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[Thread] The US' now-lifted export controls on Anthropic models created uncertainty, are an own goal, and will push service providers towards Chinese AI models (Alex Stamos/@alexstamos)
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Japan commits up to $6.16B over five years to Noetra, a consortium led by SoftBank, Honda, NEC, and Sony, to develop a domestic AI foundation model by 2027 (Nikkei Asia)
Internet pioneer Vint Cerf, who has served as Google's VP and Chief Internet Evangelist since 2005, plans to step down from his role next week and retire (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)
Tim Cook and EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen held "constructive" talks; sources say they discussed how Apple can launch Siri AI in the EU while avoiding fines (Financial Times)
Anthropic says Fable 5 will be available via usage credits for Claude users from July 7, and is working with partners to draft an AI jailbreak severity standard (Anthropic)
Getty Images announces plans to end its Shutterstock merger after the UK CMA conditioned approval of the deal on Shutterstock selling its editorial business (Elias Schisgall/Wall Street Journal)
FOIA docs: White House officials used auto-deleting Signal chats even after Trump advised against its use in April 2025, raising federal recordkeeping concerns (The Atlantic)
SpaceX cuts monthly Starlink prices in half in the Memphis area, as it endures blowback and legal challenges from opponents of its Colossus data centers (Carmen Arroyo/Bloomberg)

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