Anthropic launches AI advisory council to boost ties with Washington
AI company launches council to strengthen Washington ties as AI takes on critical defence and policy roles.

AI company launches council to strengthen Washington ties as AI takes on critical defence and policy roles.






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Employees expressed outrage over budget cuts, personnel decisions, other reforms enacted under President Donald Trump.

The US chip giant is considered a bellwether for both the AI industry and Wall Street.

Former champ Gauff said she was ‘mentally exhausted’ after her error-strewn first-round match against Tomljanovic.
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Smithsonian museums face a Trump-ordered review of exhibits on slavery, immigration and LGBTQ history.
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US restaurant chain abandons rebrand after new logo prompts firestorm of criticism online.

Venezuelan Defence Ministry orders naval patrols as US warships sent to waters off coast to tackle drug cartels.

Heather Honey, who supported Trump’s false claims about the 2020 race, has been named to oversee ‘election integrity’.

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick floated the possible investment in a TV appearance, as part of a wider Trump push.

The Republican leader had pledged to ‘restore’ the death penalty upon returning to the White House for a second term.

US envoy Thomas Barrack sparked outrage in Beirut after telling Arab journalists to act “civilised,” not “animalistic.”
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