Claude AI skyrockets to No. 2 on the U.S. App Store after the Pentagon labels Anthropic a national security risk following the company's refusal to allow its models to be used for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons, turning a government clash into a massive consumer surge.
India has blocked Supabase, a widely-used developer database platform, under Section 69A of the IT Act with no public explanation, disrupting developers and startups across major networks like Jio, Airtel, and ACT Fibernet, raising urgent concerns about the risks of building on platforms vulnerable to sudden, opaque government censorship orders.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei refuses Pentagon demands to strip AI safeguards enabling mass civilian surveillance and autonomous weapons, triggering military retaliation including contract threats, a 'supply chain risk' label, and a competing deal with xAI's Grok as the standoff raises alarms over the future of government-Silicon Valley AI partnerships.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatens to label AI startup Anthropic a national security risk and invoke the Defense Production Act unless the Pentagon receives unrestricted access to its Claude AI model by Friday, a move legal experts and bipartisan lawmakers are calling self-contradictory and potentially damaging to future government-tech partnerships.
President Trump meets with top tech CEOs from Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and others at the White House to sign a landmark AI power pledge, requiring companies to self-supply energy for data centers and protect Americans from rising electricity costs driven by surging AI demand.
Amazon's AGI lab head David Luan is departing the company to build something new, as the tech giant's AI division undergoes a major shake-up with leadership now shifting to senior vice president Peter DeSantis amid intensifying regulatory scrutiny over AI acquisitions.
Anthropic is softening its AI safety policies under Pentagon pressure, removing key risk mitigation pledges and lifting training restrictions, as the Defense Department threatens to invoke the Defense Production Act if the company refuses military use of Claude by Friday.
Discord delays its global age verification rollout to 2026 after user backlash, promising expanded options including credit card verification and on-device facial estimation, while maintaining compliance in countries like the UK and Australia where legal requirements already exist.
The Pentagon is threatening to terminate Anthropic's $200 million contract and invoke the Defense Production Act after the AI company refuses to remove safety guardrails blocking AI-controlled autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance of American citizens.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatens to invoke the Defense Production Act against Anthropic if CEO Dario Amodei does not grant the Pentagon unrestricted access to its Claude AI by Friday, as Anthropic refuses to allow its model to be used for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons, forcing the Pentagon to …