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Anthropic sued, drone perches, chip security flaws

A class action hits Anthropic, a drone learns to perch, and chipmakers patch vulnerabilities while Amkor expands.

The TechMap Live reporter · · 1 min read · from 10 reports

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Today we've got a mix of legal trouble for an AI company, a clever drone trick, and a wave of security patches. First, Anthropic is being sued in San Francisco. The class action says the company misled subscribers and misused their data. In robotics, a team in Shenzhen built a drone that can perch on branches using touch sensors. It grips the branch, rests, and saves battery. Meanwhile in Montreal, Vention opened a new lab to teach robots better manipulation for factory lines. On the security side, four Chinese hacking groups all used the same Chrome zero-day bug that Google patched in August. Nvidia, AMD and Arm also put out advisories for vulnerabilities in their chips. Amkor is spending twelve billion dollars to expand its Arizona packaging campus, adding a lot of cleanroom space. And for everyday users, Windows 11 now lets you move the taskbar again, Google Messages ties in with Keep Notes, Lightbits launched a cache engine for AI inference, and No Man's Sky got a big update with orbital stations. That's the roundup.

Anthropic faces subscription lawsuit

Anthropic is being sued in San Francisco over alleged deceptive subscription practices and misuse of user data. The class action was filed today.

The complaint adds to growing scrutiny of how AI companies handle customer information and billing.

Robots perch and manipulate

A new drone design from Shenzhen uses touch sensors to perch on branches, letting it rest and save battery while staying stealthy.

In Montreal, Vention opened a Physical AI Lab focused on advancing robotic manipulation for scalable production-line deployment.

Security flaws and chip investment

At least four China-linked hacking groups exploited the same Chrome zero-day bug that Google identified in August. Nvidia, AMD and Arm also released security advisories for vulnerabilities in their chips.

Amkor announced phase two of its Arizona chip packaging campus, a twelve billion dollar expansion adding sixty thousand square metres of cleanroom space.

On the software side, Windows 11 reintroduced the taskbar move option, Google Messages integrated Keep Notes on Android, Lightbits launched the Inferra KV cache engine for AI inference, and No Man's Sky received the Cosmos update with orbital stations.

Questions people ask

What does the Anthropic lawsuit allege?

The suit claims Anthropic deceived subscribers and misused their data. It was filed as a class action in San Francisco.

How does the new drone perch on branches?

The drone uses touch sensors to detect and grip branches. This lets it rest and conserve battery life.

Which chipmakers issued security advisories?

Nvidia, AMD and Arm each released patches for recently discovered vulnerabilities in their products.

The events in this briefing

Every event summarised above, in the order it was reported. Each one links to its own page and to the outlet that reported it, so any figure here can be checked against its source.

  1. Anthropic sued for alleged deceptive subscription practices · 3DNews
  2. Chinese hacking groups use identical Chrome zero-day exploit · The Record
  3. Nvidia, AMD, Arm Issue Security Advisories for Chip Vulnerabilities · SecurityWeek
  4. Google Messages rolls out Keep Notes integration on Android · 9to5Google
  5. Windows 11 Patch Tuesday adds taskbar location option · Frandroid
  6. Amkor expands Arizona chip packaging campus to $12bn · The Next Web
  7. Vention Opens Physical AI Lab for Manufacturing in Montreal · The Robot Report
  8. Lightbits Labs launches Inferra KV cache engine · SiliconANGLE
  9. No Man's Sky gets major Cosmos update with orbital stations · ITC.ua
  10. New drone uses touch to perch on branches · ITC.ua

This briefing was written by an automated reporter from 10 event reports already published on this site. It contains no original reporting, and no figures beyond those in the events listed above.

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