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Swiss regulator FINMA deploys AI to police crypto markets as cybersecurity threats intensify

Swiss financial regulator FINMA is building generative AI tools to supervise crypto markets and counter escalating cybersecurity threats. The regulator hosted a hackathon with 100 specialists to develop AI-driven tools for monitoring digital assets, detecting insider trading, and flagging anomalies in real-time. FINMA president Marlene Amstad emphasized the urgent need for banks and watchdogs to patch vulnerabilities faster as AI accelerates hacker capabilities.

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Swiss regulator FINMA deploys AI to police crypto markets as cybersecurity threats intensify

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AI leaders call for kill switch as race to superintelligence accelerates beyond control

Major AI companies including Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind are warning that the race toward superintelligence is moving dangerously fast. Leaders are calling for an 'off switch' and coordinated global action to slow frontier AI development, as Claude Mythos demonstrates unprecedented hacking capabilities that found vulnerabilities in every major operating system.

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AI leaders call for kill switch as race to superintelligence accelerates beyond control

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Malaysia customs seizes $13 million AI chips hidden as computer parts at Kuala Lumpur airport

Malaysian authorities intercepted 72 server units containing advanced AI chips worth $13 million at Kuala Lumpur International Airport's free trade zone. The shipment, falsely declared as computer components, was destined for re-export to another Asian country. The seizure highlights Malaysia's enforcement of U.S.-origin export controls and Southeast Asia's role as a transit point in AI hardware smuggling networks.

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Malaysia customs seizes $13 million AI chips hidden as computer parts at Kuala Lumpur airport

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Anthropic export restrictions push India toward Chinese AI models as US access remains uncertain

US restrictions on Anthropic's advanced AI models have forced Indian companies to explore Chinese alternatives, exposing critical vulnerabilities in India's AI strategy. The sudden suspension of access to Mythos and Fable models has sparked urgent discussions between India and the US, while Asian startups rapidly fill the gap with competitive cybersecurity tools priced significantly lower than American counterparts.

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Anthropic export restrictions push India toward Chinese AI models as US access remains uncertain

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Italy opens antitrust probe into Microsoft over AI-bundled Microsoft 365 price increase

Italy's competition authority has launched an investigation into Microsoft over allegations the company automatically moved subscribers to more expensive Microsoft 365 plans with AI features without adequate disclosure. The regulator claims customers were given insufficient information about Copilot and Designer integration and had to actively opt out of higher pricing, raising questions about consumer protection and transparency in AI pricing strategies.

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Italy opens antitrust probe into Microsoft over AI-bundled Microsoft 365 price increase

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DATA Foundation Launches to Solve AI's Multi-Billion Dollar Training Data Bottleneck

Story rebrands as the DATA Foundation and launches DATA Network with a flagship Kled AI integration, registering 1.5 billion user-contributed records. The Foundation introduces Trace, the first public audit layer for consent, licensing, and data provenance at scale, as frontier AI labs face a multi-billion dollar data bottleneck with the scrapable internet effectively exhausted.

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DATA Foundation Launches to Solve AI's Multi-Billion Dollar Training Data Bottleneck

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Japanese Government Offers $70M for AI Translations to Combat Anime Piracy

The Japanese government plans to subsidize 15 companies including Crunchyroll, Shueisha, and Kodansha with $70 million to adopt AI-powered translations for anime and manga. The initiative aims to triple overseas sales to $125 billion by 2033 and combat piracy, but raises concerns about professional translators and creative industry impacts.

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Japanese Government Offers $70M for AI Translations to Combat Anime Piracy

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Hasbro faces backlash over AI voice contracts requiring Peppa Pig child actors to sign away rights

Hasbro is under fire for reportedly asking child voice actors on Peppa Pig to sign contracts allowing AI recreations of their voices. The Agents of Young Performers Association has launched an open letter signed by over 1,000 industry professionals, arguing children cannot provide informed consent for minors and demanding full exemption from AI usage in contracts involving young performers.

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Hasbro faces backlash over AI voice contracts requiring Peppa Pig child actors to sign away rights

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Anthropic Claude gains 75% in paid consumers as AI chatbot market shifts from ChatGPT dominance

Credit card transaction data reveals Anthropic Claude's paid consumer base has surged 75% since January 2026, challenging OpenAI ChatGPT's market dominance. While ChatGPT maintains 900 million weekly active users, Claude is gaining ground with paying customers and may already lead in enterprise revenue despite serving a fraction of the user base.

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Anthropic Claude gains 75% in paid consumers as AI chatbot market shifts from ChatGPT dominance

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California launches first AI job loss tracker as college-educated workers face elevated risks

California has unveiled the first state-level system to monitor AI job loss in real-time. The California AI-Unemployment Tracker shows no mass layoffs yet, but reveals warning signs among college-educated workers and Bay Area tech sectors. Governor Gavin Newsom's early warning system uses unemployment insurance claims to identify where workforce disruptions may require intervention.

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California launches first AI job loss tracker as college-educated workers face elevated risks

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Nathaniel Moran proposes AI Incident Reporting Act to mandate reporting of dangerous AI activity

Texas Republican Nathaniel Moran introduces legislation requiring AI model developers to report dangerous capabilities, security breaches, and safety incidents to the Commerce Department within seven days. The targeted bill aims to establish accountability in frontier AI development as Congress grapples with broader AI regulation amid growing public demand for action.

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Nathaniel Moran proposes AI Incident Reporting Act to mandate reporting of dangerous AI activity

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Austria urges EU to host Anthropic after US export controls cut European AI access

Austria's State Secretary for Digitalization Alexander Pröll has formally asked the European Commission to explore hosting Anthropic within EU borders following US restrictions that blocked foreign access to the company's most advanced AI models. The proposal marks an unusual shift in Europe's AI sovereignty strategy, prioritizing guaranteed access over domestic ownership as Brussels grapples with its dependence on American technology.

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Austria urges EU to host Anthropic after US export controls cut European AI access

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Anthropic's White House Negotiations Improve After CEO Dario Amodei Replaced by Co-Founder

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has been sidelined from critical White House negotiations over export controls on the company's advanced AI models. Co-founder Tom Brown and public policy chief Sarah Heck are now leading talks with the Trump Administration, with sources indicating discussions are progressing better since the leadership change.

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Anthropic's White House Negotiations Improve After CEO Dario Amodei Replaced by Co-Founder

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EU joins Pax Silica despite France's objections, raising questions about tech sovereignty

The European Union has joined Pax Silica, a US-led initiative to secure AI chip supply chains and coordinate export controls against China. The decision comes just weeks after Brussels unveiled a tech-sovereignty agenda aimed at reducing dependence on foreign suppliers, creating tension between autonomy and practical cooperation on advanced semiconductors.

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EU joins Pax Silica despite France's objections, raising questions about tech sovereignty

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Hollywood workers quietly train AI models as entertainment jobs dry up and survival takes priority

Three years after the 2023 strikes raised alarms about AI replacing entertainment workers, some of those same workers are now training the technology that worries them. As film and TV jobs grow harder to find, writers, editors, and executives across Hollywood are quietly taking gig work in Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback to pay the bills.

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Hollywood workers quietly train AI models as entertainment jobs dry up and survival takes priority

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