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mercurynews.com > 03/09/2026 > anthropic-sues-trump-administration

Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo ‘supply chain risk’ designation

3+ hour, 10+ min ago  (425+ words) Anthropic is suing the Trump administration, asking federal courts to reverse the Pentagon's decision designating the artificial intelligence company a " supply chain risk " over its refusal to allow unrestricted military use of its technology. Anthropic filed two separate lawsuits Monday,…...

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mercurynews.com > 03/08/2026 > explosive-dispute-questions-silicon-valleys-track-americans-robot-warfare

Explosive Silicon Valley dispute raises questions over AI giants’ willingness to help track Americans and fuel robot warfare

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1058+ words) Bay Area artificial intelligence giant Anthropic was assailed by President Donald Trump as a company of "Left-wing nut jobs" after it sought to prevent certain uses of its technology by the U.S. military. The firm's rival, AI titan OpenAI, promptly cut…...

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mercurynews.com > 03/07/2026 > san-jose-sjsu-collaborate-on-new-ai-center-for-civic-good > amp

San Jose, SJSU collaborate on new AI Center for Civic Good

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (577+ words) Artificial intelligence is all around us " and it's not going away, especially here in Silicon Valley. But a lot of people don't know what AI tools are out there, how they can be used and how they will be shaping…...

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mercurynews.com > 03/07/2026 > pentagon-turns-to-ex-uber-executive-in-anthropic-feud-over-ai-3

Pentagon turns to ex-Uber executive in Anthropic feud over AI

2+ day, 27+ min ago  (499+ words) By Rebecca Torrence | Bloomberg News Emil Michael made his name in Silicon Valley a decade ago as an aggressive dealmaker for a startup " Uber Technologies " as it wrangled with governments in pursuit of market domination. Now, Michael has switched sides…...

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mercurynews.com > 03/07/2026 > olson-claude-ai-helped-bomb-iran-but-how-exactly

Olson: Claude AI helped bomb Iran. But how exactly?

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (847+ words) The same artificial-intelligence model that can help you draft a marketing email or a quick dinner recipe has also been used to attack'Iran.'U.S.'Central Command'used Anthropic's Claude AI for "intelligence assessments, target identification and simulating battle scenarios" during the strikes…...

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mercurynews.com > 03/06/2026 > pentagon-says-it-is-labeling-ai-company-anthropic-a-supply-chain-risk-effective-immediately

Pentagon says it is labeling AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk ‘effective immediately’

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (772+ words) By MATT O'BRIEN and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, Associated Press The Trump administration is following through with its threat to designate artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply chain risk in an unprecedented move that could force other government contractors to stop…...

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mercurynews.com > 03/06/2026 > big-tech-stocks-were-expensive-then-the-market-turned-on-ai > amp

Big tech stocks were expensive. Then the market turned on AI

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (566+ words) By Jeran Wittenstein and Ryan Vlastelica, Bloomberg For most of the past decade, investors have had to pay exorbitant prices to own a piece of the world's biggest technology companies. But that's changing as AI euphoria gives way to skepticism....

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mercurynews.com > 03/06/2026 > us-employers-cut-a-surprising-92000-jobs-last-month-as-unemployment-rate-rises-to-4-4

US employers cut a surprising 92,000 jobs last month as unemployment rate rises to 4.4%

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (606+ words) By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON " American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain. The unemployment rate blipped up to 4.4%. The Labor Department reported Friday that hiring deteriorated from January, when companies,…...

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mercurynews.com > 03/06/2026 > netflix-buys-ben-affleck-ai-company-interpositive

Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI company that’s geared toward filmmakers

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (281+ words) Netflix has struck a deal to acquire Ben Affleck's Interpostive AI company. The streaming service didn't provide specifics about its deal with Interpositive, which describes itself as a company that combines "artistry with technology to craft bold visual stories that…...

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mercurynews.com > 03/05/2026 > opinion-moving-fast-breaking-the-world-ai-risks-shattering-our-shared-reality > amp

Opinion: Moving fast, breaking the world. AI risks shattering our shared reality.

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (512+ words) Artificial intelligence is here: writing paragraphs, generating images, mimicking voices, shaping what billions of people see each day, whether it is true or not. As I watch this era unfold, I feel something familiar " the uneasy sense that power is…...