The Day The Grid Failed: The Seventeen Minutes That Exposed The Fragile Foundations Of Modern Civilization

British Police Raid Islamic Group Accused Of Sex Trafficking And Slavery At least nine members of a Cheshire Islamic group have been arrested in a raid of 500 British police officers as part of an investigation into sexual offenses, slavery and forced marriage.  Officers received reports of human trafficking, rape, and other crimes involving members of a group known as the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, based in Crewe.  Seven men and three women were taken into custody, according to a statement from the Cheshire Police, who said the investigation was...

Anthropic Bans "Sustained And Needless" Cruelty Toward Claude In New Usage Policy Anthropic has added a prohibition on "sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior toward our models" to its usage policy, AFP reported Thursday. The policy page lists an effective date of Nov. 12, 2026 - so you have about a month to abuse it like a red-headed stepchild. Breaking up will be up to Claude itself - which "will remain the primary enforcement mechanism." Anthropic said last year that it was giving Claude the ability to end conversations in...

MSFT Restricts Internal Use Of Claude Fable Over Data-Retention Concerns; BMO Calls Anthropic A Leading Pure-Play AI Lab Anthropic released Claude Fable 5, a next-generation "Mythos-class" AI model, on Tuesday. The model is designed to restrict dangerous capabilities in areas such as cybersecurity and biological research after CEO Dario Amodei warned about risks last month. The model gives users access to Anthropic's more powerful Mythos model, which the company had previously deemed too risky for public release last month. However, when users ask about sensitive topics, such as bioweapons or software...