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What to know about Defense Protection Act and the Pentagon's Anthropic ultimatum

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum this week: Open its artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use by Friday, or risk losing its government contract

The Independent UK

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

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says conflict between Pentagon and Anthropic is ‘not the end of the world’

Anthropic has been given until Friday to allow the Pentagon to use its Claude model for "all lawful purposes," or risk losing its $200 million DoD contract.

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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

Scoop: Pentagon takes first step toward blacklisting Anthropic

The Pentagon asked at least two major defense contractors to assess their reliance on Claude.

Axios

The five Democrats who did show up to defy Donald Trump during his rowdy State of the Union

IN DEPTH: ‘I wanted to show him not only did he not send me to jail, I'm still gonna do my job, and I'm gonna be there to see what he has to say,’ Mark Kelly tells Eric Garcia

The Independent UK

Pentagon and pizza? Conspiracy theories spiral as Pete Hegseth suggests a plan to expose the trend

Because THIS is what Hegseth should worry about.

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Hegseth issues an ultimatum to ‘woke AI’ startup Anthropic: Get with military program by Friday or lose $200 million

The Department of Defense gave the AI company a deadline of Friday to allow the Pentagon to use its AI as it sees fit or face steep penalties.

Fortune

Anthropic, the Pentagon, and the Defense Production Act

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein (Minnesota) has a very interesting item on this today at Lawfare; I'm not an expert on the… The post Anthropic, the Pentagon, and the Defense Production Act appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Pentagon to Anthropic: If You Won't Let Us Use Your AI for Mass Surveillance or Autonomous Weapons, Expect Punishment

Pete Hegseth has threatened to invoke the Defense Production Act to force Anthropic to come around.

Reason

Trans Kindergarten Teacher Fired for 'Wolf' Persona and BDSM-Style Dress, Parents Raise Concerns

A kindergarten teacher in North Carolina, who adopted a 'wolf' persona, was fired after parents raised concerns about her safety with respect to her dress and behaviour.

International Business Times UK

Why Pete Hegseth Is Demanding Anthropic Remove Its AI Safety Limits

Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei until Friday to grant the Pentagon unrestricted access to Claude or face losing its defence contract and a government blacklist designation.

International Business Times

Trump news at a glance: president boasts of ‘winning so much’ in State of the Union address

Some Democratic lawmakers boycott Trump’s speech – key US politics stories from Tuesday 24 February at a glance

The Guardian - US

Hegseth challenges order blocking Sen. Kelly from punishment over video

Officials from the Justice Department have indicated their intention to review the ruling

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The Guardian - US

US military leaders pressure Anthropic to bend Claude safeguards

Anthropic presents itself as most safety-forward AI firm and Pentagon has threatened penalties if it does not yield

International Business Times UK

Pete Hegseth Unveils Plan To Order 'Decoy Pizzas' To Foil Pentagon Trackers

Explore how pizza orders near the Pentagon have become an unusual indicator of military activity, as discussed by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Axios

Hegseth gives Anthropic CEO until Friday to back down in AI safeguards fight

"The only reason we're still talking to these people is we need them and we need them now."

The Independent UK

Commander of US destroyer fired over collision with refueling tanker in Caribbean

The Navy was embarrassed by footage of two of its ships colliding, with a loud crunch followed by shouting: “We’ve been hit, we’ve been hit!” Now, Cmdr. James Koffi has been fired “due to a loss of confidence”

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The Independent UK

Hegseth and Anthropic CEO set to meet as debate intensifies over the military's use of AI

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to meet with the CEO of Anthropic

Axios

Musk's xAI and Pentagon reach deal to use Grok in classified systems

As Anthropic and the Pentagon fight, Elon Musk is moving in.

International Business Times UK

Why Did Trump Suddenly Order the Pentagon to Declassify UFO and Alien Files? 'Tremendous Interest' Sparked Major Release

US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to declassify files on UFOs and alien life, responding to public interest and comments by former President Obama

Axios

Scoop: Hegseth to meet Anthropic CEO as Pentagon threatens banishment

Hegseth plans to present an ultimatu

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Internal White House war erupts as Budget Chief rips defense secretary’s massive spending plan

He worries about its impact on the Federal deficit.

The Independent UK

Trump’s ‘Secretary of War’ is busy - pumping iron - while the president considers military strikes on Iran

The Defense Secretary featured in a series of videos on official U.S. government social media accounts this week, showing off his skills in the weight room

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Pete Hegseth tells Christian crowd the U.S. Military is officially done with ‘Godless’ left

Some topics he should leave for Pope Leo XIV.

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