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  • Anthropic says it banned accounts tied to five cases involving working scientists whose use of Claude raised biological-safety concerns. The company says it could not determine whether the researchers intended harm.
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    Anthropic says scientists used Claude for research with potential bioweapons risks

    Anthropic cautioned that the cases do not show Claude was actually used to create a biological weapon, as the company couldn’t prove intent.

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    Flock cameras and other controversial policing technologies grew out of the post-9/11 shift toward mass data collection.

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Diesel hits record $6 a gallon; Trump’s ‘cheat like hell’ pledge closes convention

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