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The Rundown AI: OAI lands Pentagon deal as Trump boots Anthropic
| OAI lands Pentagon deal as Trump boots Anthropic |
Image source: Lovart / The Rundown |
| The Rundown: OpenAI signed a deal with the Pentagon, just hours after President Trump ordered to cut ties with Anthropic over safeguards on mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, with OpenAI claiming its contract carries the same red lines. |
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| Anthropic was the first AI lab on the Pentagon’s classified network, but held firm on not using AI for mass domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons.Trump responded by ordering agencies to drop Anthropic, with War Sec. Pete Hegseth adding a “supply chain risk” tag only ever used on adversaries.OAI signed its own deal hours later, citing similar red lines to Anthropic — though the Pentagon reportedly still used Claude in Iran strikes post-ban. Altman said the deal was “definitely rushed” and that the optics don’t look good” in an X AMA, while also calling the Anthropic ban “a very bad decision”.Consumer backlash landed fast, with Claude shooting to No. 1 on Apple’s App Store and a “Cancel ChatGPT” movement spreading across X and Reddit. |
| Why it matters: Whether OAI’s red lines actually match Anthropic’s or just look the part on paper is the question to watch. Claude’s surge and ChatGPT cancellation backlash show the user reaction, but a favorable relationship with the government over a top competitor might be worth more long-term than the lost consumer revenue. |
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Axios: Pics to go: Living history
| Pics to go: Living history |
Photo: Daniel Torok/The White House via Getty ImagesPresident Trump talks to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles yesterday in a secure space at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., during Operation Epic Fury. Photo: Daniel Torok/The White House via Getty ImagesAir Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Mar-a-Lago Situation Room yesterday. Photo: The White House via APVice President JD Vance was in the White House Situation Room overnight as the military operation began in Iran, dialed into a conference line with Trump and the team at Mar-a-Lago. (The Washington Post)Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard are on the left. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is in the right foreground. For national security reasons, the photo has been partially blurred so that lettering isn’t legible. |
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Axios: Claude used in Iran strikes
| Claude used in Iran strikes |
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| Illustration: Natalie Peeples/Axios |
| The U.S. used Anthropic’s Claude to support Operation Epic Fury against Iran yesterday, sources familiar with the Pentagon’s operations tell Axios. Why it matters: The military’s use of Claude to capture Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in January ignited the showdown between Anthropic and the Pentagon. Late Friday, the Pentagon said Anthropic will be designated a supply-chain risk. Anthropic vowed to fight in court. Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth said: “Anthropic will continue to provide the Department of War its services for a period of no more than six months to allow for a seamless transition.”Four and a half hours after the Pentagon vowed to banish Anthropic, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced an agreement for military use of his models.”We think our agreement has more guardrails than any previous agreement for classified AI deployments, including Anthropic’s,” an OpenAI statement said yesterday. The backstory: OpenAI’s new Pentagon deal doesn’t explicitly prohibit collecting Americans’ publicly available information — a sticking point that rival Anthropic says is crucial for ensuring domestic mass surveillance doesn’t take place, Axios’ Maria Curi reports. The Pentagon says mass surveillance is already illegal. Altman was asked thousands of questions about his Pentagon contract during an “ask me anything” on X last night, including whether he was worried there would be a dispute later on with the Pentagon over what’s legal or not. Altman, who has 4.4 million X followers, replied: “Yes, I am. If we have to take on that fight we will, but it clearly exposes us to some risk.”Share this story. Jo Ling Kent interviews Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei late Friday. Photo: CBS NewsAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei says today on “CBS News Sunday Morning”: “We are still interested in working with [the Defense Department] as long as it is in line with our red lines. “The Pentagon still sees Anthropic’s Claude as superior to other models.Amodei told CBS News’ Jo Ling Kent late Friday: “If we can get to the point with the department where we can see things the same way, then perhaps there could be an agreement. … For our part and for the sake of U.S. national security, we continue to want to make this work.” Amodei said Anthropic has sought to deploy its AI models for military use because “we are patriotic Americans” and “we believe in this country. “Emil Michael, the Pentagon’s chief technology officer, told CBS News on Thursday: “At some level, you have to trust your military to do the right thing.”Watch the Amodei video. |
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OCCRP: Violence in Mexico After Military Kills Drug CartelLeader ‘El Menscho’
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Axios: Charted: War hits oil…
| Charted: War hits oil |
Data: Financial Modeling Prep. Chart: Axios VisualsSaudi Arabia’s largest oil refinery, Aramco’s Ras Tanura, was at least partially shut down as a precaution today after a drone attack. And an oil tanker was attacked in the Gulf of Oman by a bomb-carrying drone boat, sparking a fire and killing one, Oman says. Why it matters: The refinery strike could mark a widening of the new Middle East war, which previously hadn’t targeted petroleum-related sites, writes Ben Geman, author of Axios Future of Energy. Torbjorn Soltvedt, a top analyst with risk intelligence firm Verisk Maplecroft, said in a note: “The attack on Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura refinery marks a significant escalation, with Gulf energy infrastructure now squarely in Iran’s sights.”Get the latest. |
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Axios: Presented by Meta By Mike Allen … Trump’s lethal presidency
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| By Mike Allen · Mar 02, 2026 |
Good Monday morning. Smart Brevity™ count: 1,408 words … 5½ mins. Thanks to Noah Bressner for orchestrating. Edited by Andrew Pantazi and Bill Kole. |
| 1 big thing: Trump’s lethal presidency |
Data: ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data). Chart: Axios Visuals (“Other” includes Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria and Venezuela — as well as the waters off Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Colombia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.)No president in the modern era has ordered more military strikes against as many countries as Donald Trump, Axios’ Zachary Basu writes. He has attacked seven nations, three of which — Iran, Nigeria and Venezuela — had never been targeted by U.S. military strikes. He authorized more airstrikes in 2025 than President Biden did in four years. Why it matters: Trump ran as an anti-war candidate. The White House argues he still is — that he exhausts diplomacy before acting, and that projecting overwhelming force is itself a path to lasting peace. The deaths of three U.S. service members in the first 24 hours of Trump’s Iran strikes puts that argument to its most brutal test. “Sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That’s the way it is,” Trump said in a video statement yesterday. “But we’ll do everything possible where that won’t be the case,” he added, vowing to “avenge their deaths.” The big picture: Trump’s strikes are historically distinctive not just in number but in kind.President Bush’s post-9/11 campaigns and President Obama’s drone wars were massive in scale — but concentrated in inherited or congressionally authorized theaters. Alongside traditional counterterrorism efforts, Trump has opened new fronts — a Christmas Day strike in Nigeria, drug boats sunk in the Caribbean, Nicolás Maduro snatched from Caracas. His preferred model is consistent: no boots on the ground, no lengthy entanglements, overwhelming force applied quickly and framed as essential to defending American interests.Zoom in: The ongoing U.S. military operation against Iran now stands in a league of its own — the most aggressive, high-risk foreign policy act of Trump’s presidency. Trump launched Operation Epic Fury — a joint U.S.–Israeli campaign explicitly aimed at toppling Iran’s government — without congressional authorization or sustained public debate. It was preceded by the largest U.S. military buildup in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq — a warning to Iran that failed talks in Geneva would have consequences. An F/A-18E Super Hornet returns to the USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury on Saturday. Photo: U.S. Navy Zoom out: Trump outlined multiple targets for an operation he said could last four weeks: destroy Iran’s ballistic missiles, its rocket factories and its navy. Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was assassinated by Israeli strikes in the first 24 hours, along with dozens of senior regime officials. U.S. and Israeli strikes show no sign of letting up, as Iran’s retaliatory missiles and drones batter Gulf allies. Back home, some of Trump’s most loyal supporters are struggling to square this war with the candidate they elected. Several MAGA influencers resurfaced a warning last June from the late activist Charlie Kirk, who called regime change in Iran “insane” and predicted it would result in “a bloody civil war.” Share this story. |
George Bonanno, PhD. The End of Trauma: How the New Science of Resilience is Changing How We Think About PTSD. Also: Join us in the RIA on Tuesday, 14 April 2026 at 6:00pm, for ‘The neuroscience of resilience: building brains to withstand life’.
About the expert: George Bonanno, PhD
George Bonanno, PhD, is a professor of clinical psychology at Columbia University Teachers College. He received his PhD from Yale University in 1991. His research and scholarly interests have centered on the question of how human beings cope with loss, trauma, and other forms of extreme adversity. His most recent book is The End of Trauma: How the New Science of Resilience is Changing How We Think About PTSD.
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Join us in the RIA on Tuesday, 14 April 2026 at 6:00pm, for ‘The neuroscience of resilience: building brains to withstand life’.
This Discourse features a lecture from Professor George Bonanno, Professor of Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, with a response from Ian Robertson MRIA, Professor Emeritus and Fellow at Trinity College Dublin and T Boone Pickens Distinguished Chair at the University of Texas at Dallas.
It will offer insights into the brain’s capacity for adaptation, focusing on the neurological and psychological mechanisms that underpin emotional resilience.
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@scitechgirl — BREAKING: World’s First AI Doctor Hospital Emerges in China! A new medical system is rising in China where 42 digital doctors are working across 21 medical fields using advanced artificial intelligence.
BREAKING: World’s First AI Doctor Hospital Emerges in China! A new medical system is rising in China where 42 digital doctors are working across 21 medical fields using advanced artificial intelligence. Built with help from Tsinghua University researchers, this virtual hospital can study disease patterns and help predict health risks early. These AI doctors are not human. They are learning machines designed to think, analyze, and respond like medical experts. Some say this could be the future of healthcare. But one question stays in the air… are we ready for medicine guided by digital minds?

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THE WORST MARKET CRASH SINCE 2008 COULD HIT IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS The Strait of Hormuz is SHUTTING DOWN. 70% of vessel traffic has ALREADY stopped. This has NEVER happened before in modern history. Over 20% of the world’s oil and 20% of global LNG passes through this one Show more
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BREAKING: ARAMCO OPERATIONS HALTED + STRAIT OF HORMUZ CLOSED
The Numbers • Hormuz handles 21M barrels per day — roughly 20% of global oil supply
• Saudi Aramco — the largest oil company on earth — $2T valuation
• Oil futures already spiking past $130 — next targets: $150–$200
• 40% of China’s oil imports flow through Hormuz
• 35% of global LNG moves through that strait The Cascade
• Oil $150+ within 72 hours
• Airlines, shipping, manufacturing CRUSHED • Global liquidity crunch — banks tighten across the board
• S&P 500 faces 30–40% correction
• Bitcoin loses “safe haven” narrative — potential flush toward $20K
• Emerging markets get destroyed first Context
• COVID crashed markets 34% in 23 days
• This hits the energy backbone of the global economy
• Not weeks
• DAYS THE BLACK SWAN EVENT IS HERE. PROTECT YOUR CAPITAL.
THE WORST MARKET CRASH SINCE 2008 COULD HIT IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS The Strait of Hormuz is SHUTTING DOWN. 70% of vessel traffic has ALREADY stopped. This has NEVER happened before in modern history. Over 20% of the world’s oil and 20% of global LNG passes through this one Show more
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Photo: Daniel Torok/The White House via Getty ImagesPresident Trump talks to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles yesterday in a secure space at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., during Operation Epic Fury.
Photo: Daniel Torok/The White House via Getty ImagesAir Force Gen.
Photo: The White House via APVice President JD Vance was in the White House Situation Room overnight as the military operation began in Iran, dialed into a conference line with Trump and the team at Mar-a-Lago. (
Jo Ling Kent interviews Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei late Friday. Photo: CBS News
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Good Monday morning. Smart Brevity™ count: 1,408 words … 5½ mins. Thanks to Noah Bressner for orchestrating. Edited by Andrew Pantazi and Bill Kole.
Data:
The big picture: Trump’s strikes are historically distinctive not just in number but in kind.President Bush’s post-9/11 campaigns and President Obama’s drone wars were massive in scale — but concentrated in inherited or congressionally authorized theaters. Alongside traditional counterterrorism efforts, Trump has opened new fronts — a Christmas Day strike in Nigeria, drug boats sunk in the Caribbean, Nicolás Maduro snatched from Caracas. His preferred model is consistent: no boots on the ground, no lengthy entanglements, overwhelming force applied quickly and framed as essential to defending American interests.
An F/A-18E Super Hornet returns to the USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury on Saturday. Photo: U.S. Navy