DARPA says its powdered blood for future warfare works in animals. Now comes the hard part.

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Marines carry a simulated casualty during a tactical competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 18, 2026.
Marines carry a simulated casualty during a tactical competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Vincent Needham

Steve Bannon says Anthropic 'had it right' in rejecting deal with the Pentagon

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Steve Bannon
Steve Bannon spoke at the 2026 Semafor World Economy Summit on Thursday.

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Sam Altman says he 'miscalibrated' the mood of distrust toward AI and the government in the Pentagon deal

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Sam Altman, CEO da OpenAI, discursa durante a Cúpula de Infraestrutura de 2026, que reúne autoridades governamentais, executivos corporativos e líderes sindicais, em Washington, D.C., EUA, em 11 de março de 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/Foto de Arquivo
Sam Altman said he had "miscalibrated" the mood of distrust toward AI and the government.

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Judge temporarily blocks the Pentagon from declaring Anthropic a national security risk

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Dario Amodei speaks at the World Economic Forum
Dario Amodei

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A judge just offered the clearest breakdown yet of what's at stake in Anthropic vs. the Pentagon. Read her remarks in full.

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Pete Hegseth leaves a news conference at the Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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Judge says it looks like Pentagon was out to 'punish' Anthropic, not protect national security

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei refused to accede to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's demands, which eventually led to the legal fight.

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Google told staff worried about Pentagon AI deals that the company is 'leaning more' into national security contracts

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Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis.
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis.

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Nearly 150 retired judges take Anthropic's side in Pentagon fight

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The Anthropic logo appears on a smartphone screen in this photo illustration, as the AI firm files lawsuits against the United States Department of Defense after the Pentagon moves to blacklist the company following disagreements over safeguards limiting the use of its AI systems for surveillance and autonomous weapons.
About 150 judges sided with Anthropic in its lawsuit with the Department of War.

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The Pentagon provided a rare inside look at Palantir's Project Maven and how the AI tool helps the military wage war

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A Pentagon official demonstrated live how Palantir's secretive Project Maven can be used to carry out a strike.

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Microsoft backs Anthropic in its legal fight against the Pentagon

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Satya Nadella
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's company said the Pentagon's actions against Anthropic "put at risk the very AI ecosystem that the Administration has helped to champion."

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