The Pentagon signs AI deployment deals with Google, OpenAI, and five other tech giants for classified military networks while keeping Anthropic blacklisted as a supply chain risk, though Anthropic's advanced Mythos AI model raises separate national security concerns that could open the door to a potential future deal.
Amazon, Google, and Microsoft sign landmark Pentagon deals to embed AI into classified military networks, while Anthropic stands alone, locked in a legal battle with the Trump administration after being flagged as a national security risk by the Defense Department.
A Chinese court rules that replacing a worker with AI is not legal grounds for termination, upholding a wrongful dismissal case for a Hangzhou tech worker who faced a 40% pay cut, setting a landmark precedent for labor rights amid rising AI adoption across industries.
Anthropic launches Claude Security in public beta while facing White House pushback over expanding its more powerful Mythos model, as both Anthropic and OpenAI race to deploy cutting-edge cybersecurity AI tools while restricting access to their most capable models amid growing national security concerns.
GPT-5.5 cracks an elite 32-step corporate cyberattack simulation and outperforms all previous AI models on expert cyber tasks, but a universal jailbreak bypassing its safety guardrails is discovered within six hours, prompting the UK government to announce new legislation and £90 million in cyber resilience funding.
The White House is reversing course on Anthropic, developing guidance to allow federal agencies to adopt its powerful AI model Mythos despite a prior security risk designation, even as a core dispute with the Pentagon over military and surveillance use remains unresolved.
The White House is drafting a sweeping AI policy memo requiring national security agencies to use multiple AI vendors, while also mandating that AI companies contracting with the Pentagon commit to not interfering with the military's chain of command.
Google grants the Pentagon unrestricted AI access for classified networks, including non-binding restrictions on mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, sparking backlash from 950 employees demanding stronger protections after Anthropic's refusal to offer similar terms triggered a DoD lawsuit.
Elon Musk takes the stand in federal court, accusing OpenAI co-founders of 'looting' a charity through its for-profit conversion, while OpenAI's attorneys strike back with Musk's own emails showing he once supported the very restructuring he now seeks to unwind in court.
Elon Musk takes the stand in a landmark $130 billion trial against OpenAI, demanding the company revert to nonprofit status and remove CEO Sam Altman, while OpenAI fires back claiming Musk's lawsuit is fueled by jealousy and competitive motives tied to his rival xAI venture — with the outcome potentially …