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A UK ban on under-16s using social media set to be unveiled this week is not “a silver bullet” but will have “a significant role to play” in keeping children safe, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
NEW: U.K. advances proposal to force Apple, Google, Signal, & other platforms to scan private content on users’ devices — executives could face prison if they refuse.
The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees.
The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance.
Access to all other Claude models is not affected.
We apologize for this disruption to our customers. We believe this is a misunderstanding and are working to restore access as soon as possible.
Read our full statement: anthropic.com/news/fable-myt…
The U.S. government ordered Anthropic to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for any foreign national, including Anthropic employees, for national security reasons.
As a result, both Claude models have been disabled globally.
People in India are getting paid around 250 rupees (~$2.60) an hour to record themselves doing mundane tasks from a first-person perspective.
The footage is for training humanoid robots that will eventually replace the human need to do chores.
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A “Duolingo for Africa” project I’ve been working on.
Inspired by the local language models @gatere_mark has been building, I started exploring what language learning could look like with AI trained on African languages.
Feels like a compelling use case for local AI models 🤔
AfDB records major wins for continent in Brazzaville
Last Week’s @AfDB_Group’s annual meetings in Brazzaville, Congo, ended with major wins for the continent.
We reflect on some of the milestones below👇
The Assistive Technology Landscape in Africa Report is a starting point for deeper collaboration. It offers evidence for policymakers, investors and partners to strengthen Africa’s AT ecosystem and expand opportunity for young people with disabilities. mastercardfdn.org/en/our-res…#IAC2026#DigitalAccessibility#YoungAfricaWorks
African innovators are designing assistive tech that responds to local needs, but most products are still imported. The report highlights the need for more investment in local manufacturing to reduce dependence and grow the sector. #DigitalAccessibility#MastercardFoundation#YoungAfricaWorks