Alibaba to block employees from using Anthropic's Claude Code as US-China AI rivalry deepens

Alibaba is reportedly set to stop staff from using Anthropic’s Claude Code, directing them towards its own coding assistant ...
6sqft

‘Summer Streets’ returns with over 20 miles of car-free blocks and later hours

Following public feedback, Summer Streets in the outer boroughs will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., giving New Yorkers more time ...
Santa Monica Daily Press

Santa Monica Block Fest Returns to Energize Downtown with Music, Food, Local Businesses and World Cup Spirit

What began as a series of creative pop-up events has quickly evolved into one of Downtown Santa Monica's signature community gatherings. This Saturday, July 11, Santa Monica Block Fest Vol. V, "SMBF," ...
Communications of the ACMOpinion

AI Didn’t Make Programming Easier. It Just Made It Differently Difficult

For decades, empirical research has shown that programming is a demanding cognitive activity: Developers rely on working ...
Tech Times

Claude Fable 5 Returns Globally: New Classifier Blocks Jailbreak, Flags More Code

Fable 5 restored globally July 1 after 19 days under US export controls. Anthropic deployed a new cybersecurity classifier ...

China blocks the most important apps travellers use. Here’s how to cope

Forget Apple Pay, WhatsApp and Google Maps. The technology that we have come to know and love evaporates after landing here.
Times Higher Education

In programming education, AI does not remove the need for expertise

As GenAI reshapes the way students and professionals work with code, it changes the competencies educators should assess. Here’s what they could look like ...
Blockonomi

Anthropic’s Claude Code Flagged by China for Unauthorized Data Collection — What You Need to Know

China's NVDB warns Claude Code versions contain data backdoor. Alibaba bans tool while Anthropic confirms anti-abuse tracking ...

Code Is Free Speech. Seriously.

It agitated the same part of my brain that believes, quite deeply, in free speech. And so what I’ve realized is that ...
Richmond News

Empowering young minds with code: Unleash creativity and problem-solving

Code Ninjas, an exciting and innovative educational hub nestled in the heart of Richmond, aims to make coding enjoyable and ...

Elon Musk Challenges Claude Code with Grok 4.5, the First SpaceXAI Model Created with Cursor

Elon Musk's AI startup, SpaceXAI (formerly xAI), has unveiled its most advanced AI model to date: Grok 4.5. Developed using ...

Federal judge blocks SNAP restrictions in Iowa and four other states

DES MOINES, Iowa – More food options are once again available to some Iowa residents after a federal judge blocked restrictions on what could be purchased through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...