
The Guardian - 1 hour 5 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 - 3 hours 4 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 - 3 hours 18 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 - 4 hours 4 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 - 4 hours 46 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...

Newser - 5 hours 17 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 - 5 hours 17 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...

The Hill - 8 hours 37 min ago
Hundreds of employees at Google and OpenAI are backing artificial intelligence technology company Anthropic, which faces a Friday evening deadline to give the Pentagon permission to use its AI system as it wishes or face repercussions from the department. Employees who signed a letter alleged the Pentagon was trying to "get them to agree to...

The Hill - 9 hours 14 min ago
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) praised the artificial intelligence company Anthropic for rejecting the Pentagon's demands in how its AI technology is used by Friday evening. The company and the U.S. government have been in battle for weeks over Anthropic's AI policy, which blocks its AI model Claude from being used to conduct mass surveillance or...

NBC News - 9 hours 27 min ago
Competing super PACs backed by the AI industry, flush with tens of millions of dollars, are already pouring money into the 2026 midterms, starting with the year's first primaries in Texas and North Carolina.

UPI - 9 hours 40 min ago
Anthropic faces a 5 p.m. EST deadline to comply with the Pentagon and allow it to use the company's artificial intelligence system without restraint.

Fox News - 11 hours 47 min ago
The Fox News AI Newsletter covers the latest artificial intelligence technology advancements, including the challenges and opportunities AI presents now and for the future.

The Hill - 12 hours 12 min ago
Block, the parent company of payment apps Square, Cash App and Afterpay, is laying off more than 40 percent of its staff, pointing to recent advancements in artificial intelligence that are "enabling a new way of working." The company's CEO, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, announced Thursday that they were reducing the company from over 10,000...

Newser - 13 hours 19 min ago
Jack Dorsey says his payments company is thriving, but he's still cutting more than 4,000 jobs. Block, the parent of Square and Cash App, told investors Thursday it will eliminate roughly 40% of its staff as it leans harder into artificial intelligence. In a shareholder letter, Dorsey said new...

Tech Meme - 13 hours 35 min ago
Washington Post : Sources detail how the standoff between the Pentagon and Anthropic escalated after discussions about using Claude during hypothetical nuclear missile attacks — Start-up Anthropic and the U.S. military are careening toward a clash over government use of artificial intelligence — and whether it should be allowed to kill.

The Conversation - 13 hours 42 min ago
Tiny particles bounce light around in a unique way, a property that researchers are using to detect pollutants in water and soil samples.

The Hill - 13 hours 55 min ago
Burger King is testing AI-powered headsets that can recite recipes, alert managers when inventories are low and even track how friendly employees are to customers.

NBC News - 14 hours 9 min ago
A popular supermarket chain's artificial intelligence assistant has had its digital wings clipped, after leaving some customers deeply uncomfortable by claiming to be human and responding to requests with personal anecdotes.

ABC News - 17 hours 24 min ago
A public showdown between the Trump administration and Anthropic is hitting an impasse as military officials demand the artificial intelligence company bend its ethical policies by Friday or risk damaging its business...

ABC News - 19 hours 50 min ago
Shares in the financial technology company Block have soared more than 20% in after-hours trading after its CEO announced it was laying off more than 4,000 of its 10,000 some employees due to efficiency gains from artificial intelligence...

The Guardian - 20 hours 4 min ago
Speaking at Milan fashion week, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons presented a more concentrated, but relatable, show Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons, the co-designers of Prada, said backstage at Milan fashion week that fashion's greatest challenges were inequality and artificial intelligence. An interesting perspective, since Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire owner of Meta, and his wife, Priscilla Chan, sat next to Lorenzo Bertelli, Prada's husband, in the front row. Continue reading...

Newser - 21 hours 5 min ago
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday that the artificial intelligence company "cannot in good conscience accede" to the Pentagon's demands to allow unrestricted use of its technology, deepening a public clash with the Trump administration that is threatening to pull its contract and take other drastic steps by Friday, the...

The Independent - 22 hours 4 min ago
Journalists at the investigative outlet ProPublica have pledged to strike if negotiations for a contract don't take a turn in what is believed would be the first such job action in the news industry where a dispute over how to deal with artificial intelligence is the chief sticking point...

Tech Meme - 23 hours 35 min ago
Tamsin McMahon / Bloomberg : xAI co-founder Toby Pohlen is leaving the company, the seventh of 12 xAI co-founders to depart; Elon Musk put Pohlen in charge of Macrohard earlier this month — xAI co-founder Toby Pohlen said he is leaving Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup, the latest founding executive to depart …...