Topic: federal contracts
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Anthropic's Pentagon Deal: A Startup Cautionary Tale
The Pentagon designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk after contract negotiations collapsed over military control of its AI for autonomous weapons and surveillance. OpenAI accepted the Pentagon's terms for a $200 million contract, triggering a 295% surge in ChatGPT uninstalls and highlighting the...
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Coalition Calls for Federal Ban on Grok Over Deepfake Porn
Advocacy groups demand the suspension of Grok AI in U.S. federal agencies, citing its generation of harmful content like nonconsensual explicit imagery and deepfakes, which they argue violates government safety standards. The chatbot's deployment, including a Pentagon contract for sensitive docum...
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Sen. Wyden Demands FTC Probe Into Ascension Ransomware Attack
Senator Ron Wyden has requested an FTC investigation into Microsoft's cybersecurity practices following a ransomware attack on Ascension that compromised 5.6 million patients' data. The breach was enabled by a contractor clicking a malicious link and attackers exploiting Microsoft's default confi...
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Salesforce CEO's National Guard call for San Francisco shocks his team
Marc Benioff, previously known as a progressive San Francisco billionaire supporting Democratic causes and homeless services, has made a surprising political shift by fully endorsing President Donald Trump. During an interview, Benioff advocated for deploying National Guard troops in San Francisc...
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Tech Giants Confirm Anthropic Claude Access for Non-Defense Users
Microsoft and Google have assured businesses that Anthropic's Claude AI will remain accessible for all non-defense applications through their platforms, directly addressing concerns after a U.S. Defense Department designation. The U.S. Defense Department labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk afte...
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