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Anthropic Keeps Advanced AI Models Offline Worldwide After New US Export Controls

Artificial intelligence developer Anthropic has maintained a global suspension of its Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models following recent US export control directives, underscoring the growing impact of government restrictions on advanced generative AI deployment.
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Faces Growing Calls to Quit After By-Election Defeat
Anthropic Keeps Advanced AI Models Offline Worldwide After New US Export Controls
Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady as Chair Kevin Warsh Signals Policy Shift
US-Iran Talks in Switzerland Collapse After Trump Threatens Military Action
Trump Administration Moves to Impose New Tariffs on 60 Economies Over Forced Labor Concerns
Germany to Buy 40% Stake in Defense Group KNDS Ahead of Planned Stock Market Listing
Europe Heatwave Forces France to Cancel Events and Restrict Services as Temperatures Hit 40C
United States Restricts Overseas Access to Anthropic’s New Artificial Intelligence Models
United States Ends Major HIV and AIDS Funding Program in South Africa Amid Policy Disputes
Federal Reserve Holds Rates Steady as New Chairman Kevin Warsh Signals Openness to Future Increases
Apple and Intel Reach US Semiconductor Manufacturing Deal Aimed at Reducing Reliance on Taiwan
Iran Announces Closure of Strait of Hormuz as Shipping Continues Through Strategic Waterway
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