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European political figures say Anthropic disabling access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 is a "wake-up call" about the risks of depending on the US for AI tech (Nathan Rennolds/Associated Press)

Techmeme

Report: opponents blocked or delayed at least 75 US data center projects in Q1 2026 worth ~$130B; data center opposition groups doubled to 833 across 49 states (Allan Smith/NBC News)

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Sealed Super Mario Bros. sells for a record $3 million

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Emily Blunt discusses the most challenging stunt in Disclosure Day

Polygon - All

David Sacks says Dario Amodei refused to "fix the jailbreak or de-deploy the model" after "a highly credible trusted partner" reported a Fable jailbreak (David Sacks/@davidsacks)

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Evo 2026 is struggling to attract as many competitors

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Bumblebee is free on Tubi and remains the best Transformers movie

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Trump’s Name (Set in the Wrong Font, of Course) Has Been Removed From the Kennedy Center

Daring Fireball

Apple’s Private Cloud Compute Is Severely Limited for Third-Party Developers

Daring Fireball

Microsoft is considering spinning off Xbox entirely as the division’s margins hit 3%

The Next Web

U.S. Government Directs Anthropic to Shut Down Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Models on National Security Grounds

Daring Fireball

Grand Theft Auto 6 has some good competition in Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered

Polygon - All

Resident Evil Veronica was the most popular announcement at Summer Game Fest

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Sources: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is among tech leaders who raised concerns with Trump officials about Mythos 5, setting in motion new export restrictions (The Information)

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Microsoft hasn’t ruled out spinning off Xbox

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Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis star reveals her 'unapologetic' take on Lara Croft

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Bose’s latest QuietComfort Ultra are $70 off, marking a new low price 

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11 best Spielbergian sci-fi movies not directed by Steven Spielberg

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US barring foreign nationals, including Anthropic staffers in the US, from using Fable 5 and Mythos 5 marks a new phase in the US trying to control Anthropic (New York Times)

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007 First Light's 20-hour playtime is perfect for an action video game

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