Anthropic’s CEO Is Contrite In Latest Response To Department Of War

A day after the Pentagon labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk, its CEO Dario Amodei says it will challenge it in court even as he apologizes for a leaked memo agitating against the Department of War.

Cursor Goes To War For AI Coding Dominance

After becoming the hottest, fastest growing AI coding company, Cursor is confronting a new reality: developers may no longer need a code editor at all.

This New Company Will Build Ukraine’s Deadly Drone Boats For Western Militaries

Ukraine’s drone boats have swept Russia’s navy from the Black Sea. Now, startup Uforce plans to build drone boats, bombers and interceptors for NATO nations.

Novartis And Henrietta Lacks’ Family Reach A Settlement

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the startup that wants to treat Alzheimer’s with microrobots, medical groups push back on RFK’s vaccine changes and more.

The Anthropic Cofounders Standing Up To Trump

Many billionaires have kowtowed to the President lately. That’s what makes Dario Amodei’s refusal to cave so stunning — and may be behind Claude’s surge at the App Store.

OpenAI Blurs Its Mass Surveillance Red Line With New Pentagon Contract

Anthropic saw a surveillance problem and walked. OpenAI saw an opportunity and signed. Now, Sam Altman is under fire for struggling to explain how OpenAI’s contract is any safer.

This Startup Wants To Use Mini Robots To Treat Alzheimer’s

MMI is starting FDA-approved human trials for its tiny robot to use needles the size of eyelashes to help clear waste from the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.

Iranian Hackers Are Using Elon Musk’s Starlink To Stay Online

As the attacks continue, Iranians have turned to Space X’s satellite internet technology — including one of the country’s most notorious hacker crews, which is claiming retaliatory cyberattacks against the U.S.

Data Center Batteries Enter The Iron Age

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how Red Texas is turning green when it comes to energy and building up U.S. supply chains for a better electric grid

Google’s Data Center Buildout Could Top $1 Trillion

In an exclusive interview, Google’s new AI infrastructure chief says the tech giant has a “significant investment” planned. At current levels, Forbes projects it could be a very big number indeed.