Recent AI developments include reports of **unauthorized access to Anthropic’s cyber tool Mythos, while Mozilla confirmed Mythos identified security vulnerabilities in Firefox 150, and Florida is probing ChatGPT's role in a mass shooting. Further news covers Meta's plan to train AI agents by tracking employee activity, a $40M seed round for NeoCognition to build human-like AI agents, Apple's crackdown on Cal AI in the App Store, the impressive text generation capabilities of ChatGPT's new Images 2.0 model, and Sam Altman's criticism of Anthropic's 'fear-based marketing'. Additionally, Clarifai deleted 3 million photos used to train facial recognition AI, Anthropic received a $5B investment from Amazon for chips, and new AI applications emerged for RPG creation, social media, celebrity likeness detection, music, and Yelp's assistant**.

• Unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic’s exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claims — TechCrunch -
• Mozilla: Anthropic's Mythos found 271 security vulnerabilities in Firefox 150 — Ars Technica -
• Florida probes ChatGPT role in mass shooting. OpenAI says bot "not responsible." — Ars Technica -

• Report: Meta will train AI agents by tracking employees' mouse, keyboard use — Ars Technica -
• AI research lab NeoCognition lands $40M seed to build agents that learn like humans — TechCrunch -
• Apple’s Cal AI crackdown signals it’s still policing the App Store — TechCrunch -
• ChatGPT’s new Images 2.0 model is surprisingly good at generating text — TechCrunch -
• Sam Altman throws shade at Anthropic’s cyber model, Mythos: ‘fear-based marketing’ — TechCrunch -
• Clarifai deletes 3 million photos that OkCupid provided to train facial recognition AI, report says — TechCrunch -
• Anthropic gets $5B investment from Amazon, will use it to buy Amazon chips — Ars Technica -
• AI Dungeon maker Latitude unveils Voyage, a platform for creating AI-powered RPGs — TechCrunch -
• Bond, a new social media platform, wants to use AI to help you kick your doomscrolling habit — TechCrunch -
• YouTube expands its AI likeness detection technology to celebrities — TechCrunch -
• GRAI believes AI can make music more social, not replace artists — TechCrunch -
• Yelp’s updated AI assistant can answer questions and book a restaurant or service in one conversation — TechCrunch -

This category saw **SpaceX considering a $60 billion acquisition of Cursor, Tim Cook stepping down as Apple CEO after 15 years, with John Ternus slated to take the helm of Apple. Other news includes Microsoft removing Call of Duty from Game Pass and lowering prices, a lawsuit revealing Amazon's price-raising tactics, Amazon partnering with Einride for electric big rigs, Revolut aiming for a $200B IPO valuation, and Cash App expanding its services to 6- to 12-year-olds**.

• SpaceX is working with Cursor and has an option to buy the startup for $60 billion — TechCrunch -
• Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple: Here’s a look at his 15-year legacy, from new products and services to China expansion — TechCrunch -
• Apple’s John Ternus will run one of the world’s most powerful companies; the job is a minefield — TechCrunch -

• Microsoft removes Call of Duty from Game Pass, lowers subscription pricing — Ars Technica -
• Internal emails show how Amazon raises prices across the Internet, lawsuit says — Ars Technica -
• Amazon taps Sweden’s Einride for its electric big rigs — TechCrunch -
• Revolut eyes valuation of up to $200B in eventual IPO — TechCrunch -
• Cash App is targeting a new kind of customer: 6- to 12-year-olds — TechCrunch -
• Who is John Ternus, the incoming Apple CEO? — TechCrunch -

Key hardware updates include Framework's CEO discussing the RAM crisis and a 'MacBook Pro for Linux users', major overhauls for the Framework Laptop 13 Pro, and upgrades for the Framework Laptop 16. Innovation in components features CATL's new LFP battery with rapid charging capabilities and a review of AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition CPU.

• Framework's CEO on the RAM crisis and creating a "MacBook Pro for Linux users" — Ars Technica -
• Framework Laptop 13 Pro is a major overhaul for the modular, upgradeable laptop — Ars Technica -
• Framework Laptop 16 upgrades make it look less like an unfinished prototype — Ars Technica -

• CATL's new LFP battery can charge from 10 to 98% in less than 7 minutes — Ars Technica -
• AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition review: Tons of cache for tons of dollars — Ars Technica -

Developments include the Supreme Court clarifying FCC fines as 'nonbinding', a ransomware negotiator pleading guilty to aiding a gang, and lawmakers debating expiring US spy laws and warrantless surveillance. Cybersecurity news also addresses the ongoing debate that AES 128 is deemed sufficient in a post-quantum world.

• Supreme Court arguments make it clear that FCC fines are "nonbinding" — Ars Technica -
• Ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to helping ransomware gang — TechCrunch -
• With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance — TechCrunch -

• Contrary to popular superstition, AES 128 is just fine in a post-quantum world — Ars Technica -

Headlines detail the **Pentagon's $54 billion request for drones, concerns about spacesuits readiness for Moon missions, and the Pentagon halting a troubled military space program**.

• Pentagon wants $54B for drones, more than most nations’ military budgets — Ars Technica -
• What's the deal with spacesuits for the Moon? Will they be ready in time? — Ars Technica -
• Pentagon pulls the plug on one of the military's most troubled space programs — Ars Technica -

Reports highlight global solar growth as the largest ever observed for any energy source, while **Blue Energy secured $380M to build grid-scale nuclear reactors in shipyards**.

• Global growth in solar "the largest ever observed for any source" — Ars Technica -
• Blue Energy raises $380M to build grid-scale nuclear reactors in shipyards — TechCrunch -

This category covers SusHi Tech Tokyo as a massive deal-making event, a former Pinterest team redesigning email with the 'Extra' app, and a startup, AuX Labs, using microbreweries to create better vegan cheese.

• SusHi Tech Tokyo isn’t a conference — it’s a deal room with 60,000 people — TechCrunch -
• Former Pinterest team redesigns email with Extra — and it’s actually good — TechCrunch -
• What’s the key to better vegan cheese? Microbreweries, one startup says. — TechCrunch -

Updates include a teaser for Silo S3 hinting at the wasteland's origins and a study linking loneliness in older adults to memory impairment.

• Silo S3 teaser hints at the wasteland's origins — Ars Technica -
• Loneliness in older adults can often lead to memory impairment — Ars Technica -