Nous Research unveils Arete-27B, a post-trained Qwen3.8-27B model that reinforces Western values, saying the underlying Chinese model's bias layer is shallow (Nous Research)

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How a small, wealthy AI-safety network that organized in Signal chats grew into a coalition that beat the $100M super PAC Leading the Future in the midterms  —  For years, the policy debate over artificial intelligence belonged to those who counted progress in decades.
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Anthropic-backed AI safety super PAC Public First spent $63M+ in the 2026 midterms, and 10 of the 17 congressional candidates it backed won their elections  —  Candidates who favor stricter oversight of artificial intelligence racked up wins in key congressional races, aided …
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US Treasury moves to cut crypto exchange MEXC off from the US financial system, alleging $16B+ in illicit flows, including Russian and Iranian sanctions evasion  —  The U.S. Treasury is moving to cut off crypto exchange MEXC from the U.S. financial system, alleging that it handled …
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Investigation: some Chinese companies approved by the US Commerce Department to handle Nvidia's H200 chips have empty offices and ties to firms under sanctions  —  The Commerce Department has approved dozens of Chinese companies to handle Nvidia's

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