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Anthropic announced Monday that its Project Glasswing program will allow partners using the Mythos AI model to share vulnerability findings with a wider array of security teams, regulators, open‑source maintainers and the press. The shift replaces the previous policy that kept disclosures inside the partner pool. Anthropic says the change follows responsible‑disclosure norms and responds to pressure from regulators monitoring financial‑services infrastructure. The move could accelerate patching of thousands of zero‑day flaws the model has already identified in major operating systems and browsers. Read more

The U.S. Department of Defense has elevated the Maven Smart System, an artificial‑intelligence platform that links satellite imagery, drone video and large‑language models, to a program of record. Developed in 2017 and later handed to Palantir after Google withdrew, Maven now powers the kill chain, enabling the military to identify and strike up to 5,000 targets a day. The system saw extensive use in Ukraine and was a key factor in the rapid targeting of more than 1,000 sites during the first 24 hours of the Iran conflict, sparking fresh debate over the pace of AI‑driven warfare. Read more

Anthropic confirmed it is investigating a report that a group gained unauthorized entry to its Claude Mythos model through a third‑party vendor portal. The breach, discovered via internet‑sleuthing tools and a developer portal, appears limited to exploratory testing rather than malicious exploitation. Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, released under the Project Glasswing preview, had been limited to a handful of trusted firms such as Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Cisco and Mozilla, which used the model to identify hundreds of software flaws. The incident has revived concerns about AI‑driven cyber threats and the company’s recent designation as a supply‑chain risk by the U.S. Department of Defense. Read more

A three‑judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled Wednesday that Anthropic, the creator of the Claude AI model, must remain designated as a supply‑chain risk for the Pentagon. The decision contradicts a recent San Francisco district court order that had lifted the label, leaving the military’s access to Anthropic’s tools in limbo as the two cases proceed toward final judgments. Read more

British officials are preparing a package of incentives to persuade San Francisco‑based AI firm Anthropic to expand its London office and list shares on a UK exchange. The effort comes as the company battles a dispute with the U.S. Department of Defense, which halted a multi‑year contract after Anthropic refused to soften its AI safety guardrails. While the DoD designation as a supply‑chain risk remains under a court‑ordered stay, the United Kingdom sees an opening to attract the startup, even as rival OpenAI has already committed to a London expansion. Read more

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren labeled the Department of Defense’s decision to label AI lab Anthropic as a supply‑chain risk as “retaliation.” Warren argued the move punishes Anthropic for refusing to let its technology be used for mass surveillance or fully autonomous weapons without human oversight. The dispute has drawn support from several tech firms and legal groups, and Anthropic is suing the DoD over alleged First Amendment violations while a judge considers a preliminary injunction. Read more

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that the company will revise its contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to explicitly forbid the use of its artificial‑intelligence system for mass surveillance of Americans. In an internal memo shared on X, Altman detailed new language tying the restriction to the Fourth Amendment and other applicable laws, and said he would prefer jail over complying with an unlawful order. The move follows a broader government debate over AI guardrails, pressure on rival Anthropic to drop safeguards, and a recent surge in Anthropic’s popularity after the policy shift. Read more