The Pentagon Stops Using Anthropic's Claude After Calling It a Supply Chain Risk

The Pentagon says it has ceased using Anthropic's Claude after designating the company a supply chain risk, a statement to the BBC confirms. Meta reportedly cut its Claude Code seats from 60,000 to about 30,000, and Microsoft trimmed expected Anthropic spending by more than a third. The pullbacks come weeks before Anthropic's planned IPO, which Bloomberg reports could occur the week of Nov. 9.

• The Pentagon says it has ceased using Anthropic's Claude, telling the BBC it stopped after designating the company a supply chain risk earlier this year.
• Microsoft cut its expected internal spending on Anthropic tools from at least $1 billion by more than a third this year, according to The Information.
• Meta reportedly reduced its Claude Code seats from 60,000 to roughly 30,000, citing a workforce reduction of about 8,000 employees and a push toward internal tools.