Saturday, June 13, 2026

Sources: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is among tech leaders who raised concerns with Trump officials about Mythos 5, setting in motion new export restrictions (The Information)

The Information:
Sources: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is among tech leaders who raised concerns with Trump officials about Mythos 5, setting in motion new export restrictions  —  Amazon CEO Andy Jassy was among the tech leaders who raised concerns to senior Trump administration officials this week about security risks …



US barring foreign nationals, including Anthropic employees, from accessing Fable 5 and Mythos 5 marks a new chapter in the US dictating how Anthropic operates (New York Times)

New York Times:
US barring foreign nationals, including Anthropic employees, from accessing Fable 5 and Mythos 5 marks a new chapter in the US dictating how Anthropic operates  —  The company said on Friday night that the federal government had ordered limits on its Mythos and Fable 5 A.I. systems, citing national security concerns.



A review of The Yahoo Boys, a deeply reported book on four online scammers in Lagos, Nigeria, exploring how and why they scam and the local impact of the trade (Jessica Loudis/Bloomberg)

Jessica Loudis / Bloomberg:
A review of The Yahoo Boys, a deeply reported book on four online scammers in Lagos, Nigeria, exploring how and why they scam and the local impact of the trade  —  Nigeria's “Yahoo Boys” have industrialized romance scamming, reflecting and distorting modern hustle culture in the face of collapsing economic prospects.



Luta Security CEO says US government restrictions on Mythos follow a jailbreak report by Amazon researchers and calls the restrictions a "complete overreaction" (Amrith Ramkumar/Wall Street Journal)

Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
Luta Security CEO says US government restrictions on Mythos follow a jailbreak report by Amazon researchers and calls the restrictions a “complete overreaction”  —  The Trump administration is banning foreign governments, companies and individuals from using Anthropic's …



Granta says it will stop publishing short story contest winners or join publishing partnerships it doesn't control after AI use allegations against a winner (Ella Creamer/The Guardian)

Ella Creamer / The Guardian : Granta says it will stop publishing short story contest winners or join publishing partnerships it doesn...