Anthropic accused of preventing scientists using Fable chatbot, ‘make stolen phones unusable’ Met urges

Scientists have accused Anthropic of cutting them off from its latest AI technology in case they use it to create a bioweapon. The US tech giant this week released its new Fable chatbot, built using the same  technology as the company’s most advanced Mythos model, which was previously deemed too dangerous to release. Anthropic says Fable has guardrails to prevent it being abused by criminals or bad actors for nefarious tasks such as hacking or creating bioweapons. However, scientists are claiming that Fable is refusing to engage with their queries because of their profession. Telegraph 

The Metropolitan Police is calling on tech firms to make stolen phones harder to reuse and prevent criminals from profiting. The force revealed on Thursday that it had started sharing data with Apple to build a “global picture” of what happens to stolen handsets, including whether they are being reconnected to a network. “If stolen phones cannot be reactivated, their value collapses, and so does the incentive to steal them,” Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said. BBC 

Elon Musk’s X will face no action to remove a mass of posts inciting violence in Northern Ireland for at least two months, despite widespread condemnation of the platform and its billionaire owner. Concern over the role social media played in spreading disturbing images and fuelling anger continued to grow on Wednesday as police and community leaders urged calm. They feared a repeat of the violence that erupted on Tuesday evening, when crowds, including masked men, burned vehicles and houses and blocked roads in and around Belfast. The Guardian 

Honor Magic V6 has a great foldable design – at least as far as protection and thickness are concerned, the most powerful chip, a versatile camera kit with superb quality, and long battery life with pretty fast charging options. The Magic V6 design is impressive, no two ways about that. The same goes for the two OLEDs – they are bright, with incredibly dynamic refresh rates, and they support every popular HDR format. We were happy to see the fully-fledged Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 inside the Magic V6, but we were surprised to see that Honor has capped its performance rather unusually. GSM Arena

Prince William has told the tech industry that homelessness rarely happens without warning – and technology could help to solve the issue. The prince told London Tech Week that data, technology and businesses could spot the warning signs of homelessness early and prevent homelessness before it occurs. “The earlier you deal with a problem, the better, as we all know in life,” said Prince William. “Many of your customers, your clients, will be using data through banking apps, through their phones,” he told the tech conference. Sky News 

The wait is finally over. After a controversial build-up (to say the least), today – June 11th – sees the FIFA World Cup 2026 kick off in North America. With the action spanning three host nations (Canada, US and Mexico), multiple time zones, and a packed schedule of matches, staying on top of the beautiful game requires the right tech. Whether you are planning a massive back garden watch party, trying to catch matches on your daily commute, or looking to capture your own football memories, these five essential tech accessories will help ensure you do not miss a single historic goal or piece of the action. ShinyShiny