Florida's attorney general has sued (PDF) OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging the company prioritized growth and market value over user safety and failed to adequately warn about risks tied to ChatGPT. The lawsuit, the first by a U.S. state over OpenAI safety concerns, is separate from a criminal investigation the state opened into OpenAI in April. Variety reports: In the 83-page complaint filed in Florida circuit court, the state claimed OpenAI's rise was backed by "a web of deceit and the exploitation of users (including Floridians), leveraging their data and safety to boost OpenAI's market value at unacceptable costs." The state wants to hold Altman "personally liable for the harm he has caused Floridians through his reckless and willful conduct as founder and CEO of OpenAI, including his utter disregard for the risk to human life caused by his firms' conduct."

[...] Throughout the complaint, filed in the state's circuit court of the 10th judicial circuit, the State of Florida claimed OpenAI's "careless introduction" of ChatGPT had led to an increase in murders and suicides. The suit alleged Florida's minors have "become addicted to a tool that feigns human compassion to collect their data with no parental oversight." It cited instances in the past year of the alleged use of ChatGPT to plan a mass shooting at Florida State University in April 2025 and the murders of two graduate students at the University of South Florida in April. "This litany of harms is driven by Defendants' insatiable quest to win the AI arms race and amass large fortunes, despite knowing the danger of ChatGPT," the state wrote in the complaint.

Florida accused OpenAI of four counts of deceptive and unfair trade practices, two counts of negligence, two counts of violating product liability laws, one count of fraudulent misrepresentation and another count of causing a public nuisance. It is seeking civil penalties and court orders demanding OpenAI restrict the data it collects from minors and that it stop "continuing to misrepresent or fail to warn of the risks of ChatGPT." "People are getting hurt, parents are getting deceived and they need to pay for it by opening up their checkbooks and changing the program to ensure there are parental controls," Uthmeimer said at a press conference Monday.

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Anthropic says it has confidentially filed an IPO prospectus with the SEC, "setting up a potentially historic share sale for investors ready to jump into artificial intelligence," reports CNBC. The move puts Anthropic ahead of OpenAI's expected filing and follows explosive reported growth, a massive new valuation, major infrastructure deals, and ongoing tensions with the Pentagon over its models. From the report: "This gives us the option to go public after the SEC completes its review," Anthropic said in a statement on Monday. "The proposed initial public offering will depend on market conditions and other factors."

Submitting a confidential prospectus doesn't lock Anthropic into a certain timeframe for going public. Its official prospectus just has to land in the hands of investors at least 15 days before the company begins a roadshow. [...] The company has experienced explosive growth this year, announcing in May that its revenue run rate has ballooned to $47 billion, up from $10 billion in annual revenue last year. Last week, it closed a funding round at a $965 billion valuation, topping OpenAI, which was valued at $852 billion in late March.

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Politico: Anthropic has extended an invitation to the European Commission granting the EU's cyber agency access to its powerful AI hacking tool Mythos, according to a Commission official familiar with the process. The AI firm made the formal invitation after a meeting with the Commission in San Francisco last Thursday, the official said, adding the EU now has to put in place a mechanism to access the model with proper security safeguards.

European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier said in a statement the Commission has had "several productive meetings with Anthropic" and "welcome[d] the latest developments on potential future access." [...] "This latest development is of utmost importance to get a clear picture on the potential risks," Regnier said, adding: "Let's not forget that Mythos is not one off, a new wave of powerful models are coming to the market." An ENISA official said the agency does not have active access now but is working to implement it. The Commission is working on a formal action plan to respond to powerful AI hacking tools. It has indicated it wants to release it before the summer break, according to an industry official. Anthropic's Mythos was unveiled in early April and triggered fears that it could enable large-scale attacks with its ability to find and exploit vulnerabilities. "European authorities for weeks were shut off from accessing the cutting-edge cybersecurity AI tech, leading to urgent calls by European politicians and government officials to gain access," notes Politico. "Cyber officials also called for Europe to build its own version."

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Tony Isaac shares a report from NPR: A United Airlines flight traveling from Newark, New Jersey, to Palma de Mallorca, Spain, was forced to make a U-turn and return to Newark after more than four hours in the air due to a security concern. According to passenger reports and air traffic control audio, the disruption was caused by a personal Bluetooth speaker -- reportedly belonging to a teenager -- that had been named "BOMB." Upon returning to Newark, passengers were evacuated so that security details could inspect the entire aircraft and cargo area. The flight was ultimately cleared, reboarded, and arrived at its destination in Spain approximately nine and a half hours behind schedule. Multiple posts on social media from self-identified passengers indicate that the problem was a Bluetooth device on board the plane. One post referenced in-flight announcements with "lots of comments like 'this little joke is ruining it for everyone.'"

Audio from air traffic control sheds a little more light on the situation: "There's a security detail out there, someone had a Bluetooth speaker and they named it a certain four-letter word," another voice responded. "So they have to inspect the whole aircraft including the cargo area [and] passengers have to evacuate."

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Clash began when teachers broke through metal barrier at entrance to Zocalo plaza, where fans will watch game

Mexico City police hurled teargas at protesting teachers to keep them from reaching the historic square where the “Fan fest” for the 2026 World Cup is under construction, according to AFP journalists.

The clash started when teachers broke through one of the metal barriers that have been set up at the entrance to the Zocalo plaza, a block from the government palace and a giant screen where fans will watch Mexico’s first World Cup game on 11 June.

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Documents also reveal internal Labour criticism of Keir Starmer in embarrassing detail

Peter Mandelson was receiving sensitive security briefings about the Foreign Office’s work, and was in discussions with the head of MI6, before he had completed the developed vetting process, newly released documents reveal.

Declassified emails show the ambassador designate and Richard Moore, the former chief of MI6 – a role known as “C” – had agreed to meet in early January 2025 before Mandelson went to Washington.

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Social Democratic leader secures third consecutive term as prime minister amid crisis in ties with US over Greenland

Denmark’s Social Democratic leader, Mette Frederiksen, said on Monday she had agreed to form a centre-left coalition government, maintaining her grip on power amid a crisis in ties with Donald Trump over Greenland.

The deal to form a minority cabinet gives Frederiksen a third consecutive term as prime minister, ending months of uncertainty after a March election in which 12 parties won seats in the Danish parliament.

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Why Wildfire Experts Are So Worried About This Year’s Fire Season. “Key environmental indicators show that the nation is a tinderbox, gripped by widespread drought and with a light snowpack in the mountains.”

Wat gebeurt er als Rotterdam 48 uur zonder stroom zit? Dat scenario stond maandag centraal tijdens een rampenoefening in Bloemhof voor hulpdiensten en medewerkers van de gemeente. Deelnemers moesten rekening houden met extreme hitte, voedseltekorten en bewoners die dringend hulp nodig hebben.

DEN HAAG (ANP) - Asielminister Bart van den Brink noemt het "goed nieuws" dat er in de Europese Unie een onderhandelingsakkoord is om asielzoekers die niet mogen blijven terug te sturen. Het Europees Parlement, de EU-lidstaten en de Europese Commissie bereikten maandagavond een akkoord over een nieuwe terugkeerregeling.

Asielzoekers die niet in een Europees land mogen blijven, kunnen door de regeling naar een zogeheten terugkeerhub worden gestuurd. Dat zijn plekken in een derde land buiten de Europese Unie.

De mogelijkheden om mensen te dwingen het land te verlaten, worden uitgebreid, schrijft de CDA-minister op X. "Dat geldt met name voor personen die een risico vormen voor de openbare orde of de nationale veiligheid." Van den Brink schrijft dat het kabinet "tevreden" is met het resultaat, omdat "Nederland sterk heeft ingezet op aanpassing van het voorstel".

Wanneer de nieuwe Europese terugkeerregeling precies van kracht wordt, is nog niet bekend. Nederland moet de regeling daarna nog inpassen.

JERUZALEM (ANP/AFP) - De Israëlische premier Benjamin Netanyahu heeft Donald Trump verteld dat Israël Beiroet alsnog zal aanvallen als Hezbollah zijn aanvallen tegen Israël niet staakt. Hij reageert daarmee op de aankondiging van Trump dat Israël geen troepen stuurt naar de Libanese hoofdstad en dat Hezbollah de aanvallen op Israël staakt.

"Ik sprak vanavond met president Trump en heb hem verteld dat als Hezbollah niet stopt met het aanvallen van onze steden en burgers, Israël terreurdoelen in Beiroet zal aanvallen", aldus Netanyahu in een verklaring.

"Ons standpunt blijft onveranderd. Tegelijkertijd zal het Israëlische leger in het zuiden van Libanon doorgaan met de operaties zoals gepland." Eerder op maandag had Netanyahu zijn krijgsmacht nog opdracht gegeven aanvallen uit te voeren op Beiroet.

De Libanese ambassade in Washington zei in een reactie op Trumps bericht dat Hezbollah het voorstel van Trump had geaccepteerd.

NEW YORK (ANP) - De aandelenbeurzen in New York zijn maandag opnieuw met winsten de handelsdag uitgegaan. Daarmee zijn de recordstanden op Wall Street verder aangescherpt. Nvidia hoorde bij de stijgers met een plus van 6,3 procent, na de aankondiging van een nieuwe chip voor pc's door de grootste verkoper van AI-chips ter wereld.

In navolging van het Nvidia-nieuws klommen computerfabrikanten Dell en HP 10,7 en 8,5 procent. Nvidia voert daarnaast met de uitbreiding naar chips voor pc's de concurrentiestrijd op met pc-chipfabrikanten zoals Intel (min 4,7 procent).

De Dow-Jonesindex sloot 0,1 procent hoger op 51.078,88 punten. De brede S&P 500-index won 0,3 procent tot 7599,96 punten en techbeurs Nasdaq klom 0,4 procent tot 27.086,81 punten. In mei lieten de Amerikaanse beurzen al stevige koerswinsten zien door het aanhoudende optimisme over de opkomst van AI en de hoop op een spoedig einde van de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten.

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Melk, het witte goud waar iedereen groot en sterk en oud mee wordt. Behalve de lactose-intolerante losers, die blijven altijd klein en zwak en jong. We vergapen ons aan melk, laven ons aan melk, dronken vroeger uit de fles, dronken later uit het kartonnen pak met die heerlijke weke tuitjes, dronken nog weer later uit de plastic fles met kudtdop, we slaken zuchten van opwinding na het opdrinken van liters van dat spul, bovendien voerden we misschien wel onze beste gesprekken onder invloed van dat zalige vocht uit de uieren van Bertha, Betsie, Bessie of Betsy. Zo werden we echte melkmuiltjes die melk dronken bij ontbijt, lunch en diner (ja, het mag bij Chinees eten). Net als bijvoorbeeld Marilyn "I love Milk" Monroe, die vandaag 100 zou zijn geworden als ze veel meer melk gedronken had. Laat deze Wereld Melkdag nou ook toevallig samenvallen met de Dag van het Kind, en we weten dat melk bij uitstek voor kinderen erg goed en fijn is. Dus laat onze waardevolle melkcultuur nou niet slopen door de smerige melkkapers. Want die havermelkelite wil onze eigen melk dusdanig omvolken dat er straks alleen nog van die onmelk van Oatly overblijft. Vanavond zijn wij daarom melkdronken. Zin in melk nu, proost!

Groot, sterk en vooral knap maar niet per se oud geworden met melk

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stan.jernigan has added a photo to the pool:

I took this photo of the “Japanese Garden” at Osaka Castle with my iPhone 17 Pro Max while visiting Osaka, Japan. The garden is very beautiful, like most Japanese-designed gardens…

stan.jernigan has added a photo to the pool:

I took this photo of the “Rokuban-Yagura Turret in Osaka Castle” with my iPhone 17 Pro Max while visiting Osaka, Japan. These historic wooden towers, located on the moat wall, served for defense, storage, and surveillance. Part of the city of Osaka is visible in the background…