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Anthropic Launches Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1
Anthropic opened Claude Fable 5.1 broadly while keeping Mythos 5.1 restricted, combining lower projected costs with revised privacy and safety controls.
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FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over Alleged Ad Pricing Scheme
A federal complaint alleges Amazon quietly used reserve prices to raise what advertisers paid, while Amazon says the case misunderstands its auctions.
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Microsoft Tests Fix as Exchange Online Outage Disrupts Outlook
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Nvidia Invests $3.5 Billion in MediaTek as AI Chip Alliance Deepens
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Judge Vacates Pentagon’s Anthropic AI Vendor Blacklist
A federal judge found unlawful retaliation, vacated the Pentagon’s supply-chain designation and permanently blocked enforcement of the contractor ban.
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Amazon Adds 2 Million Nvidia GPUs to AWS AI Buildout
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Target Pulls Offensive Halloween Costume as Shares Fall
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Zillow, Redfin Settle FTC Rental Listings Antitrust Case
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Alabama Subpoenas OpenAI Over Hugging Face AI Breach
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Alibaba Prices $10.2 Billion Share Sale for AI Buildout
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