The Trump administration is directing diplomats to oppose foreign data localization laws, citing risks to AI services, cloud computing, and cross-border data flows. Critics view it as a confrontational stance on global tech regulation.
Anthropic will not ease restrictions on how its AI models can be used by the U.S. military, even after a high‑level meeting with the Pentagon.
Anthropic acquires Vercept to enhance Claude’s computer use capabilities, following major benchmark gains with Claude Sonnet 4.6 and continued expansion of its AI research team.
Atlassian introduced “Agents in Jira,” allowing enterprises to assign and manage AI agents alongside human employees within its project management platform. The feature is now available in open beta.
Irina Bodnar says Anthropic’s Claude and Meta-backed Manus introduced features that disrupted her AI ad startup Ryze AI, triggering a pivot and raising questions about startup survival in the age of AI giants.
Stripe President John Collison forecasts rapid growth in AI-driven agentic commerce, highlighting stablecoins and scalable blockchains as key infrastructure.
MSCI introduces AI connectors enabling access to its data via MSCI ONE, ChatGPT, and Claude, debuting IndexAI Insights to deliver conversational index analytics powered by large language models.
Anthropic unveils a revised Responsible Scaling Policy with a Frontier Safety Roadmap, regular Risk Reports, and clearer separation between company commitments and industry recommendations.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sets deadline for Anthropic to provide broad AI model access to the Pentagon, threatening supply chain risk designation or use of the Defense Production Act.
ŌURA unveils a proprietary large language model for women’s health, combining clinical research and biometric data to deliver personalized, privacy-first AI guidance through Oura Advisor.
Google is adding a new AI agent to its vibe-coding app Opal, enabling users to build mini apps that plan and execute tasks using text prompts.
Meta plans to buy up to $100 billion in AMD GPUs and CPUs, issuing performance-based warrants as it ramps AI data centers and diversifies compute infrastructure.
Nvidia reports earnings amid robust AI chip demand, with $630B Big Tech spending supporting growth, though competition from in-house chips poses risks.
Amazon announces a $12 billion plan for Louisiana data centers, creating 540 jobs and funding water and power infrastructure to support AI-driven growth.
IBM shares post their steepest drop in over 25 years after Anthropic says its Claude Code AI tool can automate COBOL modernization on IBM mainframes.