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The use of AI is never a purely technical matter: when it enters processes that affect people’s lives, it touches on rights, opportunities, status and freedom"

—Pope Leo XIV

Anthropic Taps Accenture on AI Evaluation Amid Questions over METR’s Independence

Anthropic and Accenture have partnered on independent evaluation of frontier AI models, with questions also raised over the independence of nonprofit evaluator METR.

Anthropic said the Accenture partnership is non-exclusive, with additional evaluators to be announced in the coming weeks, while the company continues discussions with METR and other evaluators.

Claude Now Leads 26% of Anthropic’s Model R&D Work, Up from 1% in March

Anthropic introduces new metrics to measure the pace of AI development inside frontier labs, with Claude now leading 26% of its model R&D work.

Anthropic has introduced new measurements to track the pace of AI development inside frontier labs amid growing automation in the process of building AI systems and rising global debate over AI safety.

EU KIDS Act Targets Social Media, AI Chatbots to Protect Children Online

Children use smartphones, tablets and laptops, highlighting their growing exposure to social media, AI and other digital platforms.

The proposal would tighten children’s access to social media and put AI chatbots under safety-by-design rules, targeting addictive features and feeds that can pull minors into ‘rabbit holes’ of harmful content.

“Supply Chains are Being Weaponized”: Modi Says, Highlighting India’s Entry into Second Phase of Semiconductor Mission

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses SEMICON India 2026 at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi.

India’s semiconductor push has reached commercial production, while Modi highlighted the next phase, skilling, ecosystem expansion across design, equipment, materials and testing, and investments in power to meet rising AI demand.

ALL IN 2026: Canada and Germany Invest Up to CAD $300 Million in LawZero Amid AI Safety Tensions

ALL IN 2026 conference in Montréal, where LawZero’s Scientist AI approach was featured following a joint funding announcement by Canada and Germany.

At the fourth edition of ALL IN in Montréal, the joint funding for LawZero will support its Scientist AI approach, which aims to provide guardrails for frontier AI models and deepen understanding of AI risks and how to avoid them.

Mistral AI Brings its Models to Firefox Smart Window in Mozilla Partnership

Mistral AI and Firefox partner to bring Mistral’s AI models to Firefox Smart Window.

The collaboration will make Mistral models available through Mozilla’s AI-powered browsing assistant, with the companies highlighting privacy, user choice, regional language support and sovereign AI.

David Sacks Upholds Zuckerberg’s Approach: Don’t Call on Others, AI Safety is Routine Work

David Sacks, chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, has amplified Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s call for AI labs to make safety and alignment part of their routine operations.

David Sacks has amplified Mark Zuckerberg’s call for AI labs to make safety and alignment part of their routine operations, rather than waiting for industry-wide action.

From OpenAI, Microsoft to Global Media Leaders: Paris AI Forum Tackles How AI is Rewriting Rules of News

Paris AI Forum 2026 brings the news and media industry into focus as AI changes how journalism is produced, accessed and discovered.

AI is proving useful across sectors in many ways, but the way AI companies use and access news content is raising serious concerns for journalism and media, from copyright and compensation to traffic, search and the value of original reporting.

AI Flags Potential GLP-1 Symptoms in 400,000 Reddit Posts: Pennsylvania Study

A person uses an injection pen to administer a GLP-1 medication into the thigh. The image is illustrative and does not depict a specific drug or individual.

Researchers examined more than five years of Reddit posts involving nearly 70,000 users discussing semaglutide and tirzepatide and found reports of menstrual changes and temperature-related symptoms among the main classes of symptoms identified.

No OpenAI IPO in 2026; What Happens to Anthropic’s IPO?

OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs at the centre of the growing debate over AI safety, frontier development and the future of their IPO plans.

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei call for a slower pace of frontier AI development, as OpenAI rules out a 2026 IPO amid mounting safety concerns and questions emerge over Anthropic’s planned listing.