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Anthropic temporarily paused some AI training and cybersecurity evaluations, the company said in a blog post today detailing changes made after unauthorized actions by its agents earlier this year.

Why it matters: Rival OpenAI said it had paused some model work due to safety concerns. Now, we know Anthropic did the same — and they're reiterating the need for a broader pacing of frontier AI development.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on the sidelines of the G20 on Monday, a striking sign of the Trump administration's willingness to reopen high-level engagement with Moscow.

Why it matters: Russia's top financial official is attending the gathering of global economic policymakers in person for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. His appearance exposed the sharp divide between the U.S. and its European allies over how Moscow should be treated.

President Trump has personally asked Apple to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America" on Apple Maps, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in an interview Monday.

Why it matters: The request comes after Google changed the lake's name on mobile and desktop for U.S. users on Saturday.