FBI and Google Shut Down NetNut: 2 Million Smart TVs Were Spy Tools
FBI and Google seized NetNut domains July 2, cutting off a 2M-device botnet that rented infected smart TVs to cyberspies and ransomware operators.
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OpenAI GPT-5.6: Sol, Terra, and Luna Pricing, Benchmarks July 2026
OpenAI launched GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna June 26 to 20 vetted partners. Sol is $5/$30, Terra $2.50/$15, Luna $1/$6 per 1M tokens. General access expected mid-July.
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The 19-Day Fable 5 Shutdown and What It Means for Enterprise AI
Claude Fable 5 was frozen globally for 19 days starting June 12. Teams locked to one AI vendor went dark. Here is what to build differently.
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China Threatens India Brahmaputra Water After Indus Treaty Row
Chinese analyst Victor Gao warned India that Beijing controls Brahmaputra headwaters and can restrict river flows if New Delhi weaponizes the Indus.
·7 min read
Anthropic Eyes Samsung 2nm for Its First Custom Inference Chip
Anthropic opened talks with Samsung for a 2nm custom inference chip, its first move into custom AI silicon, weeks after OpenAI announced the Jalapeño ASIC.
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OpenAI Offers Trump a 5% Stake Worth $42.6B in the Company
OpenAI proposed giving the US government a 5% stake worth $42.6B at its $852B valuation, with Google, Anthropic, and Meta expected to make similar offers.
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Claude Fable 5 Returns July 1 After US Export Controls Lifted
Claude Fable 5 was pulled offline June 12 under emergency US export controls, then restored July 1 globally after the order lifted. Here is what happened.
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Claude Sonnet 5: Default Model Now, Beats Opus 4.8 on Two Benchmarks
Claude Sonnet 5 launched June 30 at $3/M input tokens and became the default for all free and Pro users July 1. It beats Opus 4.8 on Terminal-Bench and GDPval.
·6 min read
California Gives 58 Million People Access to Claude at 50% Off
Governor Newsom announced a first-of-its-kind deal with Anthropic giving all California state agencies and local governments Claude at half price, with free training.
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UN Launches AI Governance Body With Jensen Huang, Jassy, Benioff
The UN and ITU launched the AI for Good Global Commission on July 1, co-chaired by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Rwandan President Kagame, with 40 founding members.
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ShinyHunters Breached American Tower: 5.2M Records, Cell Tower GPS Codes
ShinyHunters claimed a June 12 ransomware attack on American Tower Corporation, stealing 5.2M records including GPS coordinates and plaintext gate codes for US cell towers.
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DeepSeek Raises $7.4B but Investors Get Zero Equity, No Vote
DeepSeek raised $7.4B at a $50B valuation with no equity for investors. V4 models hit 80.6% SWE-bench at a fraction of GPT and Claude API pricing.
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