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Policy & Regulation

Taiwan Charges Nine People Over Illegal AI Server Exports to China, Including Staff From Nvidia and Super Micro

A smuggling case in Taiwan shows how the race for AI hardware has created a black market for restricted chips, with employees at two major American tech companies among those accused.

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Policy & Regulation

The US Blocked Britain's AI Access. Now the UK Wants Its Own.

A temporary American export ban on two Anthropic AI models has pushed the UK government to announce a homegrown 'Cyber Shield' and question how much it can rely on US technology.

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Policy & Regulation

US Lifts Export Controls on Anthropic's Fable AI After Two-Week Freeze

The Commerce Department cleared Anthropic's most powerful AI model for international customers following a government review triggered by fears the system could be used to assist serious cyberattacks.

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AI Security

Anthropic's Fable 5 AI Is Back Online After a Three-Week Government Ban

The U.S. Commerce Department lifted its export restrictions on Anthropic's Fable 5 model Tuesday, after weeks of closed-door negotiations over whether the AI could be weaponised by bad actors.

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Policy & Regulation

Claude Fable 5 Comes Back Online as Commerce Drops Export Curbs

Anthropic restores Fable 5 across Claude.ai, the Claude Platform, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork on July 1 after a roughly two-and-a-half-week U.S. export restriction is lifted.

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Policy & Regulation

Citizen Lab: Cellebrite UFED Used on Pivovarov iPhone Three Months After Russia Sales Halt

Forensic traces and a Russian court filing place a UFED extraction on the activist's device in June 2021, raising hard questions about post-sale controls on dual-use forensic kit.

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Policy & Regulation

Security Executives Push Back on Anthropic Export Restrictions

A coalition of cybersecurity leaders argues that blocking foreign nationals from accessing Anthropic's latest models hands adversaries a strategic gift.

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