Japanese company Sakana whose Fugu AI model matched Claude Fable 5’s performance shares a message for all countries banned from using Anthropic's most powerful AI models – The Times of India

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Iran war ripple effects drive inflation to its highest level since 2023 – BNN Bloomberg

Updated: June 22, 2026 at 1:07PM EDTPublished: June 22, 2026 at 5:25AM EDTInflation accelerated to its highest level in more than two years in May as price pressures from the war in Iran started to crop up outside the gas pumps.But most economists weighing in Monday saw little cause for panic in Statistics Canada’s latest consumer price data with oil prices already...

AI models capable of devastating attacks on governments and business months away, rare Five Eyes statement warns – The Guardian

Signal agencies in Australia, the US, the UK, New Zealand and Canada sound alarm after Trump blocks foreign nationals from Anthropic’s Fable AI modelPowerful AI models capable of devastating new cyber attacks on governments and businesses are mere months away, intelligence agencies for the Five Eyes have warned in a rare joint statement, urging leaders to “act now”.The surprising public...

Breaking Bad’s ‘Gustavo’ embraces Islam in Saudi Arabia – Muslim Network TV

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — American actor Giancarlo Esposito, best known for portraying Gus Fring in the television series Breaking Bad, has embraced Islam during a stay in Saudi Arabia, according to local media reports.Saudi Gazette reported that General Entertainment Authority Chairman Turki Al-Sheikh announced the actor’s conversion, saying Esposito recited the Shahada, the Islamic declaration of faith, and participated...

WPP unveils trust principles as Cindy Rose outlines AI-era roadmap – Storyboard18

WPP used the opening day of Cannes Lions 2026 to formalise its stance on trust, with CEO Cindy Rose publishing a new set of “trust principles” that outline how the company intends to operate in an AI-led marketing environment. The framework builds on the Elevate28 strategy unveiled earlier this year, which positions WPP as a “trusted growth partner” to global...

Iranian president lands in Pakistan as US-Iran teams work to finalize a war-ending deal – 102.3 KRMG

By MUNIR AHMED, DAVID RISING and JON GAMBRELL Associated PressISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran’s president arrived in Pakistan for talks Tuesday with officials who have been mediating negotiations between Tehran and Washington on a permanent end to the war in the Middle East, even as discrepancies emerged on what had been agreed so far and violence broke out again in Lebanon.President Masoud Pezeshkian’s...