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FTC issues subpoenas to Anthropic and OpenAI over safety incidents

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The Federal Trade Commission has subpoenaed Anthropic and OpenAI to gather information about potential consumer protection violations, a spokesperson for the agency confirmed.

The development, first reported by Axios , comes just two weeks after the FTC said it was investigating the artificial intelligence companies as part of a probe it launched this summer. The agency declined further comment about the probe.

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USABC News

Wide majority of Americans oppose livestreaming Hasan execution: ABC/Post/Ipsos poll

Eight in 10 Americans say the execution of former Army officer Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding another 32 in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, should not be livestreamed , according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos' KnowledgePanel . Hasan described the attack as an act of jihad and is scheduled to be executed in December at the same base where he committed the attack. President Donald Trump approved an execution by firing squad , which would be the Army’s first execution since 1961.

USThe Guardian

Texas resident discovers second world war-era grenades in box bought at estate sale

Discovery of grenades prompted a neighborhood lockdown and a visit from the Austin police department’s bomb squad A buyer at a Texas estate sale discovered several second world war-era grenades in a box of newly bought items, prompting a neighborhood lockdown and a visit from the Austin police department’s bomb squad. The grenades, which were described as “live and active” in a social media post by the Austin police association, were removed and disarmed.