AI Models & Launches — July 1, 2026

This Wednesday morning, the US government has reversed course, lifting export controls on Anthropic's powerful Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models, with global access set to resume tomorrow. Both Reuters and the BBC confirm this move comes less than three weeks after the Trump administration initially ordered Anthropic to suspend access due to national security concerns, specifically citing vulnerabilities in safeguards. Anthropic had disabled both Mythos 5 and Fable 5 globally following the initial