US court blocks landmark law limiting social media use for children

ft - Judge rules Virginia does not have right to restrict ‘minors’ access to constitutionally protected speech’

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OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash

Cade Metz / nytimes - The deal came hours after President Trump had ordered federal agencies to stop using artificial intelligence technology made by Anthropic, an OpenAI rival.

#ai #techpolicy #defensetech #anthropic #openai #government #supplychain #us #litigation #regulation

Anthropic fights Pentagon's 'supply chain risk' designation in court (8)
OpenAI rushes into classified Pentagon deal, contract safety details revealed (16)
OTHER: background, analysis, and operational reports on Anthropic saga (17)
Public backlash and app-store surge as employees demand red lines (17)
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6 days / cnbc

Google and OpenAI Staff Demand ‘Red Lines’ on Pentagon AI

6 days / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Employees at Google and OpenAI support Anthropic’s Pentagon stand in open letter

6 days / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

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Downloads of Anthropic’s Claude surge after Pentagon spat www.semafor.com/article/03/0...

5 days / bsky / @newnarrative.bsky.social / newnarrative.bsky.social

NEW: Our play-by-play on how Anthropic’s negotiations with the Pentagon fell apart, (and how Open AI swooped in). With @julianbarnes.bsky.social @cademetz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/t...

5 days / bsky / @sheeraf.bsky.social / sheeraf.bsky.social

We have some new details on this in our story: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/t...

5 days / bsky / @sheeraf.bsky.social / sheeraf.bsky.social

The deal between the Pentagon and Anthropic didn’t just fall apart because of disagreement over the mass surveillance of Americans. In the background, there were also warring personality differences between men who have know each other for years in Silico

5 days / bsky / @sheeraf.bsky.social / sheeraf.bsky.social

By CEO Sam Altman’s own admission, OpenAI’s deal with the Department of Defense was “definitely rushed,” and “the optics don’t look good.”

5 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

“By CEO Sam Altman’s own admission, OpenAI’s deal with the Department of Defense was “definitely rushed,” and “the optics don’t look good.”” You can’t make this up

5 days / bsky / @fabiochiusi.bsky.social / fabiochiusi.bsky.social

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5 days / bsky / @michelewitchypoo.bsky.social / michelewitchypoo.bsky.social

Switch to Claude Without Starting Over | Discussion

5 days / bsky / @hackernewsbot.bsky.social / hackernewsbot.bsky.social

The trap Anthropic built for itself.

6 days / bsky / @dave.linkblog.org / dave.linkblog.org

Sam Altman Is Marketing OpenAI as America’s Wartime AI Company Whether He Intends to or Not gizmodo.com/sam-altman-i...

6 days / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

"Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Dow | Discussion

6 days / bsky / @hackernewsbot.bsky.social / hackernewsbot.bsky.social

Fuck, and I mean this sincerely, you. “Hours later, rival OpenAI endorsed the Pentagon’s plans and urged competitors to follow suit.” https://www.semafor.com/article/02/27/2026/hours-after-pentagon-bans-anthropic-openai-strikes-defense-deal

7 days / bsky / @cowperthwait.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy / cowperthwait.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy

OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/t...

7 days / bsky / @newnarrative.bsky.social / newnarrative.bsky.social

"OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash. The deal came hours after President Trump had ordered federal agencies to stop using artificial intelligence technology made by Anthropic, an OpenAI rival." www.nytimes.com

7 days / bsky / @socialmedialab.ca / socialmedialab.ca

They are willing to do anything to avoid using grok. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/t...

7 days / bsky / @duhe.bsky.social / duhe.bsky.social

The fight is on www.wired.com/story/anthro...

7 days / bsky / @knibbs.bsky.social / knibbs.bsky.social

The government wants to Huawei any company that pursues a radical woke ideology like "no domestic mass surveillance" except it has no legal basis to do so and its rules for compliance are gobbledygook www.wired.com/story/anthro...

7 days / bsky / @drewharwell.com / drewharwell.com

www.wired.com/story/anthro... “We have essentially just sanctioned an American company. If you are an American, you should be thinking about whether or not you should live here 10 years from now." ... If Not Sooner Than 10 Years ...

7 days / bsky / @chet95.bsky.social / chet95.bsky.social

NEW: The DoD vs Anthropic drama launches a million takes, lawsuits, interpersonal spats, and unintended consequences. Maxwell Zeff, @willknight.bsky.social, @laurengoode.bsky.social & @peard33.bsky.social report: www.wired.com/story/anthro...

7 days / bsky / @couts.bsky.social / couts.bsky.social

OpenAI reaches deal to deploy AI models on U.S. DoW classified network Discussion

7 days / bsky / @hn100.bsky.social / hn100.bsky.social

US Military Accidentally Shoots Down Border Protection Drone With Laser

BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a "seemingly threatening" drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border. It turned out the drone belonged to Customs and Border Protection, law…

#defensetech #government #aviation #aerospace #DHS #us #immigration #law #drone

US military uses a laser to blast a drone out of the sky on the US-Mexico border — the target belonged to Customs and Border Protection in the friendly fire incident

6 days / tomshardware

US Military Accidentally Shoots Down Border Protection Drone With Laser

7 days / slashdot / BeauHD

Whoops: US military laser strike takes down CBP drone near Mexican border

7 days / arstechnica / Jon Brodkin

The US military reportedly shot down a CBP drone with a laser

7 days / theverge / Emma Roth

CISA is getting a new acting director after less than a year

Stevie Bonifield / theverge - The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, is getting a new acting director, as reported by ABC, less than a year after Madhu Gottumukkala took charge of the agency as deputy direc…

#cybersecurity #techpolicy #infosec #government #governance #DHS #us #cisa #patching #updates

Area Man Accidentally Hacks 6,700 Camera-Enabled Robot Vacuums

6 days / wired / Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman, Maddy Varner

Nicholas Andersen Takes on Acting CISA Director Role

6 days / hstoday / Homeland Security Today

CISA Replaces Bumbling Acting Director After a Year

7 days / slashdot / BeauHD

CISA replaces acting director after a bumbling year on the job

7 days / reddit / /u/jeetah

CISA is getting a new acting director after less than a year

7 days / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

CISA replaces acting director after a bumbling year on the job

7 days / techcrunch / Zack Whittaker

NASA overhauls Artemis program, delaying Moon landing to 2028

Igor Bonifacic / engadget - NASA is making major changes to its Artemis Moon program. On Friday, Administrator Jared Isaacman announced the space agency would carry out an additional flight in 2027 to test commercial lunar landers from SpaceX and/or Blue Origin. The new mission will…

#nasa #astronauts #science #government #astronomy #aerospace #us #engineering #technology

NASA is pushing back its plans for a Moon landing

7 days / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

NASA Pushes Back Next Moon Landing to Artemis IV Mission

7 days / cnet / Joe Hindy

NASA no longer plans to land on the moon in the next Artemis mission

7 days / mashable

Nasa Announces Artemis III Mission No Longer Aims To Send Humans To Moon

7 days / slashdot / msmash

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7 days / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

NASA just made huge changes to the Artemis Program. arstechnica.com/staff/2026/0...

7 days / bsky / @sciguyspace.bsky.social / sciguyspace.bsky.social

NASA Announces Major Revamp of Its Artemis Moon Program

7 days / gizmodo / Passant Rabie

NASA revamps Artemis moon landing program to reduce flight gaps and risk

7 days / abcnews

NASA overhauls Artemis program, delaying Moon landing to 2028

7 days / engadget / Igor Bonifacic

NASA shakes up its Artemis program to speed up lunar return

7 days / arstechnica / Eric Berger

Anthropic digs in on AI standoff with the Pentagon

Joseph Zeballos-Roig / qz - Anthropic has pressed for assurances its Claude AI won't be engaged in mass surveillance of Americans or used in autonomous weapons without human oversight

#ai #techpolicy #defensetech #anthropic #openai #aiethics #genai #government #us #safety

Big-picture stakes: ethics, warfare, and AI's future in conflict (9)
Capitol pressure and policy moves reshape Anthropic's federal contracts (7)
Pentagon threatens blacklist, demands 'any lawful use' access (9)
Rivals and staff rally, set industry red lines (11)
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Big-picture stakes: ethics, warfare, and AI's future in conflict

Opinion | China Wins the Pentagon-Anthropic Brawl

7 days / wsj / The Editorial Board

Anthropic 'Retires' Claude Opus 3—Then Gives It a Blog to Reflect on Its Existence

7 days / decrypt / Jason Nelson

Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: What’s actually at stake?

7 days / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

Pentagon-Anthropic Standoff Is a Decisive Moment for How A.I. Will Be Used in War

7 days / nytimes / Adam Satariano, Julian E. Barnes and Sheera Frenkel

AI vs. the Pentagon: killer robots, mass surveillance, and red lines

7 days / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Anthropic to Pentagon: Autonomous weapons could hurt US troops and civilians

7 days / reddit / /u/Marginallyhuman

We don’t have to have unsupervised killer robots

7 days / theverge / Hayden Field

As OpenAI raises its megaround, Anthropic’s battles multiply, and the SaaSpocalypse widens — but Dell cashes in

7 days / siliconangle / Robert Hof

LLMs used tactical nuclear weapons in 95% of AI war games, launched strategic strikes three times

7 days / reddit / /u/waozen

Capitol pressure and policy moves reshape Anthropic's federal contracts

White House Moves to End Federal Use of Anthropic’s Claude AI

7 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Defense secretary Pete Hegseth designates Anthropic a supply chain risk

7 days / theverge / Tina Nguyen

I really would be so grateful for someone to explain how significant this is. Can they still raise money? What counts as a “military contractor”? What does this do in the short and long term [contains quote post or other embedded content]

7 days / bsky / @edzitron.com

Department of War Designates Anthropic Supply Chain Risk

7 days / ycombinator

These federal agencies may have a Claude problem now

7 days / axios / Ashley Gold

Pentagon moves to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk

7 days / techcrunch / Russell Brandom

Scoop: Top Senate defense leaders intervene in Pentagon-Anthropic AI dispute

7 days / axios / Ashley Gold

Pentagon threatens blacklist, demands 'any lawful use' access

Pentagon moves to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk

7 days / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

Anthropic Defies Pentagon Ultimatum Over AI Military Use

7 days / betanews / Camila Nogueira

Anthropic fights Pentagon's deadline in final hours

7 days / semafor / Reed Albergotti

Pentagon Weighs Blacklisting Anthropic, Amodei Says ‘Threats Do Not Change Our Position’

7 days / eweek / Liz Ticong

Claude won't be allowed to engage in mass surveillance or power fully autonomous weapons — Anthropic refuses to lower AI guardrails for the Pentagon

7 days / tomshardware

Anthropic digs in on AI standoff with the Pentagon

7 days / qz / Joseph Zeballos-Roig

In Defense-Anthropic clash, AI is real-time testing the balance of power in future of warfare

7 days / cnbc

Pentagon draws scrutiny with Anthropic threats, Defense Production Act

7 days / reddit / /u/Boonzies

Anthropic boss rejects Pentagon demand to drop AI safeguards

7 days / reddit / /u/waozen

Rivals and staff rally, set industry red lines

Pentagon approves OpenAI safety red lines after dumping Anthropic

7 days / axios / Maria Curi

OpenAI says it shares Anthropic's 'red lines' over military AI use

7 days / npr / Shannon Bond

Sam Altman backs rival Anthropic in fight with Pentagon

7 days / bbc

Google Deepmind and OpenAI employees demand Anthropic-style red lines on Pentagon surveillance and autonomous weapons

7 days / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Google and OpenAI employees sign open letter in ‘solidarity’ with Anthropic

7 days / engadget / Andre Revilla

Sam Altman Insists He Also Has Principles as Anthropic’s Pentagon Stand Off Continues

7 days / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Sam Altman aims to 'help de-escalate' tensions with Pentagon as OpenAI employees voice support for Anthropic

7 days / cnbc

OpenAI is reportedly working with Pentagon to hash out guardrails amid Anthropic standoff over AI safety

7 days / sherwood / J. Edward Moreno

Sam Altman Says OpenAI Shares Anthropic's Red Lines in Pentagon Fight

7 days / slashdot / msmash

Employees at Google and OpenAI support Anthropic’s Pentagon stand in open letter

7 days / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

Sam Altman says OpenAI shares Anthropic's red lines in Pentagon fight

7 days / axios / Maria Curi

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Please god everybody stop falling for this nonsense. No the DoD should not do this! But also Anthropic got here specifically by lying about what AI can do. Amodei takes money from the Sauds and is already pro-war! Do not credit this company with overwhe

7 days / bsky / @edzitron.com

Anthropic says it will challenge Pentagon supply chain risk designation in court

7 days / ycombinator

It is wild that one of the things that the department of defense wanted to force Anthropic to do (controlling autonomous weapons) is not something LLMs actually do. The mass surveillance part is even kind of flimsy!

7 days / bsky / @edzitron.com

Anthropic and the Pentagon are clashing over AI use in autonomous weapons and surveillance, raising high-stakes questions about national security, corporate control, and who sets the rules for military AI.

7 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Have to give credit to Dario Amodei on this. Standing his ground against the US military because he suspects it could be the beginning of an AI-driven dystopian mess, takes some balls. techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/a...

7 days / bsky / @oisinmcgann.bsky.social / oisinmcgann.bsky.social

Because: "Anthropic refuses to allow its AI models to be used for mass surveillance of Americans or for fully autonomous weapons that conduct strikes without human input." ://techcrunch.com/2026/02/27/anthropic-vs-the-pentagon-whats-actually-at

7 days / bsky / @nursevan.bsky.social / nursevan.bsky.social

While Anthropic has an existing partnership with the Pentagon, the AI company has remained firm that its technology not be used for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weaponry.

7 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Empleados de Google y OpenAI se unieron a la oposición de Anthropic al uso irrestricto de sus productos para vigilancia y armamento autónomo por el gobierno estadounidense. Enviaron una carta abierta instando a otros líderes de IA a unirse. techcrunch.c

7 days / bsky / @mr-bytes.com / mr-bytes.com

oh fuck off www.axios.com/2026/02/27/a...

7 days / bsky / @jmsdnns.bsky.social / jmsdnns.bsky.social

Japan Injects $1.7 Billion Into Rapidus, Retains Veto Power Over Chip Startup

Harkaram Grewal / implicator - Japan secures veto power over Rapidus with golden share as $1.7B funding round from 32 companies exceeds targets for 2nm chip venture.

#semiconductors #techpolicy #chips #government #business #supplychain #asia #manufacturing #technology #japan

Rapidus Secures $1.7 Billion in Funding to Back 2 nm Mass Production Plans by 2027

7 days / techpowerup

Japan's Rapidus lands $1.7B to chase 2nm chip production by 2027

7 days / theregister / Dan Robinson

Japan Injects $1.7 Billion Into Rapidus, Retains Veto Power Over Chip Startup

7 days / implicator / Harkaram Grewal

Rapidus secures $1.7 billion from Japan’s government and private investors for 2nm chip production — company says it is in active discussions with more than 60 potential customers

7 days / tomshardware

Japan bets $1.7B on Rapidus 2nm chips with METI, Toyota, SoftBank backing

7 days / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

Apple's iPhone and iPad become first consumer devices to receive NATO security clearance

techspot - The clearance puts Apple in an exclusive position – no other consumer smartphone or tablet maker has ever reached the same security threshold under the alliance's information assurance standards.Read Entire Article

#cybersecurity #infosec #apple #defensetech #government #iphone #ios #security #ipad #encryption

Governments Can Now Access NATO Classified Files From iPads (And It's A Big Deal)

7 days / bgr

Apple's iPhone and iPad become first consumer devices to receive NATO security clearance

7 days / techspot

Apple iPhone and iPad become first to handle NATO restricted data

7 days / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

NATO thinks stock iPhones and iPads are secure enough for classified data

7 days / digitaltrends

Google Maps wins access to one of last countries where app does not work

ft - South Korea lifts data restriction that have prevented US tech group from providing navigation services

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #mobile #google #government #internet #asia #travel #regulation

After years of appeals, Google has finally won approval to export high-precision geographic information out of South Korea and provide proper Google Maps services in the country, including walking and real-time driving directions.

7 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

South Korea opens the door to let Google Maps operate fully

7 days / techcrunch / Ram Iyer, Kate Park

Google Maps wins access to one of last countries where app does not work

7 days / ft

Google Maps will finally be usable in South Korea

7 days / engadget / Steve Dent

South Korea Clears Way for Google Maps to Fully Operate

7 days / nytimes / John Yoon

(News Focus) Seoul's opening of high-precision map data to Google seen linked to U.S. non-tariff concerns

8 days / co / Chang Dong-woo

(2nd LD) S. Korea conditionally approves Google's overseas transfer of high-precision map data

8 days / co / Kim Boram

(LEAD) S. Korea conditionally approves Google's overseas transfer of high-precision map data

8 days / co / Kim Boram

S. Korea conditionally approves Google's overseas transfer of high-precision map data

8 days / co / Kim Boram

(URGENT) S. Korea conditionally approves Google's overseas transfer of high-precision map data

8 days / co / Kim Boram

Anthropic refuses Pentagon’s new terms, standing firm on lethal autonomous weapons and mass surveillance

Hayden Field / theverge - Less than 24 hours before the deadline in an ultimatum issued by the Pentagon, Anthropic has refused the Department of Defense's demands for unrestricted access to its AI. It's the culmination of a dramatic exchange of public statements, social media post…

#ai #dataprivacy #techpolicy #defensetech #anthropic #aiethics #genai #politics #government #us

Anthropic refuses Pentagon demands, CEO: 'cannot in good conscience' (21)
Industry and lawmakers react — Congress, Google workers, policy debate (8)
OTHER (1)
Pentagon escalates: deadlines, $200M contract threat, supply-chain risk (6)
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Anthropic refuses Pentagon demands, CEO: 'cannot in good conscience'

Anthropic Stands Firm Against Pentagon’s AI Weapon Demands as Deadline Approaches

7 days / parameter / Trader Edge

Anthropic holds firm in DoD face-off over military AI

7 days / semafor / Tom Chivers

Anthropic CEO rejects Pentagon ultimatum on unrestricted AI use

7 days / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

What to know about the showdown between AI company Anthropic and the Pentagon

7 days / npr / A Martínez

Anthropic sticks to Claude guardrails despite Pentagon pressure

7 days / techzine / Mels Dees

Anthropic CEO Says AI Company 'Cannot In Good Conscience Accede' To Pentagon

8 days / slashdot / BeauHD

Anthropic to Pentagon: Autonomous weapons could hurt US troops and civilians

8 days / theregister / Simon Sharwood

Anthropic rejects Pentagon’s AI demands

8 days / reddit / /u/BeautyInUgly

Anthropic boss rejects Pentagon demand to drop AI safeguards

8 days / bbc

Anthropic rejects latest Pentagon offer: ‘We cannot in good conscience accede to their request’

8 days / reddit / /u/Gloomy_Nebula_5138

Anthropic Rejects Pentagon's Final AI Offer, Says Compromise Would Gut Safeguards

8 days / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Anthropic Won’t Lift AI Safeguards Amid Ongoing Pentagon Dispute: CEO

8 days / decrypt / Jason Nelson

Anthropic Tells Pete Hegseth to Take a Hike

8 days / gizmodo / Matt Novak

Anthropic CEO says company cannot accede to Pentagon's request in AI safeguards dispute

8 days / reddit / /u/Accurate_Cry_8937

Anthropic Refuses Pentagon’s Proposal to Loosen AI Guardrails

8 days / wsj / Amrith Ramkumar

Anthropic CEO Amodei says Pentagon’s threats ‘do not change our position’ on AI

8 days / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

Anthropic refuses Pentagon’s new terms, standing firm on lethal autonomous weapons and mass surveillance

8 days / theverge / Hayden Field

Anthropic CEO stands firm as Pentagon deadline looms

8 days / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

Anthropic says company 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands

8 days / ycombinator

Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War

8 days / reddit / /u/Brilliant_Version344

Anthropic rejects Pentagon's requests in AI safeguards dispute, CEO says

8 days / reddit / /u/runbape

Industry and lawmakers react — Congress, Google workers, policy debate

Anthropic Says No. Google Gives It Away. Congress Says Nothing.

7 days / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Who really sets AI guardrails? How CIOs can shape AI governance policy

7 days / informationweek / Madeleine Streets

Debatable: AI at the Pentagon

7 days / semafor / Morgan Chalfant

OPINION: Anthropic Drew the Line. Congress Should Have Drawn It First.

8 days / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Google Workers Seek 'Red Lines' on Military A.I., Echoing Anthropic

8 days / ycombinator

Google Workers Seek ‘Red Lines’ on Military A.I., Echoing Anthropic

8 days / nytimes / Tripp Mickle

The authoritarian AI crisis has arrived

8 days / platformer / Casey Newton

Why Congress Should Step Into the Anthropic-Pentagon Dispute

8 days / techpolicy

OTHER

Perplexity Gets Samsung’s OS Keys

8 days / theresanaiforthat / There's An AI For That

Pentagon escalates: deadlines, $200M contract threat, supply-chain risk

Anthropic rejects Pentagon AI demands, risks first-ever US military blacklist

7 days / techfundingnews / Abhinaya Prabhu

Anthropic holds firm against Pentagon on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance as deadline looms

7 days / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Anthropic refuses to bow to Pentagon despite Hegseth's threats

7 days / engadget / Steve Dent

Anthropic Rejects Latest Pentagon Offer, Escalating AI Feud

8 days / reddit / /u/bloomberg

Anthropic, Pentagon Locked in $200 Million Standoff Over AI Ethics

8 days / techstrong / Jon Swartz

Deadline looms as Anthropic rejects Pentagon demands it remove AI safeguards

8 days / npr / Geoff Brumfiel

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Anthropic holds firm in DoD face-off over military AI www.semafor.com/article/02/2...

7 days / bsky / @semafor.com / semafor.com

Altman Says OpenAI Is Working on Pentagon Deal Amid Anthropic Standoff

7 days / wsj / Keach Hagey

Anthropic Won’t Lift AI Safeguards Amid Ongoing Pentagon Dispute, CEO Says

7 days / hstoday / Homeland Security Today

Anthropic faces lose-lose scenario in Pentagon conflict as deadline for policy change looms

7 days / cnbc

Big Tech workers press bosses to back Anthropic in Pentagon clash

7 days / ft

“Google Workers Seek ‘Red Lines’ on Military A.I., Echoing Anthropic More than 100 Google A.I. employees sent a letter to Jeff Dean, a chief scientist, opposing Gemini’s use for U.S. surveillance and some autonomous weapons.” ==> more of this please w

8 days / bsky / @maxshields.bsky.social / maxshields.bsky.social

When there are no laws meaningfully regulating military AI use, the Pentagon’s promise to use AI “lawfully” mean almost nothing. The authoritarian AI crisis has arrived www.platformer.news/anthropic-pe...

8 days / bsky / @caseynewton.bsky.social / caseynewton.bsky.social

When there are no laws meaningfully regulating military AI use, the Pentagon’s promise to use AI “lawfully” mean almost nothing. The authoritarian AI crisis has arrived https://www.platformer.news/anthropic-pentagon-authoritarian-ai/

8 days / bsky / @caseynewton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy / caseynewton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Outstanding @caseynewton.bsky.social analysis (of course) of the Anthropic/DOD fight. www.platformer.news/anthropic-pe...

8 days / bsky / @lizzieohreally.bsky.social / lizzieohreally.bsky.social

Anthropic Tells Pete Hegseth to Take a Hike

8 days / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

Instagram Will Notify Parents When Teens Use Search Terms Related to Suicide

Bruce Gil / gizmodo - The new safety feature comes as social media platforms face growing legal pressure over how they affect minors.

#techpolicy #digitalhealth #meta #government #privacy #mentalhealth #contentmoderation #instagram #safety

Instagram will now tell parents about teen searches about self-harm

7 days / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Instagram Will Notify Parents When Teens Use Search Terms Related to Suicide

8 days / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

gizmodo.com/instagram-wi...

8 days / bsky / @djnoneya.bsky.social / djnoneya.bsky.social

Instagram Will Alert Parents if Teens Repeatedly Search for Self-Harm and Suicide Terms

8 days / cnet / Meara Isenberg

Instagram Will Notify Parents When Teens Use Search Terms Related to Suicide

8 days / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Woman Suing Meta, YouTube Testifies It’s ‘Too Hard to Be Without’ Social Media

8 days / wsj / Laura J. Nelson

In Landmark Trial, Plaintiff Says Social Media Harm Started at Age 6

8 days / nytimes / Eli Tan and Ryan Mac

Meta to Notify Parents of Risky Teen Search Behaviour

8 days / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Instagram to Alert Teens’ Parents of Repeated Self-Harm Searches

8 days / wsj / Mauro Orru

iPhone and iPad Are First Consumer Devices Cleared for NATO Classified Data

Juli Clover / macrumors - The iPhone and iPad can be used with NATO restricted level classified information after meeting NATO's information assurance requirements, Apple said today. No special software or settings are required.Apple's devices are the first and only consumer mobil…

#cybersecurity #dataprivacy #infosec #apple #defensetech #government #iphone #ipad #technology #encryption

Approval scope: Apple devices cleared to carry NATO restricted data (11)
German vetting: BSI testing confirmed devices meet NATO requirements (2)
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Approval scope: Apple devices cleared to carry NATO restricted data

iPhone and iPad Approved to Handle Classified NATO Information

8 days / apple / John Gruber

Apple Says iPhone and iPad Are Approved to Handle Some Classified Data

8 days / gizmodo / Matt Novak

iPhone and iPad Become First and Only Consumer Devices Approved for Classified NATO Information

8 days / iclarified

iPhone and iPad Are First Consumer Devices Cleared for NATO Classified Data

8 days / slashdot / BeauHD

NATO Approves iPhone, iPad Use for Sensitive Data

8 days / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Your iPhone and iPad Just Got a NATO Security Clearance

8 days / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

NATO says iPhones are secure enough to handle classified data

8 days / theverge / Emma Roth

A decade after US authorization, the iPhone is allowed to handle classified data for NATO

8 days / appleinsider

iPhone and iPad Are First Consumer Devices Cleared for NATO Classified Data

8 days / macrumors / Juli Clover

iPhone and iPad approved to handle classified NATO information

8 days / ycombinator

Apple iPhone, iPad now approved to handle NATO info

8 days / mobilesyrup / Jonathan Lamont

German vetting: BSI testing confirmed devices meet NATO requirements

NATO certifies iPhone and iPad for restricted information

8 days / betanews / Wayne Williams

NATO approves the iPhone and iPad for classified use

8 days / engadget / Will Shanklin

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iPhone and iPad Are First Consumer Devices Cleared for NATO Classified Data

8 days / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

New York Sues Valve For Enabling 'Illegal Gambling' With Loot Boxes

msmash / slashdot - New York state has filed a lawsuit against Valve alleging that randomized loot boxes in games like Counter-Strike 2, Team Fortress 2, and Dota 2 amount to a form of unregulated gambling, letting users "pay for the chance to win a rare virtual item of sign…

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New York Sues Valve, Says Its ‘Loot Boxes’ Are Gambling

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New York sues Valve for enabling “illegal gambling” with loot boxes

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New York Sues Valve For Enabling 'Illegal Gambling' With Loot Boxes

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New York sues Valve, arguing loot boxes cross the line into gambling

8 days / techspot

New York sues Valve for enabling "illegal gambling" with loot boxes

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US Pentagon Pressures Anthropic to Lift AI Guardrails: What Does It Mean For AI Governance?

Aakriti Bansal / medianama - The Dario Amodei-led AI company has already reworked a commitment within its Responsible Scaling Policy, even though stakeholders say the change is unrelated.The post US Pentagon Pressures Anthropic to Lift AI Guardrails: What Does It Mean For AI Governan…

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Anthropic’s autonomous weapons stance could prove out of step with modern war

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Claude Opus 3 Is Being “Retired” — Here’s What That Actually Means

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Pentagon threatens to cut Anthropic off unless it drops AI guardrails

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Anthropic's AI standoff with the Pentagon is nearing a critical deadline

8 days / qz / Joseph Zeballos-Roig

US Pentagon Pressures Anthropic to Lift AI Guardrails: What Does It Mean For AI Governance?

8 days / medianama / Aakriti Bansal

Anthropic ditches its core safety promise

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Hacker used Anthropic's Claude chatbot to attack multiple government agencies in Mexico: This resulted in the theft of tax and voter information.

8 days / reddit / /u/Vrgom20

US Military warns Anthropic: Provide unrestricted AI or face penalties

8 days / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Anthropic just dropped its core AI safety promise, and that should worry you

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Cisco SD-WAN Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation Grants Attackers Root-Level Control

AnuPriya / cyberpress - Cisco has disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Catalyst SD-WAN Controller (formerly vSmart) and Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly vManage), actively exploited by sophisticated threat actors since at least 2023 to bypass authentication and se…

#cybersecurity #networking #enterprise #infosec #cloudsec #government #DHS #cisco #cisa #patching

Critical Cisco SD-WAN vulnerability exploited since 2023

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Five Eyes warn: Patch your Cisco SD-WAN or risk root takeover

8 days / theregister / Connor Jones

CISA Issues Emergency Directive to Secure Cisco SD-WAN Systems

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Cisco SD-WAN Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation Grants Attackers Root-Level Control

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Cisco Catalyst Center Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Escalate Privileges

3 months / gbhackers / Mayura Kathir

Multiple Cisco Unified CCX Vulnerabilities Enable Arbitrary Command Execution by Attackers

3 months / gbhackers / Mayura Kathir

Proxima Fusion secures €400M from Bavaria to build €2B fusion test facility in Munich

Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - Europe is working hard to achieve energy independence and net-zero goals, but still lacks a scalable, home-grown solution…

#climate #innovation #science #government #business #finance #europe #physics #technology #research

Proxima Fusion partnership gives Europe its most credible path to commercial fusion

8 days / tech / Cate Lawrence

Proxima Fusion secures €400M from Bavaria to build €2B fusion test facility in Munich

8 days / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

Nuclear startup Proxima Fusion eyes €1.2bn from German government

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New York sues 'Counter-Strike' game developer saying 'loot boxes' promote gambling

abcnews - New York’s attorney general is suing video game developer Valve, claiming the “loot boxes” found in Counter-Strike and other popular video game franchises illegally promote gambling

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NY AG: Valve's loot boxes can get kids hooked on gambling

8 days / engadget / Mariella Moon

New York sues Valve for promoting illegal gambling via game loot boxes

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Valve Has Been ‘Letting Children and Adults Alike Illegally Gamble,’ New York A.G. Alleges

9 days / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

New York Sues Valve, Saying Game Developer Promotes Illegal Gambling

9 days / cnet / Steven Musil

Valve in Legal Hot Water in New York Over Loot Boxes and Gambling

9 days / techpowerup

New York sues 'Counter-Strike' game developer saying 'loot boxes' promote gambling

9 days / abcnews

New York sues Valve, alleging its loot boxes are ‘quintessential gambling’

9 days / theverge / Jay Peters

New York is Suing Valve, Claims the Counter-Strike Developer’s Loot Boxes are “Quintessential Gambling”

9 days / wccftech / David Carcasole

New York sues video game developer Valve, says its 'loot boxes' are gambling

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Canada demands more OpenAI safety protocols after B.C. mass shooting

Bradly Shankar / mobilesyrup - Canada is calling on OpenAI to implement stricter safety measures in the wake of the Feb. 10 mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. On Tuesday, OpenAI representatives met with government officials in Ottawa after it was revealed that the tech company had ba…

#techpolicy #openai #aiethics #government #chatgpt #canada #contentmoderation #safety #regulation

OpenAI connection to Tumbler Ridge tragedy puts balance between privacy and public safety in the spotlight

9 days / betakit / Josh Scott

Canada demands more OpenAI safety protocols after B.C. mass shooting

9 days / mobilesyrup / Bradly Shankar

Canadian government demands safety changes from OpenAI

9 days / engadget / Anna Washenko

Canada’s AI minister blames OpenAI for ‘failure’ after mass shooting

9 days / politico / Mickey Djuric

Google catches Beijing spies using Sheets to spread espionage across 4 continents

Jessica Lyons / theregister - UNC2814 historically targets governments and telcos A China-linked crew found a unique formula for attacking telcos and government orgs across the Americas, Asia, and Africa in its latest round of intrusions. Google's threat intelligence, along with unnam…

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Google Shuts Down Chinese Hackers’ Infrastructure Behind Telecom and Government Breach

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Google catches Beijing spies using Sheets to spread espionage across 4 continents

9 days / theregister / Jessica Lyons

Chinese cyberspies breached dozens of telecom firms, govt agencies

9 days / bleepingcomputer / Bill Toulas

Google Battles Worldwide Network of China-Linked Hackers

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Anthropic weakens its safety pledge in the wake of the Pentagon's pressure campaign

Will Shanklin / engadget - Two stories about the Claude maker Anthropic broke on Tuesday that, when combined, arguably paint a chilling picture. First, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly pressuring Anthropic to yield its AI safeguards and give the military unrestrained…