Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei’s Death Sparks Revolt Among Kalshi Customers
Kate Knibbs / wired - How Kalshi decided to settle a market tied to Iran’s supreme leader prompted anger among traders who felt the rules weren’t clear.
- Insider trades probe — Congress probes mysterious big winners after timed Iran bets (2)
- Kalshi settlement revolt — On the trading floor: traders revolt over settlement (4)
- Mainstream uptake — Nasdaq and AP court regulators to legitimize outcome-based markets (3)
- Regulatory crackdown — Lawmakers and courts press prediction markets for oversight and limits (2)
Insider trades probe — Congress probes mysterious big winners after timed Iran bets
Kalshi settlement revolt — On the trading floor: traders revolt over settlement
Mainstream uptake — Nasdaq and AP court regulators to legitimize outcome-based markets
Regulatory crackdown — Lawmakers and courts press prediction markets for oversight and limits
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OpenAI’s “compromise” with the Pentagon is what Anthropic feared
James O'Donnell / technologyreview - On February 28, OpenAI announced it had reached a deal that will allow the US military to use its technologies in classified settings. CEO Sam Altman said the negotiations, which the company began pursuing only after the Pentagon’s public reprimand of Ant…
- OpenAI scrambles to add safeguards to Pentagon contract (15)
- Other: defense tech and tangential AI analysis (1)
- Pentagon vs Anthropic: fight over AI red lines (10)
- Users flee ChatGPT; Claude surges in app stores (10)
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OpenAI scrambles to add safeguards to Pentagon contract
Other: defense tech and tangential AI analysis
Pentagon vs Anthropic: fight over AI red lines
Users flee ChatGPT; Claude surges in app stores
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Inside the Anthropic-Pentagon breakdown: mass surveillance, autonomous weapons, and a rival deal waiting in the wings
Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - New reports from the New York Times and the Atlantic paint a detailed picture of the final hours of negotiations between Anthropic and the Pentagon. At the center: bulk data collection on American citizens, a rejected cloud workaround, and a parallel Open…
- Acquisition news and opinion essays not central to Pentagon clash (2)
- Inside tense talks: surveillance, autonomous weapons, OpenAI deal looms (4)
- Users cheer, corporations push back as Claude tops app charts (5)
- Wall Street watches as Anthropic faces supply-chain, valuation threats (3)
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Acquisition news and opinion essays not central to Pentagon clash
Inside tense talks: surveillance, autonomous weapons, OpenAI deal looms
Users cheer, corporations push back as Claude tops app charts
Wall Street watches as Anthropic faces supply-chain, valuation threats
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X lifts cryptocurrency and gambling bans for paid promotions
Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - X removed cryptocurrency from its list of prohibited industries for paid promotions, reversing a ban in place since June 2024. The policy shift also lifted restrictions on gambling promotions while adding pharmaceuticals, tobacco, weapons, and weight loss…
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OpenAI’s Altman says Pentagon set ‘scary precedent’ binning Anthropic
Simon Sharwood / theregister - Signs a deal with Washington anyway, says he’s kept control of killer robots by allowing only cloudy AI, with guardrails OpenAI has signed a deal with the United States Department of War (DoW) that allows use of its advanced AI systems in classified envir…
- Altman and OpenAI defend Pentagon deal amid optics firestorm (3)
- Anthropic's Pentagon standoff: refused surveillance, tangled in Iran reports (3)
- Regulatory power play: lobbying and corporate responsibility in AI (2)
- Users revolt: ChatGPT cancellations fuel Claude's App Store surge (5)
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Altman and OpenAI defend Pentagon deal amid optics firestorm
Anthropic's Pentagon standoff: refused surveillance, tangled in Iran reports
Regulatory power play: lobbying and corporate responsibility in AI
Users revolt: ChatGPT cancellations fuel Claude's App Store surge
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OpenAI to Alert Police of Credible Threats After Canada Shooting
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI has announced it will notify law enforcement of credible threats after the Tumbler Ridge shooter bypassed a ChatGPT ban and killed eight in Canada.The post OpenAI to Alert Police of Credible Threats After Canada Shooting appeared first on WinBuzzer.
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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 Fires an Employee For Prediction Market Insider Trading
BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: OpenAI has fired an employee following an investigation into their activity on prediction market platforms including Polymarket, WIRED has learned. OpenAI CEO of Applications, Fidji Simo, disclosed the termi…
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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.
- 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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Anthropic fights Pentagon's 'supply chain risk' designation in court
OpenAI rushes into classified Pentagon deal, contract safety details revealed
OTHER: background, analysis, and operational reports on Anthropic saga
Public backlash and app-store surge as employees demand red lines
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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…
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OpenAI Discovers Mass Shooter’s Secret ChatGPT Account
eWEEK Staff / eweek - Lightning struck twice in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia earlier this month. First in the eerie stillness of a classroom where eight lives were stolen. Then, in Ottawa’s halls of power where officials demanded answers from Silicon Valley about what a cha…
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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
- 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
Capitol pressure and policy moves reshape Anthropic's federal contracts
Pentagon threatens blacklist, demands 'any lawful use' access
Rivals and staff rally, set industry red lines
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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.
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OpenAI closes $110 billion funding round with backing from Amazon, Nvidia, Softbank
cnbc - OpenAI's latest funding round is even bigger than its prior financing, which was a record amount for private tech companies.
- Breaking: OpenAI says it closed $110B mega‑round (15)
- On-site: Amazon/NVIDIA deals, Trainium and compute commitments (6)
- OTHER: user metrics and market reaction (2)
- Scrutiny: conditional tranches, installments, skeptical reporting (5)
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Breaking: OpenAI says it closed $110B mega‑round
On-site: Amazon/NVIDIA deals, Trainium and compute commitments
OTHER: user metrics and market reaction
Scrutiny: conditional tranches, installments, skeptical reporting
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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
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Sam Altman’s World ID Wins Major Brand Partners
PYMNTS / pymnts - Tools for Humanity, the iris-scanning company co-founded by Sam Altman, is partnering with well-known brands to promote its World ID, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Feb. 26). “I think we’re right at the precipice right now of the moment where …
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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…
- 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'
Industry and lawmakers react — Congress, Google workers, policy debate
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Pentagon escalates: deadlines, $200M contract threat, supply-chain risk
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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.
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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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OpenAI Announces Major Expansion of London Office
Joel Khalili / wired - The San Francisco-based AI lab is growing its research team in London. The move puts it in direct competition with Google DeepMind for top research talent in the UK.
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