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Taylor Farms reportedly called the White House in an attempt to delay a cyclospora recall, according to the Wall Street Journal. The food safety implications are serious — cyclospora causes intestinal illness, and any effort to slow a public health response raises hard questions about corporate influence over regulatory decisions.
Shifting to artificial intelligence, Anthropic's Claude Opus five has climbed to the top spot on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Leaderboard, displacing previous frontrunners. It's a notable moment in a benchmark race that moves fast, though leaderboard rankings and real-world usefulness don't always tell the same story.
And in a story that's as much about labor as it is about technology, Hyundai is pushing back against claims that its humanoid robot program is connected to ongoing negotiations with striking workers. The company insists the two tracks are separate, but workers on the picket line are understandably skeptical when automation looms large in any manufacturing dispute.
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