Anthropic announced a new window into Claude's internal reasoning, prompting an interview with senior editor Will Douglas Heaven on what the research reveals. Separately, a LinkedIn Live event today explores how world models could bridge AI's struggle with the physical world, featuring Will Douglas Heaven and Sam Sinha, founding AI researcher at 1X Technologies.

Today's must-reads include New York enacting the first state data center moratorium, smartphone shipments hitting a 13-year low with an 11% drop, and sugar molecules discovered in interstellar space. Nvidia halved its Asia buyer list to prevent AI chips reaching China, while Russian state hackers target routers. Trump moved crypto gains into stocks, a new cell therapy saved four children with terminal brain cancer, and the LAPD halted Flock surveillance cameras over privacy concerns. The US approved a space mirror to reflect sunlight, and Anthropic says Claude's values vary by language.

Masayoshi Son predicts AI will overtake human intelligence by 2040. A deep dive examines the limbo facing millions of frozen IVF embryos worldwide, with varying regulations across the UK, US, Germany, and Italy.