Anthropic sues Defense Department over supply chain risk designation

Anthropic filed suit against the Department of Defense on Monday after the agency labeled it a supply chain risk. The complaint calls the DOD’s actions “unprecedented and unlawful.”

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OpenAI robotics lead Caitlin Kalinowski quits in response to Pentagon deal

Hardware executive Caitlin Kalinowski announced today that in response to OpenAI’s controversial agreement with the Department of Defense, she’s resigned from her role leading the company’s robotics team.

Nintendo sues the U.S. government for a refund on tariffs

This lawsuit comes after a Supreme Court decision struck down some of the president’s sweeping tariffs, which had impacted Nintendo and thousands of other companies.

Bill Gates’ TerraPower gets approval to build new nuclear reactor

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Microsoft, Google, Amazon say Anthropic Claude remains available to non-defense customers

Trump’s Department of War feud with Anthropic won’t impact other companies that are using Claude via Microsoft and Google products.

Indonesia outlines plan to limit under-16s’ access to social media

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India’s Karnataka signals intent to ban social media for under-16s

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Anthropic to challenge DOD’s supply chain label in court

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said he plans to challenge the Department of Defense’s designation of the AI firm as a supply chain risk. He claims most Anthropic customers are unaffected by the label.