
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Hackers say Meta's AI support bot helped them take over Instagram accounts.1
AI and jobs.
A new Stanford and ADP dashboard tracks how AI affects 4.6 million workers.
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A new Stanford and ADP dashboard tracks AI's effect on 4.6 million workers.1
AI and software flaws.
Anthropic opened Project Glasswing to about 150 more organizations. Epoch AI estimates Mythos Preview was about 7 months ahead of trend on exploits.
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Anthropic opened Project Glasswing to about 150 more organizations.1
Epoch AI estimates Mythos Preview was about 7 months ahead of trend on exploits.2
AI power and chips.
Opponents blocked or delayed at least 75 data center projects from January to March. New York lawmakers passed a one-year pause that still needs the governor's signature.
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New York lawmakers passed a one-year data center pause that still needs the governor's signature.1
Opponents blocked or delayed at least 75 data center projects from January to March.2
AI prices and spending.
California agencies can get Claude at a 50% discount per seat.
25 storiesThe facts
California agencies can get Claude at a 50% discount per seat.1
AI results at work.
Anthropic says Claude now writes over 80% of its merged code.
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Anthropic says Claude now writes over 80% of its merged code.1
Robots and autonomous vehicles.
Walmart says it has completed more than one million drone deliveries.
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Walmart says it has completed more than one million drone deliveries.1
Trust in AI-made work.
In one test, Kapwing found about three times more AI slop on TikTok than on YouTube.
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In a test, Kapwing found about three times more AI slop on TikTok than on YouTube.1