2026-04-09

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John Deere has agreed to pay farmers $99 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the agricultural giant of illegally monopolizing equipment repairs,. The monumental settlement also requires the company to provide digital diagnostic tools for 10 years, a landmark win for the right-to-repair movement,.

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Anthropic’s unreleased “Mythos” AI model triggered widespread cybersecurity panic this week after proving incredibly adept at autonomously discovering critical software vulnerabilities. While the company restricted the model’s public release and launched a defensive initiative called “Project Glasswing,” the threat was severe enough to prompt emergency cybersecurity meetings between the US Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and bank CEOs. The fallout eclipsed Anthropic’s milestone of hitting a $30 billion revenue run rate, highlighting the unprecedented regulatory and security pressures facing frontier AI labs.