Anthropic details distillation campaigns from Alibaba, Moonshot AI, and DeepSeek

A new report released Thursday by Anthropic alleges persistent distillation attacks by China-based AI companies, which have escalated in recent months as competition in the space has intensified.
California’s Governor Signs Landmark Online Child Safety Bills

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that prohibits social media platforms from providing addictive features to users under 16, the first law of its kind in the nation.
Furo’s founders left Silicon Valley — and it’s paying off

The three 28-year-old founders behind energy startup Furo moved from Silicon Valley and back to Germany, and yet secured $4 million in funding from mostly U.S. backers.
Meta’s AI agent Muse is now the No. 2 app in the US

Meta’s newest app Muse is off to a slower start than the company’s other apps, like Meta AI or Threads.
Proxima Fusion bets €140M on a critical fusion ingredient dominated by Asian suppliers

Proxima Fusion said Wednesday it plans to build a €140 million ($162.6 million) factory to produce fusion-grade high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tape, which will provide the startup with key component to its reac…
Amazon makes it easier to buy what you see on Prime Video

Amazon is expanding shopping integrations across Prime Video, letting viewers discover products tied to thousands of shows, movies, and live sports through X-Ray, its shopping app, and a new Lens-powered “Shop the Scen…
Anthropic reveals rogue AI agents hate CAPTCHAs, just like you

Come inside the mind of a bot trying to convince the internet it’s human.
How the New iPhone Duo’s Glass Screen Bends Without Breaking

The screens of foldable phones are a triumph of materials science and microengineering.
The Boring Company raises $3B in round led by UAE

The company said it plans to dig more than 150 kilometers of tunnels in the Middle Eastern country.
AI agents are flooding public services with new requests

“The vast majority of cases we find are people who are entitled to claim for something, claiming for that thing,” the researcher told TechCrunch.