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Anthropic Rejects Government Use of Its AI for Surveillance and Weapons — OpenAI Sweeps in and Took the Deal

Anthropic has been blacklisted by the Trump administration after refusing to lift safeguards on its AI model Claude, leading to a contract loss and a debate on AI ethics in warfare.

International Business Times UK

Department of War to Cut Ties With 'Woke Breeding Grounds' Ivy League Universities

The Pentagon, led by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, has cut ties with several elite universities, citing ideological concerns. This move affects military education and funding.

International Business Times UK

OpenAI strikes a deal with the Pentagon, just hours after Trump orders end to Anthropic contracts

The deal comes as rival Anthropic is locked in a more contentious standoff with U.S. defense officials.

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Trump just banned Anthropic from government use — here’s why its CEO refused the Pentagon’s 'dystopian' request

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is denying the US Department of War's request to use Claude AI for surveillance and warfare – and this is the best AI news we've heard in a while.

TechRadar

Who is Emil Michael, the Trump official leading the war against Anthropic?

Michael, the Undersecretary of War, cut his teeth at Uber and has vowed not to bend to 'woke' AI.

Fortune

Trump orders US agencies to stop use of Anthropic technology amid dispute over ethics of AI

Hours after exclusion of Anthropic, OpenAI announces fresh Pentagon deal, but says it will maintain same safety guardrails at the heart of the dispute

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The Pentagon brands Anthropic CEO a ‘liar’ with a ‘God complex’ as deadline looms

The Department of War has given Anthropic until 5 p.m. Friday to remove restrictions on how the military can use its AI, or face being labeled a national security threat.

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‘We cannot in good conscience accede to their request’: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei draws a line in the sand in standoff with US government

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has made clear the boundaries of the Pentagon's use for Claude, and the ball is now in Pete Hegseth's court.

TechRadar

Anthropic is standing up to the US Department of War and refusing to remove AI autonomous weapon and mass surveillance safeguards: 'We cannot in good conscience accede to their request'

'We will not knowingly provide a product that puts America’s warfighters and civilians at risk.'

PC Gamer

Why AI company Anthropic and the US are at a standoff over a military contract

AI company Anthropic and the US Pentagon are at a standoff. Here is all you need to know.

Euronews

Anthropic v the US military: what this public feud says about the use of AI in warfare

The very public feud between the US Department of Defense (also known these days as the Department of War) and its AI technology supplier Anthropic is unusual for pitting state might against corporate power. In the military space, at least, these are usually cosy bedfellows.

The Conversation

In its fight with Hegseth, Anthropic confronts perhaps the biggest crisis in its five-year existence

War Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to bar defense contractors from using Anthropic’s Claude AI models unless the company changes some restrictions in its Pentagon contract.

Fortune

Pentagon used Anthropic's Claude during Maduro raid

Anthropic is currently in tense discussions with the Pentagon about whether to loosen guardrails when its models are being used by the military.

Axios

Pentagon Flatly Refuses to Search Emails Linked to Secret 'Immaculate Constellation' Program

Pentagon refuses to search emails linked to the secret 'Immaculate Constellation' programme, raising fresh questions about FOIA obligations.

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Trump’s ‘Department of War’ rebrand could cost $125 million, says the CBO, for the likes of replacement stationery and new signs

A conservative estimate would be $10m, wrote the Congressional Budget Office, but depends on how aggressive the Department of War wants to be with its rebrand.

Axios

Hegseth goes after Mark Kelly's rank over "seditious" video

The potential demotion is a serious escalation, typically reserved for significant misconduct, and could drastically affect Kelly's pension.

Axios

Trump halts all offshore wind leases for projects under construction

It's among the most sweeping broadsides yet against the renewable energy source that's most directly in President Trump's crosshairs.

The Mary Sue

Pete Hegseth sacrificed a top Navy admiral to escape responsibility for the strike and bragged there’s no boats left to destroy now

After turning his allegedly unlawful boat strikes into a meme, Pete Hegseth has now disowned accountability for the incident. Shamelessly enough, he made his top officer the fall guy for the controversial second strike instead.

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Axios

Here are all of Hegseth's military boat strikes near Venezuela that we know about

Military experts have questioned the legality of the boat strikes.

Benzinga

UN Chief Warns AI, Tech Advances Risk Making Chemical Weapons Easier To Deploy

From data centers to robotaxis and defense technology to AI startups, rapid developments in science and technology are accelerating globally, raising new security concerns about weapons proliferation.

International Business Times

Trump Willing to Spend $2bn to Rename the Pentagon into 'Department of War'

US President Donald Trump is pushing to rename the Pentagon the Department of War, a move that could cost up to £1.5 billion ($2 billion) and faces pushback from Congress and critics.

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Donald Trump has a whim that will cost America $2B. So naturally, he isn’t waiting for Congress’ approval

Always for vanity.

The Independent UK

Hegseth announces military’s Operation Southern Spear against ‘narco-terrorists’ after Trump briefed on strike options

President met with top generals earlier this week to discuss best means of tackling drug smugglers in Latin America, according to a report

The Independent UK

Trump’s diss to France, UK and Russia in his Veterans Day speech: ‘We’re the one that won the wars’

Trump’s Veterans Day remarks veered into grievance as he suggested America — not her allies — should be celebrating victories in both world wars

The Independent UK

Trump threatened military action in Nigeria after Fox News wondered if he should ‘step up’ over treatment of Christians

‘Does this president need to step up and do more?’ Fox News’ John Roberts wondered on Friday, less than an hour before the president began posting about Nigeria on Truth Social.

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