[7/1 06:00] US lifts export controls on Anthropic Fable 5 and Mythos 5 / Employers regret AI layoffs and reverse course

AI News Flash for July 01, 2026 at 06:00 UTC. Topics: 1. US lifts export controls on Anthropic Fable 5 and Mythos 5 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/30/anthropic-says-trump-admin-has-lifted-export-controls-on-claude-fable-5-and-mythos-5.html 2. Employers regret AI layoffs and reverse course https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/01/employers-who-laid-off-workers-for-ai-are-reversing-their-decisions.html 3. Time and others rebuild the web for AI agents https://digiday.com/media/how-time-and-others-are-rebuilding-parts-of-the-web-for-ai-agents/ 4. OCBC to raise tech spending above $771 million https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-01/ocbc-to-raise-annual-tech-spending-to-more-than-771-million 5. English furniture maker faces an era of bots buying sofas https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-01/an-english-furniture-maker-faces-ai-era-of-bots-buying-sofas