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AnthropicSEP 02, 2026 ↗Claude's new system prompt really doesn't want to reproduce song lyricsAnthropic publish the system prompts for their Claude consumer applications (Claude.ai and the Claude mobile apps - sadly not for Claude Cowork or Claude Code). I love that they do this, and that they...OpenAISEP 02, 2026 ↗US government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material"The United States has a strong interest in continuing to develop a robust and competitive
artificial intelligence industry that sets the standard for the practice and procedure of AI use
globally," t...Google DeepMindSEP 02, 2026 ↗Proactive cyber defense for governments and enterprisesxAIAUG 31, 2026 ↗The Pentagon now has its own version of ChatGPT and GrokVersions of OpenAI's ChatGPT and SpaceXAI's Grok will join Google's Gemini on the Pentagon's central portal for AI tools.
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AUG 15, 2026Gemini 3.7 Flash Is Smarter and Half Price. Read the Fine Print on Both.→JUL 24, 2026Kimi K3: The Largest Open Model Ever Does Not Exist Yet. It Is Due Monday.→JUL 22, 2026Meta Killed Llama in April. Now It Wants You to Rent Muse Spark Instead.→JUL 21, 2026Gemini 3.6 Flash Is Not Smarter Than 3.5. Google Says That Is the Point.→JUN 27, 2026OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol Is Its Best Model Yet. You Cannot Use It Yet, and That Is the Story.→
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SEP 02, 2026Pangram’s Max Spero on why AI detection is harder than ‘Real or Fake’The internet has a trust problem, and it’s not just because social media feeds are filling up with AI slop. AI-generated text and images are now making their way into job applications, product reviews...TechCrunch · image↗SEP 02, 2026We’re ‘dangerously close’ to dead internet theory, says Pangram’s CEOThe internet has a trust problem, and it’s not just because social media feeds are filling up with AI slop. AI-generated text and images are now making their way into job applications, product reviews...TechCrunch · image↗SEP 02, 2026Meta Ads Push StreamRat Android Trojan That Can Gain Near-Complete Device ControlCybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android banking trojan called StreamRat that was promoted to Spanish-speaking users through a fake television-streaming campaign on Meta and c...The Hacker News · image↗