The U.S. government has lifted export controls on Anthropic’s top AI models, foreign media including CNN reported on June 30. Anthropic said in a statement it was notified by the Commerce Department that restrictions on Claude Fable5 and Mistos5 had been removed. It said it would begin restoring access from July 1 and would provide further updates soon. The announcement followed comments by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on social media.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has backed the launch of a 24-hour livestream news show, “Monitoring the Situation” (MTS), on X, Axios reported. The project is funded by several angel investors and aims to replace traditional cable news. It features influential X users discussing breaking news in real time, including events such as a surprise resignation by Apple CEO Tim Cook. Mark Andreessen described it as a tool for understanding a complex era, though critics are skeptical.