Author: Kanhaiya Suthar

The Trump administration just handed down a big directive to AI company Anthropic: block all foreign nationals from using its cutting-edge models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5. The official reason? National security. But there’s a catch—Anthropic says it can’t separate out users based on nationality without turning the models off for everyone. So that’s exactly what happened. The models are now offline across the board. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sent a letter to Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, laying out the terms. Now, any access, whether abroad or by non-citizens here in the U.S., is off-limits unless Anthropic gets an export…

US President Donald Trump suddenly pulled the plug on a planned military strike against Iran on Thursday, saying talks with Tehran had reached the highest levels and that a formal agreement could be inked in Europe as early as this weekend. Iranian officials weren’t having it—they quickly shot back, saying the U.S. was getting ahead of itself and no final decision had been made. Trump first shared the news on his social platform, then doubled down from the Oval Office. He claimed the U.S. had “just come to a great settlement regarding the war with Iran.” According to him, the…

Ford is recalling more than 255,000 cars in the U.S. because a faulty canister purge valve can suddenly stall the engine while you’re driving. Regulators say the problem affects some 2012–2018 Ford Focus models. These cars were part of an earlier recall—but it looks like the fix didn’t always stick. What Should Drivers Look Out For? If your check engine light comes on or your fuel gauge acts up, those are signs your car might have this issue. Ford plans to update the powertrain control module (PCM) software for free. The new software manages the emissions system and that pesky…

Spotify switched its app icon back to its usual green-and-black look after a month of trying out a flashy disco-ball design that, to be honest, didn’t go over well with most people. The disco version first showed up in May, marking Spotify’s 20th anniversary. They called it a playful nod to two decades of music streaming, but a lot of users weren’t feeling it. Instead of celebration, it just annoyed people. Complaints popped up everywhere—on Reddit, Twitter, and random comment sections. Some folks said the glittery effect just looked messy on their phone screens, while others had trouble even spotting…

Fitbit’s Air band, their stripped-down, budget fitness tracker, is inching closer to its India debut. Earlier this year, the company rolled out the Air with a splashy campaign led by Steph Curry. Now, it just popped up in the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) database—a crucial step for any gadget hoping to land on Indian store shelves. India’s not just another market here. The Air’s gotten unusual attention for such a simple tracker—it’s aimed directly at Whoop, and critics have praised its slick design, long battery, and solid sleep and recovery features. And it’s way more affordable than most smartwatches.…

OpenAI is thinking about slashing its per-token pricing—pretty aggressively, actually—as it tries to stay ahead of Anthropic and calm angry enterprise customers complaining about ballooning AI costs. At least, that’s what people familiar with the talks told The Wall Street Journal. This comes as both companies gear up for blockbuster IPOs, which investors hope will shed light on their actual business models and profits. Businesses Aren’t Happy About Costs Big clients are seriously worried about their AI bills. At an OpenAI event in early June, CEO Sam Altman basically admitted it’s a growing headache. He said that while cost complaints were…

At a robotics and automation event in Berlin, CEO Stefan Hartung talked about the numbers: Bosch expects this year’s profit margin to land somewhere between 4% and 6%, with revenue growing 2% to 5%. That outlook signals they’re counting on things bouncing back after restructuring costs drag earnings down in 2025. Compared to some of their peers like Schaeffler and ZF, who’ve been hit hard by sagging auto demand and the expensive switch to electric cars, Bosch’s stance looks pretty optimistic. Bosch is pushing hard into electrification, software, automation, and new mobility tech as the auto industry moves away from…

Apple’s newest on-device AI model, AFM Core Advanced, is limited to just three iPhone models: the iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and the iPhone Air. They said as much during WWDC 2026 and doubled down on it in the Siri AI press release. The reason? You need 12GB of RAM to run the model, which chews through a huge 20 billion parameters. Most recent iPhones—like the iPhone 16 Pro and even the regular iPhone 17—just don’t have enough muscle. Those devices will stick with the more modest 3-billion-parameter AFM Core model instead. So, what do you get with…

The Reserve Bank of India has directed banks and other regulated entities to complete board‑approved gap assessments of their preparedness against cybersecurity threats posed by advanced artificial intelligence models and submit time‑bound remediation plans by the end of June. This push comes after growing worries about “frontier” AI systems—like Anthropic’s Claude Mythos. Recent tests showed Mythos can pull off multi-step attack chains that spot and exploit software flaws much quicker than any hacker. The UK’s AI Safety Institute even ran a scenario where Mythos handled a 32-step corporate network breach on its own, which made regulators everywhere sit up and…

New Delhi: India has ramped up spot purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) after contracted cargoes from Qatar were disrupted by the ongoing West Asia conflict, exposing structural vulnerabilities in the country’s energy supply and pressuring government finances. That disruption’s really exposed some gaps in India’s energy system and hit government finances hard. After none of India’s 16 gigawatts of gas-grid-connected power plants got their usual Qatari LNG in April, May, or June, spot purchases by Indian utilities shot up almost 300 percent, according to industry folks talking to LNG Journal. The government itself grabbed seven spot cargoes just for…