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SecurityJul 1, 2026

Anthropic redeploys Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after suspension

Anthropic updated its Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 launch page to say both models are available again after access was suspended in June. Claude Fable 5 is the generally available Mythos-class model with safeguards that can route some requests to Claude Opus 4.8, while Mythos 5 remains aimed at select cyberdefenders, infrastructure providers and future trusted-access researchers with safeguards lifted in limited areas.

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SecurityJul 2, 2026

LawZero publishes Scientist AI safety case for non-agentic predictors

LawZero, the nonprofit AI safety lab led scientifically by Yoshua Bengio, released a formal safety case for "Scientist AI": a disinterested predictor designed to report probabilistic beliefs without pursuing goals of its own. The paper argues that consequence-invariant training can make accuracy and safety reinforce each other, positioning Scientist AI as a possible guardrail for frontier AI systems and as a research accelerator for medicine, climate, cybersecurity and AI safety.

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AgentsJul 2, 2026

Z.ai launches ZCode agentic development environment for GLM-5.2

Z.ai introduced ZCode, an Agentic Development Environment built around GLM-5.2 for planning, coding, debugging, testing, reviewing and iterating across long-running software tasks. ZCode keeps goals, files, terminal output, browser context, execution modes and Git state in one task, adds remote control through desktop, mobile, Feishu and WeChat bots, and gives GLM Coding Plan users discounted quota plus a five-day starter trial.

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Melvin Vivas

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25 years across banking, fintech, and enterprise.

I've been in the trenches: shipping GenAI apps, building open-source AI tools, and working hands-on with local LLMs and autonomous agents.

I mentor on coding with AI, boosting productivity with AI tools, and turning AI into real business growth. Whether you're a founder, engineer, or leader — you'll get someone who understands both the strategy and the build.

Senior roles at Standard Chartered Bank & Ohmyhome (Nasdaq)

Built AI Dream Photo — production GenAI app

Building aibackends.com — open-source API server

Building skillsbento.com — AI Agent Skills marketplace

Speaker at NTU Singapore, PSIA, and DICT Philippines

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) Open Mentoring — Connecting Minds

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