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what happens to Anthropic's work on AI-related nuclear safety issues with the NNSA when this is all over?? the NNSA tells @FastCompany it's reviewing its work with the company's tools fastcompany.com/91509072/anthr…

BREAKING: OpenAI robotics leader resigns over concerns about surveillance and autonomous weapons amid Pentagon contract fortune.com/2026/03/07/ope…

“Since the war began, Russia has passed Iran the locations of U.S. military assets, including warships and aircraft, said the three officials.”

“It does seem like it’s a pretty comprehensive effort.” washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Hey White House, please remove the Tropic Thunder clip. We never gave you permission and have no interest in being a part of your propaganda machine. War is not a movie.

'The broader debate over military AI will shape the next generation of state power, and we cannot let this be collapsed into a single question' - Caroline Orr Bueno / @RVAWonk >> fastcompany.com/91502340/the-p…

Striking image from the new Anthropic labor market impact report.

Gig workers in Africa helped train AI systems for a company that performed work for a secretive U.S. military unit. Many were never told their work could be used for military purposes restofworld.org/2026/gig-worke…

SCOOP: The Pentagon has formally notified Anthropic that it’s deemed the artificial intelligence company and its products a risk to the US supply chain, according to a senior defense official. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

New —> FBI investigating a suspected cybersecurity incident on a sensitive network the Bureau uses to manage wiretaps and intelligence surveillance warrants cnn.com/2026/03/05/pol…

hmmmmmm

it'll be interesting to see how they handle this. we reported something similar last week - notably Palantir also uses claude internally for its own work fastcompany.com/91500164/palan…

In an exclusive interview with CBS News' @jolingkent, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said that the Pentagon’s decision to designate the AI company a supply chain risk is “retaliatory and punitive.” The Pentagon made the designation, which restricts military contractors from doing business with Anthropic, after the company refused to give the military unfettered access to its AI model.

Left: Canceled DoD fellowships (including Harvard, MIT, Johns Hopkins) Right: “Potential” new DoD partner institutions (including Liberty U and Hillsdale). media.defense.gov/2026/Feb/27/20…

I have reported for several months that despite getting a OneGov deal, Grok has not yet passed safety reviews for the General Services Administration's government-wide AI resource. The agency's position has been that other federal agencies are using it at their own risk.

'In a future full of AI friends, AI therapists, and AI agents, [our] data won’t just reflect who we are—it will help shape who we become' an important piece by Jen @Caltrider on privacy and data portability fastcompany.com/91435189/ai-pr…

The big $100 million AI super PAC from a16z and OpenAI executives has its first target. Alex Bores in New York.

Turmoil on Earth is leading to big changes in how we watch it from above Satellite firms are leaning into (or diving into) defense and near real-time intel, using a zoo of data, 3D models & all kinds of AI what that means for the future of watching Earth fastcompany.com/91420453/maxar…

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

SCOOP: A man who worked on developing hacking tools for defense contractor L3Harris Trenchant was notified by Apple that his iPhone was targeted with spyware. It's unclear who targeted him, but he believes he was the scapegoat of a leak investigation. techcrunch.com/2025/10/21/app…