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Elizabeth Warren calls Pentagon’s decision to bar Anthropic ‘retaliation’
Anthropic is attracting an increasing number of supporters in its fight against the U.S. Department of Defense, which last monthdesignated the AI lab as a supply-chain riskafter it refused to make concessions on how its AI could be used by the military. In a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) equated the DoD’s decision with “retaliation,” arguing that the Pentagon could simply have terminated its contract with the AI lab,CNBC reports. “I am particularly concerned that the DoD is trying to strong-arm American companies into providing the Department with the tools to spy on American citizens and deploy fully autonomous weapons without adequate safeguards,” Warren wrote, per the report, adding that the barring of Anthropic “appears to be retaliation.” Warren’s words echo many other organizations that have spoken out against the Defense Department’s treatment of Anthropic. Several tech companies and employees — including fromOpenAI, Googleand Microsoft — as well as legal rights groups, have filed amicus briefs in support of Anthropic and denouncing the designation, which is usually applied toforeign adversariesand not U.S. firms. The dispute arose afterAnthropic told the Pentagonthat it did not want its AI systems to be used for mass surveillance of Americans, and that the technology wasn’t ready for use in targeting or firing decisions of lethal autonomous weapons without human intervention. The Pentagon contested that a private company shouldn’t dictate how the military uses technology, and soon after designated the company as a “supply-chain risk.” The label requires any company or agency that does work with the Pentagon to certify that it doesn’t use the designated company’s products or services — effectively barring Anthropic from working with any company that also works with the U.S. government. The letter from Warren comes a day before a hearing in San Francisco on Tuesday, when District Judge Rita Lin will decide whether to grant Anthropic a preliminary injunction that seeks to preserve the status quo while itscase against the DoDis litigated. While Anthropic is suing the DoD for infringing on its First Amendment rights and punishing the company based on ideological grounds, the Defense Department hasmaintainedthat Anthropic’s refusal to allow all lawful military uses of its technology was a business decision, not protected speech, and that the designation was a straightforward national security call and not punishment for the company’s views. The AI lab last week submitted two declarations to the court thatclaim the government’s logic is flawedas they depend on technical misunderstandings as well as points of concern that were not raised during the company’s negotiations with the DoD. Warren has also written to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, asking for details of thecompany’s agreement with the DoD, which came just a day after the Pentagon blacklisted Anthropic. Anthropic and the Defense Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Short of Talent, GCCs Turn to Simulating Cyberattacks to Prepare for the Worst
Deloitte India unveiled ConnectSafe, a cybersecurity facility in Bengaluru that offers a live environment that simulates real‑world cyber‑threat scenarios
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Adobe Expands Firefly With Custom AI Models & Conversational Design Tools
With integrations across OpenAI, Google and others, Adobe is positioning Firefly as a unified AI studio for design, video and content creation.
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Acer’s Altos AI Server is 51% Made in India
MD Harish Kohli exclusively told AIM the company is building capacity for 5,000 servers in India and expects to ship over 3,000 units in the next year.
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Indian Workers Reluctant to Return From US Blame Pay Gap: Survey
Around 58% of Indian workers refuse to return within the next three years, prioritising high American compensation over domestic tech growth.
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Microsoft Has Three Problems: Copilot, OpenAI, and Mustafa Suleyman
Microsoft Copilot usage numbers remain relatively modest, especially compared to consumer AI chatbots.
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Mark Zuckerberg is Building an AI Agent to Manage CEO Tasks: Report
The agent retrieves answers that Zuckerberg would typically obtain through internal channels, reducing reliance on layers of staff.
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OpenAI to Nearly Double Headcount to 8,000 Employees: Report
OpenAI is reportedly preparing for rapid growth, planning to add roughly 12 employees per day this year.
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Razorpay, Sarvam Enable Voice-First Conversational Commerce in India; Swiggy Joins as Early Adopter
The companies have piloted a voice assistant for The Derma Co website, allowing users to browse products and complete purchases through voice commands.
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India's AI Copyright Overhaul Stares at Tech, Institutional Hurdles
India is moving cautiously toward an AI copyright framework, balancing innovation, creators' rights, and regulatory complexity.
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India’s Deep Tech Push Has a Gap No One is Talking About
As India accelerates investments in semiconductors, AI and space, experts warn that testing infrastructure remains a critical blind spot.
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Elon Musk unveils chip manufacturing plans for SpaceX and Tesla
Elon Musk recently outlined ambitious plans for a chip-building collaboration between his companies Tesla and SpaceX. Bloomberg reportsthat Musk shared his plans on Saturday night at an event in downtown Austin, Texas, with a photo suggesting that what Musk is calling the “Terafab” facility will be built near Tesla’s Austin headquarters and “gigafactory.” Musk said he’s pursuing this project because semiconductor manufacturers aren’t making chips quickly enough for his companies’ artificial intelligence and robotics needs: “We either build the Terafab or we don’t have the chips, and we need the chips, so we build the Terafab.” The goal is to manufacture chips that can support 100 to 200 gigawatts of computing power per year on Earth, along witha terawatt in space, Musk said. He did not offer a timeline for these plans. As Bloomberg noted, Musk does not have a background in semiconductor manufacturing, but he does have a history ofoverpromisingongoalsandtimelines.
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