I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.
1 Viral AI fakes of the Iran war are flooding X
And Grok is failing to flag them. (Wired $)
+ The conflict could wreak havoc on data centers and electricity costs. (The Verge)
+ Pro-Iran bots are weaponizing posts about Epstein. (Gizmodo)
+ AI is turning the Iran conflict into a show. (MIT Technology Review)
2 Anthropic fears the loss of billions due to the Pentagon's blacklisting
That’s what the company has told a judge as it seeks to block its designation as a supply-chain risk. (Bloomberg $)
+ Microsoft has backed the company in its legal fight with the Pentagon. (FT $)
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