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OpenAI Revises Pentagon Deal to Ban Domestic Surveillance

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI has updated its Pentagon contract to explicitly ban mass domestic surveillance after employee backlash. Sam Altman called the original deal "sloppy."The post OpenAI Revises Pentagon Deal to Ban Domestic Surveillance appeared first on WinBuzzer.

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #defensetech #openai #aiethics #genai #government #us #altman #safety

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Nvidia invests $2B in Lumentum lasers for next-gen AI factories

Vignesh R / techfundingnews - NVIDIA has announced a long-term strategic partnership with Lumentum Holdings to develop advanced optics technology for next-generation AI…

#ai #semiconductors #chips #nvidia #gpu #datacenter #deeptech #supplychain #us #manufacturing

Back to Top / Monday, March 2, 2026, 7:21 pm / permalink 20033 / 6 stories in 4 days


Supreme Court Declines AI Copyright Case, Extending Legal Setback for AI-Generated Works

Jason Nelson / decrypt - U.S. justices leave human authorship rule intact, reinforcing legal limits on AI intellectual property claims.

#ai #techpolicy #genai #judiciary #us #creativity #law #litigation #intellectualproperty #copyright

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Intelligence Sharing and Counterterrorism Preparedness at the Local Level

Peter Simpson / hstoday - In the early morning hours of February 28, the United States and Israel launched a coordinated military campaign against targets in Iran, raising existing concerns about threats to homeland security — including the potential for retaliatory terror attacks…


Cloud infrastructure under fire — AWS data centers hit, outages widespread

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Crypto exodus from Iran — Traders scramble for liquidity, withdrawals spike


Energy and defense market surge — Oil and satellite stocks rally


Regional escalation and logistics strain — Drones, munitions shortages, shipping disruptions

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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

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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

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Other: defense tech and tangential AI analysis

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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


Inside tense talks: surveillance, autonomous weapons, OpenAI deal looms


Users cheer, corporations push back as Claude tops app charts

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Wall Street watches as Anthropic faces supply-chain, valuation threats


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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

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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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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’

#techpolicy #social #government #judiciary #internet #us #law #censorship #contentmoderation

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Back to Top / Saturday, February 28, 2026, 12:20 am / permalink 19915 / 4 stories in 6 days


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


OpenAI rushes into classified Pentagon deal, contract safety details revealed

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OTHER: background, analysis, and operational reports on Anthropic saga

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Public backlash and app-store surge as employees demand red lines

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Back to Top / Friday, February 27, 2026, 10:20 pm / permalink 19911 / 78 stories in 7 days


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

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Back to Top / Friday, February 27, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 19903 / 4 stories in 7 days


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

Back to Top / Friday, February 27, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 19898 / 6 stories in 7 days


Spotify’s new Audiobook Charts make it easy for you to find what’s trending

digitaltrends - Spotify has launched Audiobook Charts in the US and UK, letting you see what's trending each week.The post Spotify’s new Audiobook Charts make it easy for you to find what’s trending appeared first on Digital Trends.

#analytics #voice #streaming #entertainment #uk #us #culture #apps #media #spotify

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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

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Back to Top / Friday, February 27, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 19882 / 10 stories in 7 days


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


Capitol pressure and policy moves reshape Anthropic's federal contracts

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Pentagon threatens blacklist, demands 'any lawful use' access

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Rivals and staff rally, set industry red lines

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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'

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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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Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 6:21 pm / permalink 19844 / 46 stories in 8 days


WBD Calls Paramount’s New Bid ‘Superior’ to Netflix’s Accepted Offer, Gives Streamer Four Days to Submit Counter Bid

Erik Gruenwedel / mediaplaynews - Warner Bros. Discovery Feb. 26 announced that its board, following consultation with its independent financial and legal advisors, confirms that Paramount Skydance’s revised $110.9 billion all-cash offer for the entire company is superior to the existing …


Board rules Paramount's $31 offer superior; four-day counteroffer window

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Netflix declines to match — exits bidding war under pressure

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Paramount poised to win — acquisition, market reaction, regulatory questions

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Voices from social and analysis: speculation, memes, investor takes


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Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 19834 / 39 stories in 8 days


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…

#ecommerce #gaming #techpolicy #government #judiciary #us #payments #law #litigation #regulation

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EBay Is Laying Off About 800 Workers, 6% of Global Workforce

msmash / slashdot - EBay is cutting about 800 jobs, or 6% of its full-time employees, saying the layoffs are needed to align its workforce with strategic priorities. From a report: "We are taking steps to reinvest across our business and align our structure with our strategi…

#ecommerce #business #jobs #us #economy #layoffs #technology

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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…

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

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U.S. prepares strict export controls on AI accelerators, curbing foreign sales

U.S. authorities are drafting new export rules requiring government approval for certain AI accelerators before overseas sales, aiming to limit adversaries’ access to advanced chips. The Commerce Department confirmed a tough approach that stops short of prior proposals but signals significant restrictions, forcing vendors and customers to navigate fresh geopolitical red tape. More...


Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply‑chain risk; company vows legal fight

The Pentagon has designated Anthropic and its products as a “supply‑chain risk,” prompting the company to announce a court challenge. Experts warn the move could chill collaboration and talent flows into AI, while Anthropic insists it will contest the determination to protect its operations and customers. More...


Oracle and OpenAI scrap Texas data-center expansion; Meta eyes the spare capacity

Oracle and OpenAI have abandoned plans to expand a flagship Texas data center, leaving substantial compute capacity up for grabs. Nvidia reportedly brokered interest from Meta to take the unused slots as OpenAI downscales that particular buildout, a move that rattled markets and highlights shifting demand for large-scale on-prem AI infrastructure. More...


SoftBank seeks massive $40B loan to back OpenAI investment, courting big risk

SoftBank is reportedly seeking up to a $40 billion loan to finance its planned stake in OpenAI, an audacious use of leverage to double down on the AI boom. The move would be one of the largest single‑company financing gambits in recent memory, raising questions about balance‑sheet strain versus potential upside. More...


OpenAI launches Codex Security agent to automatically detect software vulnerabilities

OpenAI rolled out Codex Security, an AI agent that scans codebases to find complex vulnerabilities, suggests actionable fixes, and uses sandbox testing to limit false positives. The tool has already flagged issues in major projects and aims to compete with traditional application security tooling by automating deep, contextual code review. More...



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