Anthropic has spent much of this week fighting to restore its newest AI models after the Trump administration ordered the company to cut access for all foreign nationals, including users inside the United States and its own employees. The company was forced to block access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for everyone, disrupting service across the board. Source
Roelof Botha, the former Sequoia Capital leader, has joined SpaceX's board of directors, filling an existing vacancy. The move comes days after SpaceX went public in the largest IPO ever. Source
Odyssey, a world-model AI startup, has secured a $1.45 billion valuation with backing from Amazon and other major investors. World models, which aim to simulate and predict physical environments, represent the next frontier in AI beyond large language models. Source
Pramaana Labs, an AI startup focused on formal verification, has raised $27 million in a seed round from Khosla Ventures. The company will concentrate on sensitive sectors including law, drug discovery, and tax preparation, where errors can prove costly and reliability is paramount. Source
According to a new Pew Research poll, 63 percent of Americans believe artificial intelligence is advancing too quickly, even as usage of AI chatbots has surged. The survey found that 49 percent of Americans report using chatbots at least occasionally, up from 33 percent in 2024, while ChatGPT usage has doubled since 2023, with 44 percent of respondents now using it. Source