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Anthropic started requiring government-issued photo IDs and selfies from some users to prevent access from US adversaries like China, Russia, and North Korea  —  Anthropic has quietly flourished in China thanks to businesses—including big tech firms and startups—circumventing Anthropic's official restrictions on usage.

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OpenAI enables cost-per-click ads inside ChatGPT, setting bids at between $3 and $5 per click, in addition to CPMs  —  The platform that can figure out how to prove AI chatbots can drive an outcome will unlock a budget category that doesn't exist yet.  OpenAI just took big steps toward that threshold …

Are the US and Iran on the verge of a full peace agreement — or a return to all-out war? On the one hand, President Donald Trump has told multiple reporters in recent days that Iran has effectively agreed to all US conditions and that talks are going well, with Vice President JD Vance set […]

WASHINGTON—Denouncing what they called a “sickening” misrepresentation of the facts, critics of a new Michael Jackson biopic argued Monday that the movie brazenly depicted Neverland Ranch with way cooler rides than it actually had. “Michael is a shameless whitewashing of ride options that frankly were no better than what you’d encounter at a ramshackle roadside […]

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The teaser trailer reveals the show is going to focus on the events leading up to creation of the silos.