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Pentagon dispute bolsters Anthropic reputation but raises questions about AI readiness in military

Anthropic's moral stand on U.S. military use of artificial intelligence is reshaping the competition between leading AI companies but also exposing a growing awareness that maybe chatbots just aren't capable enough for acts of war.

Anthropic's chatbot Claude, for the first time, outpaced rival ChatGPT in phone app downloads in the United States this week, a signal of growing interest from consumers siding with Anthropic in its standoff with the Pentagon, according to market research firm Sensor Tower.

The Trump administration on Friday ordered government agencies to... Read More

Georgia dad is the latest parent to be convicted when a child is accused of gun violence

A jury swiftly convicted a man who gave his son a gun that has been linked to the fatal shooting of two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school, the latest U.S. parent taken to court when a child is accused of violence.

Prosecutors have extended responsibility beyond the shooters if they believe there's evidence that a parent contributed to the tragedy.

Colin Gray was found guilty of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter Tuesday in the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, northeast of Atlanta. Colt Gray, who was 14 at the time of the... Read More

Father who gave gun to Georgia school shooting suspect for Christmas is guilty of 2nd-degree murder

WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man who gave his teenage son the gun he's accused of using to kill two students and two teachers at a high school was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.

Jurors took less than two hours to find Colin Gray guilty of all charges in the September 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, northeast of Atlanta. Gray now joins a growing number of parents being held responsible in court after their children were accused in shootings.

Colin Gray was found guilty of second-degree murder in the deaths of... Read More

Dow drops 350 after trimming an earlier plunge of 1,200 as oil prices leap even higher

NEW YORK (AP) — A sell-off for stocks wrapped around the world and hit Wall Street Tuesday, though the losses eased significantly as the day progressed. Oil prices, meanwhile, leaped even higher on worries about the widening war with Iran.

The S&P 500 dropped as much as 2.5% in the morning because of worries that the war may do more sustained damage to the economy than feared. But the index at the heart of many 401(k) accounts trimmed its loss and was down a more modest 0.9% in afternoon trading.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 377 points, or 0.8%, as of... Read More

Ethics panel opens investigation of Rep. Nancy Mace over housing costs

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into allegations that Rep. Nancy Mace overcharged a congressional program intended to help defray housing costs for lawmakers who have residences in Washington.

Mace, a South Carolina Republican now in her third House term, denies the allegations, decrying a “partisan” process and saying officials had “ignored” her rebuttal evidence.

The Office of Congressional Conduct, after an investigation, said it believes that “there is substantial reason to believe that Rep. Mace engaged in... Read More

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Pentagon dispute bolsters Anthropic reputation but raises questions about AI readiness in military

Georgia dad is the latest parent to be convicted when a child is accused of gun violence

Father who gave gun to Georgia school shooting suspect for Christmas is guilty of 2nd-degree murder

Dow drops 350 after trimming an earlier plunge of 1,200 as oil prices leap even higher

Ethics panel opens investigation of Rep. Nancy Mace over housing costs

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