Anthropic Shuts Down Fable, Mythos Models Following Trump Admin Directive
Anthropic abruptly disabled access to its flagship Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models after receiving a U.S. Commerce Department directive that placed the models under export controls. The order cited a narrow jailbreak that could let the models analyze code related to cybersecurity, chemistry and biology, raising national‑security concerns. Anthropic said the directive required an immediate shutdown for all customers, though other models remain available. The move follows President Trump’s recent executive order urging AI firms to submit to voluntary security testing.
Google Sues Chinese Cybercrime Network that Used Gemini to Automate Scams
Google has filed a civil lawsuit against the Chinese cybercrime group Outsider Enterprise, accusing it of using the Gemini generative‑AI model to mass‑produce phishing websites and send millions of scam texts. The network allegedly dispatched more than 2.5 million fraudulent messages,...
Verizon Sent Man a Refurbished Phone with MDM, Then Deleted His Data Remotely
Verizon mistakenly sent a customer a refurbished Samsung Galaxy Z Flip that still carried a Mobile Device Management (MDM) profile, allowing the carrier to remotely reset the device and erase all personal data. The customer, Tom Collery, received a $400 credit and...
We Managed to Glean some Interesting Details About the Artemis III Mission
NASA announced the Artemis III crew and confirmed the mission will dock with both a Blue Origin lunar lander and a SpaceX Starship in low‑Earth orbit, targeting a summer 2027 launch. Artemis III will use the Space Launch System, with the mobile launcher...
Cheap Iranian Drone Downed $25 Million US Army Helicopter—Maybe by Chance
A US Army AH‑64 Apache helicopter was downed near the Strait of Hormuz on June 8 after an Iranian Shahed drone struck it, though officials are still assessing whether the hit was intentional. The $35,000 drone managed to bring down a...
Starlink Charges $10 Monthly Hardware Fee in Move Away From One-Time Purchases
Starlink has introduced a $10 monthly hardware rental fee, moving away from its historic one‑time purchase model. The fee applies to the satellite dish and router kit and is added to existing service plans that range from $55 to $130...
Locked in Heated Rivalry with Researcher, Microsoft Fixes 0-Day They Disclosed
Microsoft released its Patch Tuesday update, fixing two high‑severity zero‑day flaws disclosed by the researcher known as Nightmare Eclipse. The fixes address CVE‑2026‑45586, a local‑privilege escalation in the Windows Collaborative Translation Framework, and MiniPlasma (CVE‑2020‑17103), a regression of an older...
Paramount Accuses Netflix of "Scorched-Earth Campaign" Against WBD Merger
Paramount‑Skydance has lodged a June 5 complaint with the DOJ accusing Netflix of orchestrating a "scorched‑earth" campaign to derail its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The letter, signed by Paramount chief legal officer Makan Delrahim, counters a March Teamsters petition...
IOS 27 and iPadOS 27 Don't Drop Support for Any iPhones—And Just a Few iPads
Apple announced iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, with the iPhone update retaining support for every device that could run iOS 26—starting with the iPhone 11 and second‑gen iPhone SE. The iPadOS release drops the 3rd‑gen iPad Air, 8th‑gen iPad, and 5th‑gen iPad mini, limiting support to models...
The Fastest Humans in the Galaxy Just Got a Spiffy Patch to Prove It
NASA’s Artemis II crew, the fastest humans ever, received a new “Mach 39” embroidered patch that commemorates their record‑setting re‑entry speed of about 24,664 mph (Mach 32 at sea level). The four‑person crew spent ten days circling the Moon, traveling 52,756 mi (406,771 km) from Earth...
For the 2nd Time in Weeks, Microsoft Packages Laced with Credential Stealer
Microsoft’s open‑source package ecosystem suffered a second supply‑chain breach within weeks, with 73 cryptographically signed packages flagged as malicious on GitHub. The packages were laced with the Miasma worm, a credential‑stealing payload that activates when developers open them in AI...
A Falcon 9 Booster Turns 5 Years Old—And Just Set a Remarkable Reuse Record
SpaceX’s booster B 1067 marked its 35th flight on June 2026, landing safely after deploying 29 Starlink satellites. The milestone pushes the Falcon 9 first‑stage toward SpaceX’s target of certifying boosters for 40 or more missions. By contrast, United Launch Alliance logged only...
School Shooting Survivor Sues AI Gun Detection Firm After System Failed to Spot Weapon
A teenage survivor of the January 2025 Nashville school shooting has sued Omnilert, the maker of an AI gun‑detection system that failed to identify the shooter’s handgun. The complaint alleges Omnilert knew—or should have known—about operational limits such as camera placement,...
It Doesn't Feel Very Agricultural: The 2026 Subaru Solterra Review
Subaru’s 2026 Solterra received a mid‑life refresh that boosts its EPA range to 288 miles and adds a performance‑focused XT model with 338 hp. The base price starts at $38,495, while the XT begins at $42,895. The update keeps the Solterra...
Google's New Gemma 4 12B Model Is Designed to Run on Any Laptop with 16GB of RAM
Google unveiled Gemma 4 12B, a 12‑billion‑parameter generative AI model that can run on consumer laptops equipped with 16 GB of RAM, eliminating the need for expensive AI accelerators. The model bridges the gap between the lightweight mobile‑optimized Gemma variants and the larger...