Nvidia beat Wall Street expectations in its quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, marking another in a string of financial wins for the computer hardware giant. It reported 44.1bn in revenue in the quarter ending in April, up 69% from the previous year. The company exceeded investors' predictions of 43.3bn in revenue. Adjusted earnings per share came in at 0.81, under investor expectations of an adjusted earnings per share of 88 cents. The company also reported 39.1bn in data center revenue, up 73% from the year prior.

Anthropic's alignment team was doing routine safety testing in the weeks leading up to the release of its latest AI models when researchers discovered something unsettling: When one of the models detected that it was being used for "egregiously immoral" purposes, it would attempt to "use command-line tools to contact the press, contact regulators, try to lock you out of the relevant systems, or all of the above," researcher Sam Bowman wrote in a post on X last Thursday. Bowman deleted the post shortly after he shared it, but the narrative about Claude's whistleblower tendencies had already escaped containment. "Claude is a snitch," became a common refrain in some tech circles on social media. At least one publication framed it as an intentional product feature rather than what it was--an emergent behavior. "It was a hectic 12 hours or so while the Twitter wave was cresting," Bowman tells WIRED.

'Ask Dr. Drew' host Dr. Drew Pinsky breaks down key takeaways from the MAHA Commission's chronic disease report on'The Ingraham Angle.' As some health insurance companies have come under fire for allegedly using computer systems to shoot down claims, an Arizona law will soon make the practice illegal in the Grand Canyon State. Republican Arizona House Majority Whip Rep. Julie Willoughby sponsored the legislation, and it was recently signed into law by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. House Bill 2175 requires a physician licensed in the state to conduct an "individual review" and use "independent medical judgment" to determine whether the claim should actually be denied. It also required a similar review of "a direct denial of a prior authorization of a service" that a provider asked for and "involves medical necessity."

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Through a stroke of good fortune, Elon Musk's otherwise disastrous purchase of Twitter has turned into one of the great business acquisitions of all time. Buying control of a president was a start. What if the deal bought him something even more valuable? Musk's purchase of Twitter, which closed in the fall of 2022, has undergone an odyssey.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held talks with Germany's Friedrich Merz in Berlin, days after the newly installed chancellor said Kyiv's Western allies had lifted range restrictions on their missiles and would allow Ukraine to use them to strike deep inside Russian territory. Merz made the announcement on Monday as Russia carried out heavy aerial bombardments on Ukraine and both sides launched tit-for-tat drone attacks. That comment sparked hope in Kyiv and put renewed attention on the possibility of Germany supplying Ukraine with Taurus missiles, which the war-wracked country has long requested. However, Merz, in a joint appearance with Zelenskyy on Wednesday, promised the Ukrainian leader that Germany would help his country develop long-range missiles on its territory. He did not make any commitments regarding the Taurus.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, as Ukraine seeks further military support amid a recent escalation in Russia's bombing campaign, despite United States-led efforts to end the war. During their talks in Berlin on Wednesday, Zelenskyy and Merz are also expected to discuss sanctions on Russia. According to a German government spokesperson, Merz will receive Zelenskyy with military honours at the federal chancellery at 10:00 GMT. The Berlin talks follow Russia and Ukraine's direct face-to-face talks in Turkiye earlier in May. Despite pressure from United States President Donald Trump to end the war, the talks failed to produce a ceasefire agreement.

EdgeCortix, a Tokyo-based artificial intelligence (AI) chip startup, is riding a wave of interest to foster Japanese semiconductors with defense applications. EdgeCortix, which has won a contract tied to the U.S. Department of Defense, on Wednesday secured government subsidies of 3 billion ( 21 million) to develop energy-efficient AI chiplets for commercialization in 2027. The contract may help revenue more than double this year, founder Sakyasingha Dasgupta said. The products, designed to help robots make real-time decisions and fill the country's labor shortages, target mass production at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s plant in Japan. The subsidies are on top of 4 billion in support the semiconductor designer won in November to make chips for next-generation communication systems.

Parliament on Wednesday enacted a bill to establish a new law that will promote the development of artificial intelligence while addressing risks associated with the technology. The bill cleared the House of Councilors, the upper chamber, by a majority vote with support from the Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling bloc and opposition parties including the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Nippon Ishin no Kai. The measure had been adopted by the House of Representatives, the lower chamber, in April. To address mounting concerns over the spread of false and erroneous information generated by AI tools, the new law includes a provision to allow the government to disclose the names of malicious businesses in the event of crime using AI. If a serious incident that infringes on citizens' rights and interests occurs, the government will conduct investigations, advise and instruct related business operators, provide information to the public and take other necessary actions.

Apple shares are coming off their longest sell-off in more than three years as escalating attacks from the White House threaten to further erode the company's profit outlook, suggesting the stock's struggles this year are far from over. U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to levy a 25% tariff on the company's products if it doesn't shift iPhone production to the U.S. Shares fell 3% to end the week, their eighth straight negative session, the longest such sell-off since January 2022. The stock rose 1.7% on Tuesday. Some analysts are skeptical that the tariffs will come to pass, but any movement in this direction will put the company in a position where it either has to absorb the higher costs, weighing on its earnings and margins, or pass along higher prices to consumers, which could erode demand at a time when Apple is already struggling with tepid growth and difficulties with its artificial intelligence offerings.

Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet weighs in on the Trump administration's Golden Dome defense system announcement on'Special Report.' Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet said President Donald Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" missile shield for the United States is a "fantastic vision" for the country as defense contracting companies work to implement the commander-in-chief's bold idea by the end of his term. "We'll be able to use the Golden Dome concept to make sure the country is increasingly protected against hypersonic threats," Taiclet said in an exclusive interview Tuesday on "Special Report." Trump unveiled his ambitious missile defense plan at the White House last week, which he says will be operational by the time he leaves office. The announcement comes as the United States faces growing threats from adversaries around the world who are making significant inroads in artificial intelligence and drone technology.