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  • Anthropic's Pentagon Deal: A Startup Cautionary Tale
    March 6, 2026
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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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  • Colin Angle on iRobot's Failed Amazon Deal and the FTC
    December 21, 2025
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    Colin Angle on iRobot's Failed Amazon Deal and the FTC

    iRobot's Chapter 11 bankruptcy is attributed by founder Colin Angle to a blocked $1.7 billion Amazon acquisition, which he argues was a preventable outcome of prolonged regulatory scrutiny that stifled innovation. The exhaustive 18-month investigation consumed company resources during a critical ...

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