Proof, Provenance and the New Identity Problem

An unreleased Claude research model has produced a machine-checked advance on a long-standing Riemann zeta bound, showing how AI can contribute novel mathematical work without replacing expert verification. Anthropic is also adding machine-readable marks to new Claude output as European transparency rules take effect. Plus: a North Korean remote worker penetrates a US federal agency, a CEVA Logistics breach spreads across customers, social-media addiction litigation proceeds, Spotify acts on synthetic personas, Aptoide enters Google Play, and OpenAI releases a Linux desktop preview. Full transcript: https://www.owenonthenet.com/podcast/2026-08-12/ Sources: https://www.anthropic.com/research/riemann-zeta https://support.claude.com/en/articles/16266773-how-claude-marks-ai-generated-content https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/guidelines-ai-transparency-obligations https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/anthropic-says-it-will-watermark-text-generated-by-its-ai-models https://federalnewsnetwork.com/technology-main/2026/08/fbi-investigating-north-korean-remote-it-staffer-working-for-u-s-agency https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/a-data-breach-at-shipping-giant-ceva-logistics-is-rippling-across-banks-retailers-steam-gamers-and-beyond https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/social-media-platforms-still-facing-thousands-of-user-addiction-lawsuits-after-failed-appeals https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/spotify-will-label-ai-persona-profiles-and-exclude-their-music-from-recommendations https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aptoide-returns-to-google-play-after-more-than-a-decade-opening-a-new-chapter-for-competition-on-android-302847083.html https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/aptoide-becomes-the-first-rival-app-store-to-return-to-google-play-in-the-us https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/openai-launches-chatgpt-desktop-app-for-linux