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11 Mar 2026

Anthropic launches research institute to study AI risks while battling Pentagon blacklist

Anthropic unveiled the Anthropic Institute, a new research body combining three existing teams to study how AI will reshape jobs, economies, and governance. The announcement comes as the company fights a Pentagon blacklist, triples its policy team, and opens its first Washington D.C. office this spring under new leadership.

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Anthropic opens Sydney office as Australia expansion accelerates amid US regulatory battles

AI company Anthropic is launching operations in Australia and New Zealand with a Sydney office opening in coming weeks. Australia ranks fourth globally in Claude.ai usage relative to population. The expansion comes as Anthropic battles the Trump administration over a supply-chain risk designation that could cost the company billions in revenue.

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Pentagon develops AI alternatives as Anthropic legal battle escalates over national security concerns

The Pentagon is actively building alternatives to replace Anthropic's AI technology after their $200 million contract collapsed over usage restrictions. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designated Anthropic a supply chain risk, typically reserved for foreign adversaries, while the Trump administration defends the decision in court as a matter of national security.

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China bets on artificial intelligence to create jobs and rejuvenate economy amid global concerns

China unveiled plans at its annual parliamentary sessions to adopt artificial intelligence across all sectors, betting the technology will create jobs and offset an aging workforce. Policymakers prioritize AI adoption despite global warnings that automation could displace 40% of jobs worldwide, with critics questioning whether the optimism matches reality.

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10 Mar 2026

Gracenote sues OpenAI for copyright infringement over metadata used in AI training

Nielsen's Gracenote filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging the company used its proprietary entertainment metadata without permission to train ChatGPT. The case marks a new frontier in AI copyright cases, targeting not just the data itself but the relational framework that connects it. Gracenote claims OpenAI rebuffed licensing attempts despite the company's willingness to work with AI firms.

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EU Parliament pushes for stricter AI copyright protections amid industry divide

The EU Parliament adopted recommendations for new EU rules to protect copyrighted work from AI training, proposing a European register listing all copyrighted materials used by AI models. The non-binding report calls for fair compensation for creators and transparency requirements, but tech lobby groups warn it could harm Europe's digital competitiveness.

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Elon Musk's xAI wins Mississippi power plant permit despite pollution concerns and backlash

Mississippi regulators approved Elon Musk's xAI to build a power plant with 41 natural gas turbines in Southaven, despite fierce opposition from residents and environmental advocates. The facility will power AI data centers training the Grok chatbot, but critics warn of air pollution, noise issues, and environmental justice concerns in an already struggling community.

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Judge blocks Perplexity's AI agents from shopping on Amazon in landmark ruling

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking Perplexity's Comet browser from accessing Amazon's website and placing orders on behalf of users. The ruling finds strong evidence that Perplexity violated computer fraud laws by disguising its bot as Google Chrome and accessing user accounts without Amazon's authorization, potentially reshaping the future of AI-powered shopping agents.

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Family sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge shooting, alleging company knew of attack plans

The family of Maya Gebala, critically injured in the Tumbler Ridge shooting, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI. The suit alleges that 12 employees flagged the shooter's ChatGPT conversations as posing imminent risk but leadership failed to alert authorities. The February attack killed eight people, including five children, in one of Canada's deadliest mass shootings.

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Trump readies executive order to remove Anthropic's Claude from federal agencies

The White House is preparing an executive order to formalize President Trump's directive removing Anthropic's AI technology from government agencies. The move escalates a dispute over military use restrictions and follows the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation. Anthropic has filed a lawsuit claiming the administration is retaliating against First Amendment-protected speech.

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Meta claims BitTorrent piracy is fair use for AI training in bold legal defense

Meta is defending its use of pirated books to train Llama AI models by arguing that uploading copyrighted content via BitTorrent qualifies as fair use. The company faces a class-action lawsuit from authors including Sarah Silverman and Richard Kadrey, who claim Meta downloaded and distributed their works without permission. A California court's decision could reshape how AI companies legally source training data.

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Oversight Board demands Meta overhaul AI-generated content rules after fake conflict video spreads

Meta's Oversight Board issued a sharp rebuke of the company's handling of AI-generated content, calling for a complete overhaul of its detection and labeling systems. The criticism follows a fake AI video depicting damage in Haifa during the Israel-Iran conflict that garnered over 700,000 views without proper labeling, exposing critical gaps in Meta's current approach to synthetic media moderation.

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AI Agents Outpace Governance Frameworks as Enterprise Security Risks Multiply

Autonomous AI agents are proliferating across enterprises faster than security teams can govern them, exposing critical vulnerabilities in identity and access management systems designed for humans. The Moltbook incident revealed how quickly ungoverned agents become attack surfaces, while Singapore released the world's first governance framework specifically for agentic AI.

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10,000 Authors Publish Empty Book to Protest AI Companies Using Their Work Without Permission

Around 10,000 writers including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory, and Richard Osman have published Don't Steal This Book, containing only their names, to protest AI firms training on copyrighted material without permission or payment. The empty book protest arrives at the London Book Fair as the UK government prepares its assessment on proposed copyright law changes that could legalize AI companies using creative work under an opt-out system.

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Anthropic faces billions in lost sales as Pentagon blacklisting disrupts major contracts

Anthropic executives revealed that the Pentagon's national security blacklisting could slash the AI firm's 2026 revenue by multiple billions of dollars. The company filed a lawsuit to block the designation after losing over $100 million in contracts and facing inquiries from more than 100 enterprise customers expressing concern about associating with the embattled AI company.

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