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3 Iran has struck Amazon’s cloud business in Bahrain again 
It promised to hit US companies only yesterday. (FT $) 
+ Other targets include Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Nvidia. (CNBC) 
+ AWS data centers in Bahrain were also hit last month. (Reuters $) 

4 OpenAI was secretly behind a child safety campaign group 
It pushed for age verification requirements for AI. (The San Francisco Standard $) 
+ OpenAI had backed the legislation as a compromise measure. (WSJ $) 
+ Coincidentally, Sam Altman heads a company providing age verification. (Engadget) 

5 Anthropic is scrambling to limit the Claude Code leak 
It’s trying to remove 8,000 copies of the exposed code from GitHub. (Gizmodo) 
+ An executive blamed the leak on “process errors.” (Bloomberg $) 
+ Here’s what it reveals about Anthropic’s plans. (Ars Technica) 
+ AI is making online crimes easier—and it could get much worse. (MIT Technology Review) 

6 A new Russian “super-app” aims to emulate China’s WeChat 
And give the Kremlin new surveillance powers. (WSJ $) 

7 America’s AI boom is leaving the rest of the world behind  
And it’s concentrating power and wealth in a handful of companies. (Rest of World) 

8 Chinese chipmakers have claimed nearly half the country’s market 
Nvidia’s lead is shrinking rapidly. (Reuters $) 

9 The first quantum computer to break encryption is imminent  
New research reveals how it could happen. (New Scientist) 

10 The world’s oldest tortoise has been embroiled in a crypto scam 
Reports that Jonathan died at just 194 years old are thankfully false. (Guardian) 



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