Anthropic vs. the Pentagon: What’s actually at stake?
Anthropic and the Pentagon are clashing over AI use in autonomous weapons and surveillance, raising high-stakes questions about national security, corporate control, and who sets the rules for military AI.
Anthropic says it 'cannot in good conscience' allow Pentagon to remove AI checks
Anthropic CEO Warns of “Tsunami” on Horizon
"There doesn't seem to be a wider recognition in society of what's about to happen."
Google’s Nano Banana 2 brings advanced AI image tools to free users
The image generational capabilities of Nano Banana 2 seem comparable to the Pro model. | Image: Google / The Verge Google is bringing a more powerful version of its Nano Banana AI image model to free users. Nano Banana 2 (also known as Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) is rolling out today across the Gemini
Perplexity announces "Computer," an AI agent that assigns work to other AI agents
Perplexity launches Computer, a general-purpose digital worker that orchestrates 19 AI models to handle entire projects from research to deployment.
Anthropic at the Rubicon: The Maduro Raid, the Pentagon Ultimatum, and the Death of 'Safety First'
Claude was used in the Venezuela raid. The Pentagon issued a Friday ultimatum. Anthropic gutted its safety pledge. A complete timeline of the crisis.
Google Transforms Flow Into a Full AI Creative Studio — Whisk and ImageFX Are Moving In
Google consolidates Whisk and ImageFX into Flow, creating a unified AI creative workspace with free image generation and new precision editing tools.
AI vs. the Pentagon: killer robots, mass surveillance, and red lines
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (C) speaks during a meeting of the Cabinet as U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (R) listen in the Cabinet Room of the White House on January 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is holding
Sam Altman says OpenAI shares Anthropic's red lines in Pentagon fight (AI safeguards)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has expressed support for Anthropic regarding its standoff with the Pentagon, highlighting shared ethical **red lines** against AI for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. In efforts to resolve the impasse, OpenAI is working on a deal with the DOD that favors technical A
Outside Anthropic’s office in SF
Source: [Roy E. Bahat on X](https://x.com/roybahat/status/2027455052655534440)
OpenAI CEO Sam: For all the differences I have with Anthropic, I mostly trust them as a company and I think they really do care about AI safety
Regarding Pentagon and Anthropic AI safeguards issue, asked today with Sam Altman and he supports with Anthropic. Happened today via CNBC interview **Source:** CNBC
Fast growing petition of OpenAI and Google employees showing solidarity with Anthropic vs DoW
Anthropic rejects Pentagon's "final offer" in AI safeguards fight
AI Intelligence Briefing: The SaaSpocalypse, METR's Terrifying Graph, DeepSeek's Blackwell Scandal, and More
Anthropic refuses Pentagon’s new terms, standing firm on lethal autonomous weapons and mass surveillance
Less than 24 hours before the deadline in an ultimatum issued by the Pentagon, Anthropic has refused the Department of Defense's demands for unrestricted access to its AI. It's the culmination of a dramatic exchange of public statements, social media posts, and behind-the-scenes negotiations, comin
PewDiePie fine-tuned Qwen2.5-Coder-32B to beat ChatGPT 4o on coding benchmarks.
Jack Dorsey’s Block cuts nearly half of its staff in AI gamble
Jack Dorsey blames AI for cutting nearly half of Block's workforce. But a closer look at the company's history of overhiring and structural problems tells a different story. The article Block cuts nearly half its workforce as Dorsey credits AI, but the real reasons predate the hype appeared first on
Show HN: Ore – a Rust-Based Kernel for Managing Local Models/AI Agents
Anthropic acquires Vercept to give Claude sharper eyes for reading and controlling computer screens
Anthropic acquires Vercept to boost Claude's computer use with the startup's screen recognition model "VyUI." The article Anthropic acquires Vercept to give Claude sharper eyes for reading and controlling computer screens appeared first on The Decoder.
OpenAI are announcing $110B in new investment at a $730B pre-money valuation. This includes $30B from SoftBank, $30B from NVIDIA, and $50B from Amazon.
https://openai.com/index/scaling-ai-for-everyone/