Microsoft restricts Claude Fable for employees over data retention concernsTom Warren is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years.Anthropic released Claude Fable, its first Mythos-class AI model, yesterday and it’s already causing concerns inside Microsoft. Sources tell me that Microsoft is limiting the use of...

Trump says US studying troop cuts in Germany, after Merz criticises war7 hours agoTabby WilsonandPaul Kirby,Europe digital editorGetty ImagesThe US is "studying" whether to reduce the thousands of troops it has stationed in Germany, Donald Trump has announced via social media. It comes just days after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticised his approach to the war in Iran, suggesting that...

FIFA's Infantino confident Mexico can co-host World Cup despite cartel violence Akron Stadium, a venue for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, stands in Guadalajara, Mexico, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Marco Ugarte/AP...

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Third British national has suspected hantavirus infection, government says57 minutes agoHugh Pym,Health editorandTabby WilsonReutersA third British national has suspected hantavirus in connection with an outbreak on board the cruise ship MV Hondius, the government has said.The patient is currently on the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, where the ship stopped in mid-April.Two other...