In the beginning, it was just a game. One we've all played numerous times: select the squares with a stop sign, enter the text below, reassemble the puzzle — and check the box declaring, "I am not a robot."
The US government's decision to banish AI giant Anthropic from its entire supply chain has handed Germany and Europe a "once-in-a-lifetime chance," according to a politician from the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), junior partner in Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government coalition.
Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic filed suit on Monday challenging a move by the Pentagon last week officially designating the company as a "supply chain risk" after it refused to allow unrestricted military use of its AI system, Claude.
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, which makes the Grok chatbot, is being sued by teenagers who say the company's AI models were used to create nonconsensual nudes of them.
The Trump administration on Thursday announced that it is designating the artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply chain risk. The Pentagon said in a statement that it "officially informed Anthropic leadership that the company and its products are deemed a supply chain risk, effective immediately."
Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.
India recently announced a two-decade tax break for foreign tech companies that use data centers in the South Asian country to provide services to overseas customers. The exemption, though, doesn't apply to services offered to Indian clients, which will continue to be taxed.
It is one of the most universal post-breakup impulses. The relationship ends, the phone comes out, and, almost without thinking, you check your ex's social media. Whom are they with? How are they doing? Have they moved on?
The benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) may come at a high cost for consumers. Surging demand for memory chips is driving up the price of smartphones and computers — including in Germany.
President Donald Trump on Friday ordered all US federal agencies to phase out their use of AI technology from the firm Anthropic. The move follows a public dispute between Anthropic and the Pentagon.
The US government says it will pull AI startup Anthropic from Pentagon supply chains and rip up any agreements it has with it as the row between the two escalates sharply. US Under Secretary of Defense Emil Michael strongly rebuked Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Thursday, calling him a "liar" with a "God-complex."
The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press President Trump ordered the U.S.