Claude’s consumer growth surge continues after Pentagon deal debacle Claude’s daily active users are on the rise on mobile devices, as are its new app installs, following the company’s fallout with the Pentagon. After Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei refused to allow the government to use its AI systems for mass surveillance of Americans or to power fully autonomous weapons, the AI model...

Meta is having trouble with rogue AI agents In Brief Posted: 4:42 PM PDT · March 18, 2026 Image Credits:Carol Yepes / Getty Images An AI agent went rogue at Meta, exposing sensitive company and user data to employees who did not have permission to access. Per an incident report, which was viewed and reported on by The Information, a Meta...

These are the countries moving to ban social media for children Over the past few months, several countries have announced plans to restrict social media access for children and teens. Australia became the first to implement such measures at the end of last year, setting a precedent that other countries are now closely watching.  Australia’s regulations, along with other countries’...

Sir John Curtice: Why Labour's Brexit focus has shifted from Leavers to RemainersSir John CurticeProfessor of politics at the University of StrathclydeBBC"Brexit did deep damage." With those words at her Mais lecture on Tuesday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves made it clear that there has been an important shift within the Labour Party - one that government ministers have been signalling for some...

January 2026 Review and Outlook Executive SummaryU.S. equities sustain positive momentum alongside improving market breadthSmall cap, Midcap, and Value leadership persistsParabolic gains in precious metals unwind sharplyInflation, employment, and consumer confidence data remain mixedS&P 500 companies on pace for fifth consecutive...