Concerns over AI hallucinations prompted KPMG to retract a report, while Anthropic's models faced shutdowns after an alleged "jailbreak" threat and Amazon CEO's security concerns, alongside OpenAI now undergoing state attorneys general investigations regarding its ad policies and data handling.

• KPMG pulls report on AI usage due to apparent hallucinations — TechCrunch -
• Amazon CEO reportedly raised Anthropic model concerns before government crackdown — TechCrunch -
• OpenAI faces investigation from state attorneys general — TechCrunch -

• Anthropic shuts down Fable, Mythos models following Trump admin directive — Ars Technica -
• Anthropic’s safety warnings may have just backfired — the government has pulled the plug on its most powerful AI — TechCrunch -

In a significant development for national defense, the FBI has established a replica small town to conduct realistic simulations of cyberattacks for training purposes.

• The FBI built its own replica small town to simulate real-world cyberattacks — TechCrunch -

Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang proposes that the next major startup boom will focus on reducing the cost of living for Americans across various essential sectors.

• Andrew Yang thinks the next big startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living — TechCrunch -

A new under-pillow speaker offers a comfortable solution for insomnia sufferers, allowing users to fall asleep with podcasts or rain sounds without the discomfort of earbuds.

• This thin under-pillow speaker helped me fall asleep without earbuds — TechCrunch -

While Disclosure Day received a review as an entertaining yet predictable film, scientists have quantified underground fungal networks revealing their immense global scale.

• Review: Disclosure Day is big on action, light on ideas — Ars Technica -
• Threads of underground fungal networks are long enough to reach beyond the Solar System — Ars Technica -