Taking The Threat Seriously

The US government is taking the Anthropic warning seriously. Google is showing prediction markets alongside various search results. Europeans ARE beginning to decouple from US tech. Kicking the tires on SpaceX’s actual business. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

• Anthropic Model Scare Sparks Urgent Bessent, Powell Warning to Bank CEOs (Bloomberg)
• Google rolls out Gmail end-to-end encryption on mobile devices (Bleeping Computer)
• Google News Now Prominently Featuring Polymarket Bets (Futurism)
• France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech (TechCrunch)
• YouTube Premium is getting pricier (The Verge)
• OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths or Financial Disasters (Wired)
• SpaceX Posted Nearly $5 Billion Loss Last Year from AI Spending (The Information)

Weekend Longreads Suggestion:

• An Internet of Checkpoints (Longreads)

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