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| Maxwell Zeff / Wired: |
Google DeepMind Chief Scientist Jeff Dean and 30+ staffers from OpenAI and Google file an amicus brief in support of Anthropic in its legal fight with US DOD — Google DeepMind chief scientist Jeff Dean is among the AI researchers and engineers rushing to Anthropic's defense.
More: CourtListener, The Information, TechCrunch, OnMSFT, Gizmodo, The Deep View, Business Insider, and TechCrunch
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Bluesky: @pamspaulding and @peard33
Forums: r/technology, r/google, r/Anthropic, and r/OpenAI
| Jack Queen / Reuters: |
Anthropic sues to block the DOD from designating it a supply chain risk, saying the designation is unlawful and violates its free speech and due process rights — Anthropic on Monday filed a lawsuit to block the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist …
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| Maria Curi / Axios: |
Sources: the White House is preparing an executive order formally instructing federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's AI tools — The White House is preparing an executive order formally instructing the federal government to rip out Anthropic's AI from its operations, sources familiar with the matter told Axios.| Paresh Dave / Wired: |
Filing: Anthropic says it had $5B+ in all-time revenue since 2023 and could lose billions after clients paused deal talks due to supply-chain risk designation — Executives at the AI startup say companies paused deal talks after the Trump administration labeled it a supply-chain risk … | David Gewirtz / ZDNET: |
Anthropic debuts Code Review for Claude Code, which uses agents to check pull requests for bugs, and says a code review could average $15-$25 in token usage — ZDNET's key takeaways — Anthropic launches AI agents to review developer pull requests. — Internal tests tripled meaningful code review feedback.
More: Claude, Moneycontrol, Help Net Security, The Economic Times, The Indian Express, Digit, SiliconANGLE, The Register, MarkTechPost, TechCrunch, The New Stack, and The Verge
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| Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: |
Yann LeCun's Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs raised a $1.03B seed at a $3.5B pre-money valuation to work on world models, in Europe's largest-ever seed round — Meta's former chief artificial intelligence scientist Yann LeCun has raised more than $1bn for his new start-up in Europe's largest ever seed funding round.
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| Kate Knibbs / Wired: |
Jay Graber steps down as Bluesky CEO, saying a “seasoned operator focused on scaling and execution” is needed; Bluesky names VC Toni Schneider as interim CEO — Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky's board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.
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Forums: Hacker News, r/technews, r/BlueskySocial, and Slashdot
| Wired: |
Sources: Nvidia is pitching NemoClaw, an upcoming open-source AI agent platform for enterprises, and plans to offer security and privacy tools for it — Ahead of its annual developer conference, Nvidia is readying a new approach to software that embraces AI agents similar to OpenClaw.
More: The Economic Times, Gizmodo, International Business Times, Blockonomi, CNBC, The Information, CoinDesk, and Tech in Asia
X: @zeffmax, @benitoz, and @theaustinlyons
Forums: r/LocalLLaMA and r/technews
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple delayed the release of its smart home display, planned for this month, until later this year to let the company finish work on the new Siri — Apple Inc.'s artificial intelligence struggles are rippling through its product plans, forcing the company to delay a long …
More: PYMNTS.com, Spyglass, The Verge, Silicon UK, Business Standard, iDrop News, Digit, DigiTimes, iPhone in Canada, Android Authority, iClarified, The Mac Observer, The Shortcut, Mobile World Live, and Cult of Mac
X: @_chuckyc, @markgurman, and @mattcassinelli
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| OpenAI: |
OpenAI agrees to acquire Promptfoo, which fixes security issues in AI systems being built and is “trusted by 25%+ of Fortune 500”, to fold into OpenAI Frontier — Accelerating agentic security testing and evaluation capabilities in OpenAI Frontier
More: CSO, Forbes, WinBuzzer, Digit, TheEnergyMag, OnMSFT, Pulse 2.0, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, TechCrunch, Promptfoo, Business Today, and Bloomberg
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| Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple made ~55M iPhones in India in 2025, up 53% YoY from 36M in 2024, or ~25% of total iPhone production, as it shifts away from China amid tariffs — Apple Inc. increased iPhone production in India by about 53% last year and now makes a quarter of its marquee devices there …
More: 9to5Mac, Business Today, MacRumors, Times of India, Apple Must, Press Trust of India, Digit, Blockonomi, The Hans India, Livemint, Notebookcheck, Tech in Asia, Mobile World Live, and Gamereactor UK. Forums: r/india
| Brian Westover / PCMag: |
MacBook Pro 16" (M5 Max) review: “Super core” architecture and 40-core GPU deliver beastly performance, but retains a five-year-old design and is $100+ pricier — EDITORS' CHOICE — 4.5 — Outstanding — THE BOTTOM LINE — The 2026 MacBook Pro 16-inch with M5 Max …
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| John Higgins / The Verge: |
| Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
AI cybersecurity startup Armadin, started by Mandiant founder Kevin Mandia to build AI agents, raised ~$190M led by Accel; Google bought Mandiant for $5.4B — Four years ago Kevin Mandia agreed to sell his cybersecurity company Mandiant to Google for $5.4 billion. Now he's back in the game, with Google's help.
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| Thomas Seal / Bloomberg: |
Canada will allow TikTok to continue operating in the country under new security commitments, reversing a 2024 order to wind down TikTok's Canadian subsidiary — Canada will allow TikTok to continue operating in the country, a complete reversal after the government had previously ordered …
More: Engadget, Government of Canada, iPhone in Canada, d2125, Reuters, Global News, Canadian Press, and Wall Street Journal. Forums: r/canada
| Charles Lamanna / Microsoft 365 Blog: |
Microsoft launches Copilot Cowork, integrating Anthropic's Claude Cowork tech into Microsoft 365 Copilot and using Work IQ to ground its actions in work data — AUDIENCE — Try Microsoft 365 Copilot — Available on desktop and mobile devices — If you have used Copilot …
More: Tech Monitor, GeekWire, WinBuzzer, The Rundown AI, Microsoft Tech Community, The Indian Express, The Deep View, Pulse 2.0, Fortune, Stratechery, Dow Jones Newswires, Inc, Axios, Moneycontrol, Sherwood News, Thurrott, CRN, CNET, XDA Developers, and The Verge
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LinkedIn: Larry Cannell, Nicole Herskowitz, and Charles Lamanna
| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
| Olivia Moore / Andreessen Horowitz: |
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X: @alexmashrabov, @changchen_cc, @scobleizer, @anisha_moonka, @lennysan, @aleximm, @a16z, @illscience, @a16z, @a16z, and @omooretweets. Forums: r/OpenAI
| Rebecca Torrence / Bloomberg: |
Nexthop AI, which offers specialized switches to reduce power consumption and latency for hyperscalers, raised $500M led by Lightspeed at a $4.2B valuation — Nexthop AI, an artificial intelligence infrastructure startup, has raised $500 million in a deal led by Lightspeed Venture Partners … | Bloomberg: |
AT&T says it plans to spend $250B+ over the next five years to build out its US infrastructure, including high-speed fiber; AT&T spent $21B on capex in 2025 — AT&T Inc. said it will spend more than $250 billion in the next five years to build out its infrastructure in the U.S. …
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| Financial Times: |
SoftBank's stock is down ~48% since November 3, as scrutiny into the scale of its OpenAI ties grows; on March 9, SoftBank fell 9.8% on Stargate delay reports — Japanese group has suffered from recent share falls and a negative outlook from rating agency S&P — Once fired up, Masayoshi Son's investing enthusiasm knows few bounds.| Kieran Smith / Financial Times: |
An interview with Hinge CEO Jackie Jantos, promoted from CMO in December 2025, as the dating app hits 1.8M+ paying users, gaining ground while others struggle — Jackie Jantos defies dating app decline with focus on serious relationships: 'It's not TikTok, you need to put in effort'| Aaron Clark / Bloomberg: |
US commercial satellite provider Planet Labs delays Middle East imagery to two weeks from four days over concerns it could be used to target NATO members — Planet Labs PBC is extending its delay on commercial satellite imagery in the Middle East to two weeks from four days over concerns … | Jake Angelo / Fortune: |
NBC News poll of 1,000 registered US voters: just 26% had a positive view of AI, while 46% had a negative view, the third worst net negative score of all topics — Artificial intelligence has permeated nearly every part of daily American life. It's being adopted across the professional sphere …
More: Gizmodo, The Verge, NBC News, Decrypt, and NBC News
X: @willahmed, @nick_field90, @plathiandc, @saikatc, @austinahlman, @tszzl, @agoldmund, @noahpinion, @mattyglesias, @nkulw, @rokhanna, and @wexler
Forums: r/ArtificialInteligence and r/BlackboxAI_
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