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Nvidia, AMD chips face new U.S. export license rule
The Trump administration is drafting rules that would require foreign buyers to obtain U.S. government licenses before purchasing Nvidia and AMD AI chips, giving Washington broad authority over where
OpenAI Banned Military Use — Microsoft's Pentagon Contract Didn't
OpenAI's recently disclosed Pentagon deal has exposed a two-year pattern of policy opacity — the company's 2023 military-use ban didn't cover Microsoft's Azure offering, which the Pentagon was already
AI weapons outpace global rules, experts warn
AI-powered targeting systems and cheap, mass-produced drones are reshaping warfare faster than governments can regulate them, with Iran's ongoing drone offensive and the U.S. military's use of Anthrop
Smack Raises $32M for Military‑Planning AI
Smack Technologies secured $32 million to build AI models that aim to outpace general‑purpose systems like Claude in military mission planning, highlighting a new, less‑restricted push for AI in warfa
Trump Announces Tech Pledge to Fund AI Power
Major tech players like Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI have pledged to fund the power infrastructure necessary for their energy-intensive AI data centers. This commitment, announced by Trump, addresses
Nvidia Ends OpenAI, Anthropic Investment Push
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference that his company's recent investments in OpenAI and Anthropic are likely its last, citing their anticipated IPOs — though the more pro
OpenAI scales back ChatGPT shopping to app checkouts
OpenAI is reportedly scaling back its direct in-app shopping ambitions within ChatGPT, shifting checkout processes to integrated third-party applications. This strategic pivot comes as the company sho
CEO Dario Amodei Calls Pentagon Deal ‘Safety Theater’
Anthropic’s chief executive Dario Amodei released a memo branding OpenAI’s Department of Defense partnership a ‘safety theater’ and accusing the company of dishonest messaging, while revealing politic
Anthropic CEO Calls OpenAI DoD Deal 'Safety Theater'
Anthropic’s boss says OpenAI’s DoD deal is a PR stunt, and the 295% jump in ChatGPT deletions shows the public is buying it.
Iranian drones damage three AWS sites in UAE, Bahrain
Iranian drones hit three Amazon Web Services sites in the UAE and Bahrain, marking the first known military strike on a U.S. cloud provider and sparking debate over treating data centers as national‑s
Anthropic AI models used in US Iran strikes despite ban
Anthropic's AI models are being used for targeting in the US‑Iran conflict even as the company faces a Trump‑ordered ban and a pending supply‑chain risk designation, prompting defense contractors to r
CollectivIQ Launches Multi‑Model AI Query Platform
CollectivIQ, a new tool from John Davie’s Buyers Edge Platform, simultaneously queries up to ten LLMs and fuses their answers to deliver more accurate, encrypted AI responses while charging customers
Skyward Wildfire: stop lightning, OpenAI Pentagon pact
A startup called Skyward Wildfire claims it can prevent wildfires by stopping lightning strikes, raising millions despite expert skepticism about its unrevealed, potentially decades-old cloud-seeding
Anthropic Rolls Out Claude Code Voice Mode to 5% of Users
Anthropic is rolling out Voice Mode for Claude Code, letting developers speak coding commands after typing /voice. The feature is live for roughly 5% of users as of March 3, with broader release plann
Nvidia invests $4B in Lumentum and Coherent
Nvidia is investing $2 billion each in photonics firms Lumentum and Coherent, betting optical networking will be the key to moving data faster and more efficiently across AI data centers strained by a
AI grabbed 90% of February's record $189B VC haul
Global venture capital hit a record $189 billion in February, with AI startups capturing 90% of the total, driven almost entirely by mega-rounds from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Waymo, according to Crunchb
QuitGPT claims 1.5M users quit after OpenAI Pentagon deal
A rapidly expanding QuitGPT boycott, claiming over 1.5 million participants, is targeting OpenAI after the company agreed to deploy its models on classified U.S. military networks, sparking concerns o
Gemini can now order groceries on Pixel 10
Google is rolling out a March Pixel update that lets the Gemini AI assistant order groceries, book rides, and complete other tasks on your behalf inside select apps, with users able to supervise or in
Claude Code Tops AI Tools, Dethrones Copilot
A survey of 900+ software engineers finds Claude Code has surged to become the most-used AI coding tool just eight months after launch, while AI overall reaches mainstream adoption with 95% weekly usa
OpenAI's Pentagon Deal Softens Anthropic's Rejected Terms
OpenAI's February 28 deal lets the Pentagon use its AI in classified settings, but unlike Anthropic's refused terms, it relies on existing laws rather than hard contractual red lines — a softer stance
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