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Founded2021

Key PeopleDario Amodei, Daniela Amodei

HeadquartersSan Francisco, USA

ProductsClaude, Claude Code, Claude Cowork, Claude Security

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Anthropic in talks with Blackstone on AI joint venture despite Pentagon supply chain dispute

Anthropic is negotiating with private equity firms including Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman to form an AI-focused joint venture that would sell Claude technology to portfolio companies. The talks temporarily stalled due to the Department of Defense designating Anthropic a supply chain risk, but discussions are now ongoing as the company seeks to expand its enterprise reach.

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Anthropic in talks with Blackstone on AI joint venture despite Pentagon supply chain dispute

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Pentagon opens door to Anthropic exemptions despite ban on AI tools for national security

The Pentagon issued a memo allowing continued use of Anthropic's AI tools beyond a six-month phase-out if critical to national security. Signed by Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies, the document permits exemptions in rare and extraordinary circumstances where no viable alternative exists, signaling the complexity of implementing the ban amid ongoing legal battles.

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Pentagon opens door to Anthropic exemptions despite ban on AI tools for national security

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Perplexity takes AI agent Computer into enterprise, challenging Microsoft and Salesforce

Perplexity announced enterprise availability of its Computer AI agent at Ask 2026 conference, transforming the $20 billion startup into a competitor against Microsoft and Salesforce. The company also unveiled Personal Computer, a local AI operating system that runs on dedicated devices like Mac mini with enhanced security features.

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Perplexity takes AI agent Computer into enterprise, challenging Microsoft and Salesforce

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Claude gains shared context across Excel and PowerPoint with automated one-click skills

Anthropic rolled out major updates to Claude for Excel and PowerPoint, introducing shared context across applications that eliminates repetitive data entry. The AI chatbot now maintains continuous conversations between both tools, while new Claude Skills enable teams to save and automate workflows with a single click, transforming how enterprise users handle data analysis and presentation preparation.

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Claude gains shared context across Excel and PowerPoint with automated one-click skills

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Pentagon Investigates AI Role in Missile Strike That Killed 175 at Iranian School

The U.S. military is investigating whether AI played a role in a Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school that killed at least 175 people, mostly children. Preliminary findings point to outdated targeting data, but questions persist about Anthropic's Claude AI, which the Pentagon uses for target selection despite designating the company a supply chain risk over its refusal to remove guardrails against autonomous weapons.

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Pentagon Investigates AI Role in Missile Strike That Killed 175 at Iranian School

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Pentagon reveals how Military AI chatbots accelerate targeting decisions in Iran operations

Defense officials confirm the US military is using AI chatbots like Claude to analyze intelligence and prioritize targets in Iran, striking 1,000 targets in the first 24 hours. The technology adds a conversational layer to Project Maven, but lawmakers are calling for stricter oversight as concerns grow about human judgment in war and the reliability of AI-powered decision support systems.

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Pentagon reveals how Military AI chatbots accelerate targeting decisions in Iran operations

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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 launches research institute to study AI risks while battling Pentagon blacklist

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

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

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Google expands Pentagon partnership, deploying Gemini AI agents to 3 million military employees

Google is rolling out Gemini AI agents across the Pentagon's 3 million-strong workforce to automate routine administrative tasks on unclassified networks. The expansion comes as the Defense Department rapidly broadens its AI partnerships following its contentious split with Anthropic, which was designated a supply chain risk after refusing to remove guardrails on autonomous weapons and domestic surveillance.

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Google expands Pentagon partnership, deploying Gemini AI agents to 3 million military employees

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AI bug hunters flood open-source security with reports—maintainers struggle to separate signal from noise

Open-source maintainers face an unprecedented wave of AI-generated security reports flooding their inboxes. While tools like Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 discovered over 500 zero-days in initial testing, the cURL project saw legitimate bug reports drop to just 5% as AI slop overwhelms volunteer teams. Some projects have shut down bug bounty programs entirely, while others search for ways to filter quality submissions from automated noise.

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AI bug hunters flood open-source security with reports—maintainers struggle to separate signal from noise

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Legora raises $550 million Series D at $5.55 billion valuation for aggressive US expansion

Swedish legal AI startup Legora has raised $550 million in Series D funding led by Accel, tripling its valuation to $5.55 billion in just five months. The company plans aggressive US expansion with new offices in Houston and Chicago, targeting 300 US employees by year-end as competition with Harvey intensifies in the booming AI legaltech market.

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Legora raises $550 million Series D at $5.55 billion valuation for aggressive US expansion

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

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

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Anthropic launches Code Review tool to catch bugs in AI-generated code flooding repositories

Anthropic introduced Code Review, a multi-agent system that analyzes GitHub pull requests for bugs, security vulnerabilities, and logic errors. Available for Claude Code enterprise customers, the tool costs $15-25 per review and addresses the bottleneck created by AI tools generating code faster than humans can review it. Internal testing shows 84% of large pull requests contain issues.

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Anthropic launches Code Review tool to catch bugs in AI-generated code flooding repositories

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