A CMS misconfiguration exposed Anthropic's unreleased Claude Mythos model, which the company confirmed marks a 'step change' in reasoning, coding, and cybersecurity.

Anthropic filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Defense after it was designated a 'supply chain risk' for refusing to drop AI safety guardrails, drawing amicus support from 37 top researchers and backing from Microsoft.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei declared the company 'cannot in good conscience' comply with the Pentagon's ultimatum to remove safety guardrails from its Claude AI model. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened to cancel a $200 million contract and label Anthropic a 'supply chain risk' unless it granted unrestricted military access by Friday, February 27, 2026.

AI experts warn deepfake fraud has gone industrial with cheap, accessible tools enabling personalized scams. UK consumers lost £9.4bn in 9 months.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei publishes 38-page essay warning of imminent 'real danger' from superhuman AI, citing risks of terrorism, job displacement, and civilization-level damage.

Center for Countering Digital Hate reports Grok created one child sexual abuse image every 41 seconds, prompting global regulatory action and platform restrictions.

Internet Watch Foundation reports 3,440 AI videos of child sexual abuse detected in 2025, marking a dramatic 26,362% surge from 2024, raising urgent concerns about AI misuse.

Elon Musk's X announces geoblocking and technical restrictions on Grok AI to prevent creation of sexualized deepfakes, limiting image editing to paid subscribers after widespread controversy.

Elon Musk's X platform restricts Grok AI from editing photos of real people into revealing clothing following widespread deepfake abuse concerns and regulatory pressure.