Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude chatbot, says the technology has been “weaponised” by hackers to carry out sophisticated cyber attacks. The company says its tools were used by hackers “to commit large-scale theft and extortion of personal data.” In another case, North Korean scammers used Claude to fraudulently get remote jobs at top…

U.S. GDP rose at an annualized rate of 3.3% in the second quarter to the end of June, the Commerce Department reported on Thursday, up from its previous estimate of 3%. Consumer spending was revised up to a 1.6% annualized rate in the latest estimate, up from the 1.4% previously reported. Business investment was revised…

The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon plans to extend new employment offers to Whole Foods Market’s U.S. corporate employees as part of a new effort to integrate its grocery businesses and boost collaboration and innovation. Whole Foods corporate employees will have access to an Amazon discount and healthcare benefits, although they will over time…