Apple lobbies Trump administration for approval to purchase CXMT memory chips

Move eases tension with AI lab but unease over Washington’s ad hoc regulatory approach remains

After a rollercoaster negotiation process with the Trump administration that dragged on for two weeks, Anthropic's Mythos 5 is finally back in action - at least, somewhat, for a select group of organizations, according to a letter from the government to Anthropic that was viewed by The Verge. Fable 5, however - the public-facing Mythos-class model - appears to still be in limbo, with no apparent timeline for a rollout agreement. The letter, dated June 26th and sent by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown, who had been recently leading negotiations, states that there's been a "revision to the license requiremen … Read the full story at The Verge.

After weeks of negotiations, the White House permitted Anthropic to restore access to its most advanced AI model for a select group of US companies and government agencies.

The move de-escalates a clash between the Trump administration and the company over its cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems.

The U.S. government's intervention in AI model releases may set a precedent for future regulatory involvement, impacting innovation timelines. The post OpenAI limits GPT-5.6 access after Trump administration discussions appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Nvidia has dominated the AI chip market for years, but the era of total dependence might be ending.   OpenAI just shared its plans to spice things up with Jalapeño, its custom inference chip built with Broadcom, joining Google, Apple, and SpaceX in a growing list of companies building their way out of single-supplier risk. The goal is less of a […]

The proposed budget increase could strain domestic priorities, while boosting defense contractors and signaling U.S. military assertiveness globally. The post Trump administration seeks congressional support for $1.5T military budget appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Less than 24 hours after news broke that OpenAI would stagger its next model release at the request of the Trump administration, that model, GPT-5.6, is here. On Friday, the company unveiled the limited preview of its new GPT 5.6 model suite: Sol, the flagship; Terra, a medium-tier model for "high-volume work"; and Luna, a "fast and affordable" everyday model. OpenAI says it's especially skilled at coding, cybersecurity, and biology, as well as staying focused during long-horizon agentic AI tasks. Per million tokens, GPT-5.6 Sol is priced at $5 input / $30 output (nearly half the cost of Anthropic's Claude Fable 5, which is $10 input / $5 … Read the full story at The Verge.