
Tech Meme - 58 min 55 sec ago
Jordan Novet / CNBC : Claude hit #2 on Apple's US App Store, hours after the DOD designated Anthropic a supply chain risk; it bounced between #20 and #50 for much of February — Anthropic's Claude artificial intelligence assistant app jumped to the No. 2 slot on Apple's chart of top U.S. free apps late on Friday …...

The Hill - 2 hours 2 min ago
The Pentagon has reached a deal with OpenAI to use its AI models on the military's classified network, after the Trump administration ordered all agencies to stop using Anthropic's artificial intelligence tools. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said late Friday that the Defense Department (DOD) agreed to prohibitions on using its AI for domestic mass surveillance...

The Hill - 2 hours 43 min ago
One of President Trump's former senior artificial intelligence advisers is sharply criticizing the Defense Department's ongoing feud with AI company Anthropic. In a post on social media platform X, Dean Ball said companies like Nvidia, Amazon and Google "will have to divest from Anthropic" if Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth "gets his way." "This is simply...

Tech Meme - 5 hours 18 min ago
New York Times : How India's outsourcing industry, which employs 6M+ people and is worth nearly $300B, is racing to adapt as AI promises to automate white-collar work — Artificial intelligence promises to automate the white-collar work that made India a tech powerhouse. The country is racing to adapt before it's too late.

NBC News - 6 hours 53 min ago
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever for bad actors to create child sexual abuse material.

Tech Meme - 11 hours 18 min ago
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times : Tests of 12+ AI-detection tools show many capable of spotting basic fakes, but struggle with complex images; few analyze video, and most identified fake audio — Artificial intelligence detectors are increasingly used to check the veracity of content online.

Tech Meme - 12 hours 38 min ago
Wired : Anthropic's dispute with the DOD raises critical questions for US military partners like Nvidia, Google, Amazon, and Palantir, which work closely with Anthropic — Anthropic says it would be "legally unsound" for the Pentagon to blacklist its technology after talks over military use of its artificial intelligence models broke down.

Wired - 15 hours 23 min ago
Anthropic says it would be "legally unsound" for the Pentagon to blacklist its technology after talks over military use of its artificial intelligence models broke down.

The Guardian - 16 hours 53 min ago
Anthropic has resisted allowing its Claude AI system to be used for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons systems key US politics stories from Friday, 27 February at a glance Donald Trump said Friday he will direct all federal agencies to "IMMEDIATELY CEASE" all use of artificial intelligence technology from Anthropic. The US Department of Defense and Anthropic hit an impasse with neither side backing down as a deadline for an agreement lapsed on Friday afternoon. The Pentagon had demanded...

PBS Newshour - 18 hours 53 min ago
For some, artificial intelligence tools answer questions and make life more efficient. But for others, AI has become a form of companionship a virtual friend, a therapist, even a romantic partner. Is AI a cure for loneliness? Or is this a symptom of something gone very wrong? Horizons moderator William Brangham explores AI relationships with Sherry Turkle, Justin Gregg and Nick Thompson. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

NBC News - 19 hours 7 min ago
Following a drawn out dispute between the Pentagon and artificial intelligence company Anthropic, President Trump ordered all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's technology. NBC News' Tom Costello reports.

Tech Meme - 19 hours 53 min ago
Dina Bass / Bloomberg : Dell stock closes up 22%, its biggest single-day gain since March 1, 2024, after the company gave an outlook for sales of its AI servers that exceeded estimates — Dell Technologies Inc. shares jumped the most in two years after the company gave an outlook for sales of its artificial intelligence servers …...

Newser - 20 hours 35 min ago
President Trump on Friday directed federal agencies to phase out their use of artificial intelligence products from Anthropic, escalating a standoff between the company and the Pentagon over military applications of its technology. Posting on Truth Social, Trump labeled Anthropic a "radical Left AI company" and said it had erred...

UPI - 20 hours 43 min ago
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social he was directing all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's artificial intelligence solutions.

Newser - 21 hours 5 min ago
US stocks sank Friday as Wall Street kept punishing companies that could become losers in the artificial-intelligence revolution. A surprisingly discouraging update on inflation also hurt the market, while oil prices climbed with worries about tensions between the US and Iran . The Dow dropped 521.28 points, or 1.1%,...

The Guardian - 21 hours 6 min ago
Department of Defense and artificial intelligence company were unable to reach agreement before deadline Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Donald Trump said Friday he will direct all federal agencies to "IMMEDIATELY CEASE" all use of Anthropic technology. The Department of Defense and Anthropic have hit an impasse with neither side backing down as a deadline for an agreement hits Friday afternoon. The Pentagon is demanding that the artificial intelligence...