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In case you weren’t sure, Anthropic wants you to know you shouldn’t create nuclear weapons using its Claude AI chatbot.
Here are the 7 things you missed today:
1. 🇦🇺 Accenture is Buying Australia’s CyberCX for ~$650M
Accenture is acquiring Australian cybersecurity firm CyberCX in its largest-ever cybersecurity deal to date at over A$1 billion (~$650 million USD). The move strengthens Accenture's presence in the Asia-Pacific region amid a surge in cyber threats following high-profile Australian breaches at telecom major Optus and health insurer Medibank. (Reuters)
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3. 💴 SoftBank’s PayPay Applied for a U.S. Listing
SoftBank’s payments app operator Pay Corp has applied to list American depositary shares in the U.S. with schedule, size, and price for the public listing yet to be determined. That said, experts expect the offering to raise more than $2 billion from investors and could take place as soon as the final quarter of this year. (Reuters)
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5. 😬 Anthropic Has New Rules to Avoid AI Safety Concerns
It’s a risky world out there with AI, and Anthropic is trying to do something about it. The Claude AI chatbot creator has updated the usage policy for its models with stricter cybersecurity rules and specifications on dangerous weapons people are prohibited from creating with Claude such as weapons, hackers, or disinformation. (The Verge)
6. 🇨🇳 China’s Launching SSDs as Small as SIM Cards
MicroSD cards are tiny but slow, whereas bigger storage solutions are fast but big. Chinese firm Biwin is launching a micro-SSD (or “mini SSD”) no larger than a U.S. penny and just slightly larger than MicroSD to provide the best of both worlds. (The Verge)
7. 🛜 Starlink is Trying to Block Virginia’s Plan to Bring Fiber Internet to Residents
The state of Virginia has a plan to deploy fiber internet services to residents… but Starlink operator SpaceX thinks they should be doing it instead. SpaceX filed comments on Virginia’s final proposal claiming that they’re already in line to win over $3 million in grant money in the state to deploy a similar program. (The Verge)
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