OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon, hours after rival Anthropic was blacklisted by Trump
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on X that his company has come to terms with the Defense Department for use of its models. Image: Sanket Mishra / Pexels Source: CNBC
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UK House Prices Edge Up Again in February, Nationwide Says
UK home prices rose again, according to one of the country’s top mortgage lenders, with the property market appearing to be on track for a strong 2026. Image: Jakub Żerdzicki / Unsplash Source: Bloomberg
The Air Force’s new ICBM is nearly ready to fly, but there’s nowhere to put it
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Trump admin blacklists Anthropic as AI firm refuses Pentagon demands
“The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRONG-ARM the Department of War,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. Image: Allen Beilschmidt sr. / Pexels Source: CNBC
Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic AI tech ‘immediately’
“The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRONG-ARM the Department of War,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. Image: History in HD / Unsplash Source: CNBC
Trump orders federal agencies to drop Anthropic’s AI
On Friday afternoon, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, accusing Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, of attempting to “STRONG-ARM” the Pentagon and directing federal agencies to “IMMEDIATELY CEASE” use of its products. At issue is Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s refusal of an updated agreement with the US military agreeing to “any lawful use” of…
Perplexity’s new Computer is another bet that users need many AI models
Perplexity Computer, in the company’s words, “unifies every current AI capability into a single system.” Image: Andrea Piacquadio / Pexels Source: TechCrunch
Apple and Netflix team up to air Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix
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OpenAI raises $110B in one of the largest private funding rounds in history
The new funding consists of a $50 billion investment from Amazon as well as $30 billion each from Nvidia and SoftBank, against a $730 billion valuation. Image: Zac Wolff / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
Jeffrey Epstein saw promise in Bitcoin — and its far-right supporters
The tranche of Jeffrey Epstein emails and files released on January 30th tie the infamous pedophile, sex trafficker, and influence peddler to elite figures across the tech industry. The world of cryptocurrency is no exception. Epstein’s connections are intriguing, disturbing – and worth mapping closely. With his interest first piqued as early as 2011, Epstein…