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Jez Corden argues that Sony’s decision to release God of War Laufey on PS5 one day before Microsoft’s cross‑platform Fable highlights PlayStation’s content advantage while criticizing Xbox’s multi‑platform strategy and hinting at a renewed push for Xbox exclusives amid looming titles like Gears of War: E‑Day and Clockwork Revolution, with Halo moving onto PlayStation as part of the broader platform dynamics.
Anthropic released Claude Opus 5, a cheaper model designed to deliver near-Fable-level performance on many tasks, priced at $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens. Opus 5 becomes the default Claude Max model across paid plans, with Fable 5 reserved for the most complex tasks. It adds a compute-adjustment dial and mid-task model switching to control costs, illustrating a rapid, multi-tier approach to AI deployment.
Google’s Android Bench adds eight new LLMs (including Claude Fable 5, Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Opus 4.8, GLM 5.2, Kimi K2.7 Code, MiniMax M3, Qwen 3.7 Plus, Qwen 3.7 Max) and switches to the Harbor testing framework, placing Gemini 3.1 Pro in fifth behind GPT-5.4 and Claude models; Fable 5 posts the top accuracy (~84.5%) but at a high cost per run, while Gemini 3.1 Pro is cheaper (~$87) and Gemini 3.5 Flash runs the most expensive and longest; Google invites developers to run benchmarks and submit results via GitHub to shape future Android Bench tasks.
The US Commerce Department has lifted export controls on Anthropic's Fable and Mythos AI models, removing the export license requirement and allowing Anthropic to begin restoring access after a national-security pause. Anthropic pledged to proactively detect and address security risks and coordinate with the government on protocols for current and future models. Previously, Mythos 5 and Fable 5 were restricted with limited access to trusted US organizations, reflecting heightened oversight of powerful AI releases amid concerns about misuse by state actors.
The U.S. Commerce Department has lifted export restrictions on Anthropic's Mythos 5 and Fable 5, allowing customers to regain access starting July 1. Anthropic had paused access after the restrictions were imposed and will redeploy Mythos 5 to a set of U.S. organizations defending critical infrastructure, while Fable's access is being resumed after the company agreed to address security risks.
The Trump administration plans to lift export restrictions on Anthropic’s Fable 5 AI model as early as Tuesday night, restoring access for general users after weeks of regulatory drama; the move follows a partial easing on Mythos and reflects a broader push to balance cybersecurity safeguards with AI industry innovation amid global competition, including OpenAI’s staged releases.
Anthropic’s Mythos 5 is back in action for a restricted group of approved users after the government revised license requirements, while Fable 5 remains in limbo; export controls stay in place for broader access, with OpenAI and regulators signaling a cautious path to wider availability.
Financial Times analysis finds Anthropic has used risk- and regulation-related language far more than OpenAI in 2026, a pattern critics say helped spur the United States to bar foreign access to its frontier models Mythos and Fable, making this an early test of how AI will be regulated abroad and domestically.
Fable has been delayed to February 2027, with Playground Games’ Ralph Fulton noting initial disappointment from the team as they aimed for 2026. The move is framed as avoiding GTA 6’s launch window and giving the game more polish to ensure a standout, well-timed release.
Fable’s PS5 gameplay demo was shown on Story difficulty, described as the gentlest way to explore Albion; developers confirm there will be harder difficulty options for players seeking a greater challenge.
Anthropic's Mythos and Fable were taken offline after the White House imposed export controls tied to a cyber executive order; Anthropic says it had explicit government approval to deploy Fable, while officials say the company failed to heed the order and distributed a jailbreak. The spat highlights regulatory and communication hurdles as the government moves to govern frontier AI, with Commerce, CIA, and White House science staff set to meet to align on safeguards and compliance.
A coalition of cybersecurity leaders led by Alex Stamos is pressing the Trump administration to reverse restrictions on Anthropic's Mythos and Fable models, arguing that limiting access harms defenders amid rising AI-powered threats and that these capabilities help security teams understand and mitigate vulnerabilities; the pledge has grown to over 40 signatories.
A Pure Xbox round-up lists more than a dozen titles confirmed for Xbox Game Pass in 2027, with release windows ranging from February 2027 to TBD. Highlights include Persona 4 Revival, Fable, Clockwork Revolution, Spyro: A Realm Beyond, The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, Senua, and State of Decay 3, signaling a stacked lineup as June approaches and more confirms roll in.
Anthropic has disabled access to its advanced AI models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, for all users after a U.S. government order directing a broad suspension of foreign-national access to frontier AI citing national-security concerns. Anthropic says the directive, issued by the Commerce Department, is being complied with, even as it argues that a narrow jailbreak finding should not halt deployment of widely used models. The move underscores growing government involvement in AI policy and could set a precedent affecting other major AI developers, with ongoing tensions between security concerns and innovation.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon cybersecurity research and conversations with the White House helped trigger an export-control directive blocking Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for foreign nationals, a move Anthropic disputes as a jailbreak and which further restricts access for many of its researchers; the development underscores ongoing tensions between the government and Anthropic over security, surveillance, and weapons use that have colored their past interactions with Mythos access.