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NSA using Claude Mythos for 'offensive cyber operations,' report claims — says 'half-a-dozen' Anthropic engineers embedded inside the agency

… Department of Defense DOD labelled Anthropic a " supply chain risk ", completely cutting off the firm from being a vendor of any AI wares, a new report claims that the National Security Agency NSA is using Anthropic's cybersecurity-focused Mythos model "for offensive cyber operations" with the help… …

Jun 5, 2026 · Bruno Ferreira
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China drafts $295 billion plan to build national AI data center grid running on 80% homemade silicon — projected 2028 timeline could run into limits of local chip production

… Highly limited domestic HBM supply constrains how many Ascend-class accelerators Huawei can assemble. Huawei alone shipped around 812,000 chips last year and projects some $12 billion in processor revenue for 2026, a pace that its own supply chain has struggled to sustain. …

Jun 10, 2026 · Luke James
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Trump administration considers mandatory pre-release vetting of AI models — Anthropic's Mythos cited as catalyst for policy reversal

… The Pentagon designated Anthropic a supply chain risk after the company refused to remove guardrails on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance, though a federal judge later called that "Orwellian." The NSA has already used Mythos to assess vulnerabilities in government Microsoft software deployme… …

May 4, 2026 · Luke James
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U.S. gov't orders Anthropic to disable its newest AI models worldwide due to security threats — ban on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 bars access by any foreign national, even its own employees

… Anthropic's relationship with the federal government was already strained before Friday, as the Department of Defense had previously labeled the company a supply-chain risk, and Anthropic has sued the administration over the designation in an ongoing litigation. …

Jun 13, 2026 · Luke James