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Anthropic Warns Its Unreleased Model Is an Unprecedented Cybersecurity Risk

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Anthropic Warns Its Unreleased AI Model Poses Unprecedented Cybersecurity Risks

Anthropic is restricting access to its unreleased AI, Claude Mythos Preview, over fears it could be misused to exploit software vulnerabilities. The model has already detected thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities across major operating systems and browsers, according to Anthropic.

Through Project Glasswing, leading tech firms, including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Nvidia, will test Mythos Preview. Anthropic is backing the initiative with $100 million in usage credits and $4 million in direct support to open-source security organizations. (Read More)​

Trump Announces Two-Week Ceasefire with Iran Hours Before 8pm Deadline

U.S. President Trump announced a two-week suspension of strikes against Iran on Tuesday, just hours before his 8 p.m. deadline. He said the pause will give both sides time to finalize an agreement.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed Tehran’s acceptance, stating, “If attacks against Iran are halted, our powerful armed forces will cease their defensive operations.” He added that Iran will permit “safe passage” through the Strait of Hormuz “via coordination with Iran’s armed forces.” (Read More)​

Australia's Most Decorated Living Soldier Charged with Five War Crime Murders in Afghanistan

Australia’s most decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, 47, was arrested Tuesday and charged with five counts of war crimes related to the killing of unarmed civilians in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012.

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett said the victims were not involved in hostilities at the time of their deaths. She added that they were shot either by Roberts-Smith himself or by subordinates acting on his orders. Roberts-Smith, is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday for a bail hearing on the war crime charges. (Read More)​

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➤ Iranian officials called on citizens to form human chains around power plants as President Donald Trump's Tuesday deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz approached. Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian said 14 million people, including himself, had volunteered to fight. (Read More)​

➤ The Israel Defense Forces said it bombed eight sections of rail bridges and road infrastructure across multiple Iranian cities, including Tehran, Karaj, Tabriz, Kashan and Qom, that were being used by Iran’s armed forces to transport weapons and military equipment. (Read More)​

➤ American journalist Shelly Kittleson was released after being kidnapped in Iraq by the Iranian-backed militia Kata'ib Hezbollah. Sources told the Associated Press that several members of the group previously held by Iraqi authorities would be released in return for Kittleson’s freedom. (Read More)​

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➤ Iran-linked hackers have disrupted U.S. industrial and critical infrastructure systems, federal agencies say. A joint advisory from U.S. cybersecurity, intelligence and law enforcement agencies says the attacks exploited operational technology in government, water and energy sectors, causing operational disruptions and financial losses. (Read More)​

➤ Three gunmen opened fire near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, injuring two police officers, according to Turkish authorities. One attacker was killed, and two others were captured. Israel and Turkey have described the incident as an act of terror. (Read More)​

➤ Indianapolis City-County Council member Ron Gibson reported that more than a dozen bullets were fired at his home Monday morning, and a handwritten note reading “No Data Centers,” believed to reference his support for a proposed 14-acre, $500 million datacenter, was left on his doorstep. (Read More)​

TECHNOLOGY UPDATES

➤ The CIA allegedly deployed a classified device called “Ghost Murmur” during the F-15E rescue in Iran, marking its first operational use. The system reportedly uses quantum magnetometry to detect human heartbeats across vast distances. (Read More)​

➤ General Atomics’ YFQ-42A Dark Merlin drone wingman prototype crashed shortly after takeoff from its California test facility, prompting a temporary halt in flight testing for the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. No injuries were reported. (Read More)​

➤ A previously unseen Ukrainian sea drone, likely a Sargan-3000 armed with a remotely operated machine-gun mount and explosives, was spotted during a strike attempt on Russia’s Novorossiysk naval base. Russian footage shows the drone being destroyed by a Lancet loitering munition before it reached the port. (Read More)​

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➤ The Artemis II crew captured the first human-photographed "Earthset" from the far side of the moon during their lunar flyby, watching Earth disappear behind the lunar horizon. They also witnessed a nearly hour-long solar eclipse visible only from their vantage point in deep space.

➤ OpenAI has released a set of policy proposals aimed at addressing the economic impact of AI. Among the recommendations are a public wealth fund, taxes on automated labor, and experiments with a four-day workweek.

➤ Residents of Toronto's wealthy Rosedale neighborhood are building a “virtual gated community” using AI-powered cameras after a string of violent break-ins. Security firms pitched a system that monitors access points, flags suspicious vehicles, and tracks them through the area in real time.

On this day in history: On April 8th, 1942, roughly 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war began the Bataan Death March after the fall of the Bataan Peninsula to Japanese forces. Thousands died from exhaustion, disease, and execution during the 65-mile forced march to Camp O'Donnell.
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