Inside the first 48 hours of Trump’s attacks on Iran More than 10,000 rounds fired and 1,000 targets hit within 24 hours after Trump’s order to commence strikes The Independent UK · Mar 2
Anthropic's Pentagon standoff signals a broader corporate pushback Corporations are starting to find their backbone: from AI labs resisting military ultimatums to retailers successfully suing the president. Axios · Mar 2
Canadian Cops Questioned Dad About Human Trafficking After He Took His Daughter to a Coffee Shop Plus: AI for mass surveillance, Alaskan lawsuit to decriminalize prostitution, "enhanced" British regulation of streaming services, and more… Reason · Mar 2
Amid growing backlash, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman explains why he cut a deal with the Pentagon following Anthropic’s blacklisting Altman admitted in an “Ask Me Anything” session on social media platform X on Saturday night that its deal with the Pentagon “was definitely rushed.” Fortune · Mar 2
Anthropic AI Claude Deployed in Iran Strikes As Donald Trump, Pentagon Feud Deepens Discover how the US military reportedly used Anthropic's Claude AI tool in operations linked to Iran, despite political tensions. International Business Times UK · Mar 2
Could Iran Close Hormuz? Experts Say It Is Not That Simple Explore the geopolitical significance of the Strait of Hormuz and the complexities surrounding potential disruptions. International Business Times UK · Mar 2
Hegseth Insists U.S. 'Didn't Start War' Even As Pentagon Briefers Appear To Say Otherwise Pentagon officials acknowledged that Iran was not planning an attack against U.S. forces in the lead-up to the U.S.-Israel "preemptive" strike that decapitated Iranian leadership and plunged the Middle East into war. International Business Times · Mar 2
Military Moms Fight for Safe Housing Families battle to hold a Texas housing empire accountable. Texas Observer · Mar 2
Big Short's Michael Burry Says Pentagon's Claude Phaseout Shows Government Can't Rely on Palantir Alone Anthropic's Claude AI leads US app downloads, surpassing ChatGPT, following the Pentagon's blacklist due to refusal to ease safeguards for military use of its AI model. International Business Times UK · Mar 2
‘A war of choice’: Pentagon quietly admits Trump claim that Iran was about to attack United States is BS Is this "imminent threat" in the room with us right now? We Got This Covered · Mar 2
(VIDEO) Pentagon Confirms Three U.S. Service Members Killed in Iran Conflict WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced Sunday that three U.S. service members were killed in action and five others seriously wounded during Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran that began Saturday with strikes killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top leaders. International Business Times · Mar 2
Users boycott ChatGPT after OpenAI signs Department of War deal Rival chatbot Claude tops app charts amid backlash against OpenAI The Independent UK · Mar 2
'Cancel ChatGPT': AI boycott surges after OpenAI-Pentagon military deal A growing protest movement is encouraging people to cancel their subscriptions to the popular AI chatbot. Euronews · Mar 2
OpenAI Under Fire After US Military Agreement Triggers ChatGPT Subscription Cancellations and Privacy Fears OpenAI's agreement with the US Department of Defense has led to a wave of ChatGPT subscription cancellations and raised concerns over AI ethics and data privacy. International Business Times UK · Mar 2
The Independent UK · Mar 2 The Latest: Iranian-backed militias join fight as war on Iran widens Iran’s attacks are spreading across the Middle East as Tehran fires missiles and allied militias are joining the fight against Israeli and U.S. strikes on the Islamic Republic
The Conversation · Mar 2 The Pentagon strongarmed AI firms before Iran strikes – in dark news for the future of ‘ethical AI’ In the leadup to the weekend’s US and Israeli attacks on Iran, the US Department of Defense was locked in tense negotiations with artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic over exactly how the Pentagon could use the firm’s technology.
We Got This Covered · Mar 1 Senator blasts Trump and Hegseth for ‘extorting’ Anthropic to push their authoritarian AI agenda She defended Anthropic’s defense and is unhappy with the DOD and Trump’s retaliation for not getting their way.
We Got This Covered · Mar 1 Pentagon accuses Anthropic CEO of a ‘God Complex’ and threatens to seize AI tech Anthropic is holding its ground, insisting that AI isn’t reliable for robotic weaponry or sweeping surveillance.
The Guardian - US · Mar 1 US military reportedly used Claude in Iran strikes despite Trump’s ban Trump calls Anthropic a ‘Radical Left AI company run by people who have no idea what the real World is all about’
International Business Times UK · Mar 1 Inside Donald Trump's 'Legacy': The First Ever President to Bomb 7 Countries in a Single Year Explore how Donald Trump, once a critic of 'endless wars,' authorized military strikes in seven countries within a year, marking a historic presidency.
International Business Times UK · Mar 1 US Military Used Anthropic AI to Crunch Intel and Pick Targets in Iran Strike, Despite Trump's Ban The US military used Anthropic's Claude AI to help plan an Iran strike just hours after President Trump banned its use.
Fortune · Feb 28 Pentagon chief blocks officers from attending Ivy League schools and other top universities, including partners on AI and space "We will no longer invest in institutions that fail to sharpen our leaders' warfighting capabilities or that undermine the very values they are sworn to defend."
The Independent UK · Feb 28 What to know about the clash between the Pentagon and Anthropic over military's AI use A high-stakes dispute over how the U.S. military uses artificial intelligence has led the Pentagon to cancel its contract with rising AI star Anthropic
The Times of India · Feb 28 ‘Cancel ChatGPT’: Sam Altman under fire for Pentagon deal as Anthropic draws red line on mass surveillance Sam Altman is facing online backlash after announcing that OpenAI has reached an agreement with the US Department of War (DoW) to deploy its AI models within the authority’s classified network, a move that has ignited concerns around mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.
Fortune · Feb 28 Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says 'we are patriotic Americans' committed to defending the U.S. but won't budge on 'red lines' "I believe we have to defend our country from autocratic adversaries like China and like Russia."