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Anthropic is bringing its most powerful AI model to the general public for the first time, but it’s doing so with guardrails. On Tuesday, the AI company announced Claude Fable 5, the first publicly available version of the Mythos model. Anthropic says Fable 5 excels in software engineering, knowledge work, and vision, but has severe safety limitations. In high-risk areas such as cybersecurity, biology, chemistry, and distillation, the model blocks the response and falls back to Claude Opus 4.8. Launched in preview in April, Mythos was initially limited to a small number of partners due to cybersecurity concerns. Last week,…
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks at the Gigawatt Summit in Park City, Utah, on May 22, 2026. Natalie Bering | Getty ImagesU.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a globally important oil shipping route crippled by the Iran war, have increased and will continue to expand.”I would say (exports) are up in a very meaningful way,” Wright told CNBC’s Brian Sullivan at an energy conference on Tuesday, when asked about the current state of exports compared to recent weeks.Mr Wright said it was a “fair statement” to describe oil exports from Hormuz as…
Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), chairman of the Democratic Caucus, speaks during a press conference with House Democratic leadership at the U.S. Capitol on January 10, 2023, in Washington, DC.Sarah Silbiger | ReutersA months-long stalemate over immigration enforcement could end on Tuesday, as the U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote on a $70 billion funding package despite Democrats’ vows to fight back. It’s a big test for House Speaker Mike Johnson, who is trying to solidify one of President Donald Trump’s top domestic priorities.Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, called the package “an unconditional $70…
For Will Ahmed, the path to building a $10.1 billion fitness startup began with what he calls “the ultimate betrayal.” Who is the culprit? his own body.Founded in 2012, the Boston-based fitness wearables company currently has more than 2.7 million users worldwide. These customers use Whoop’s screenless wrist devices to track a wide range of biometric data around the clock, from sleep quality to the body’s performance during exercise and recovery. The company achieved an 11-digit valuation in March with a $575 million funding round from a group of investors that included athletes such as LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo and…
Another startup is in production to claim an edge over Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, in the increasingly competitive AI chip market. D-Matrix, located three miles from Nvidia’s Silicon Valley headquarters, says its chips can run inference workloads 10 times faster and consume one-fifth less power than the market leader’s standalone graphics processing units, as long as the workloads are small.A new inference chip called Corsair takes a novel approach to memory, similar to Cerebras and Groq. As technology giants demand every available computing resource, it’s becoming clear that small businesses have a huge opportunity to find a niche…
The recent escalation in hostilities between Israel and Iran has exposed what some observers say is the most serious rift ever in the relationship between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump, revealing increasingly divergent interests between the two leaders.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described President Trump as “the greatest friend Israel has ever had in the White House,” and the two once appeared to be politically inseparable. President Trump also returned the praise. “He’s not easy. He’s not the easiest guy to deal with, but that’s what makes him great,” he joked during a 2025 match in…
summary The Iranian government’s links between Lebanon and Iran could determine whether regional wars are restarted or ended. Iran has threatened to resume attacks on Israel if its attacks on Hezbollah in southern Lebanon continue. US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu face divergent political interests ahead of autumn elections. AI-generated summaries were reviewed by CNN editors. tel aviv — From Washington to Tehran, all eyes are on Lebanon. That’s because the future of the Iran war, and the prospects for a deal to end it, may depend on what happens in Lebanon, where the second front…
Lovable, a fast-growing vibe coding startup in Europe, told TechCrunch that it has an annual revenue run rate of over $500 million. Loveable last mentioned revenue in February, when the company announced that it had more than $400 million in revenue. In August 2024, Loveable said it could reach $1 billion in annual revenue within 12 months. While it may not be on track to double that number by summer, it is still reporting impressive growth. The company was founded at the end of 2023, but has not yet reached its third anniversary. The company also claims that it has…
Online resale app Vinted is seeing a tectonic shift in consumer behavior as habits are formed around the resale economy, the company’s head of marketplace told CNBC on Monday.Vinted, a consumer-to-consumer platform that allows customers to sell unwanted items such as clothing, electronics, and even furniture, has grown rapidly in recent years, driven by more consumers seeking value amid rising global costs of living. Last year, the value of items sold on Vinted increased by nearly 50% as Vinted launched in more European markets.“This is a fundamental shift in the consumption of second-hand goods, and I think it’s here to…
A SpaceX sign outside the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. facility in Hawthorne, California, June 3, 2026. Michael Yanow | Null Photo | Getty Imagescurrent and former groups space x Employees who worked together to manage post-IPO assets created a new low-fee advisory option with Choreo, according to people familiar with the deal.The employee group has more than 100 members and has potential assets of $1 billion to $5 billion, said the people, who asked not to be identified to discuss the secret agreement. What began as an informal chat forum focused on philanthropy has grown into a broader effort to…