The Pentagon Deal Got a Rewrite. ChatGPT Got a Boycott.
OpenAI rewrites Pentagon contract to ban domestic surveillance. ChatGPT uninstalls surge 295%. Claude hits No. 1 on U.S. App Store.
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OpenAI and Pentagon Agree to Tighten Surveillance Restrictions in AI Contract After Public Backlash
Altman renegotiated the Pentagon AI contract to ban surveillance using commercially purchased data. The amended terms have not been signed.
ChatGPT Uninstalls Jump 295% After OpenAI's Pentagon Deal as Claude Hits App Store No. 1
ChatGPT uninstalls surged 295% after OpenAI's Pentagon deal. Claude hit No. 1 on the App Store. Altman called the deal 'opportunistic and sloppy.
Qualcomm Launches First Wi-Fi 8 Chip at MWC, Targets 6G Commercial Networks by 2029
Qualcomm unveils FastConnect 8800 Wi-Fi 8 chip with 11.6 Gbps speeds and a 30-company 6G coalition targeting 2029 commercial networks.
Claude Tops App Store as Pentagon Label Exposes Enterprise AI Lock-In Risk
Claude topped the App Store as the Pentagon's supply chain label forced enterprises to purge Anthropic from their AI stacks.
Japan Injects $1.7 Billion Into Rapidus, Retains Veto Power Over Chip Startup
Japan secures veto power over Rapidus with golden share as $1.7B funding round from 32 companies exceeds targets for 2nm chip venture.
Karpathy Says AI Coding Agents Made Programming 'Unrecognizable' Since December
Karpathy claims December 2025 was when AI coding agents crossed from unreliable to functional. Bloomberg reports a productivity panic in tech.
Perplexity Launches Computer, an Agent Platform Orchestrating 19 AI Models at Once
Perplexity Computer uses 19 AI models with Claude Opus 4.6 as orchestrator. Max subscribers get access at $200/month with per-token billing.
AI Models Deployed Nuclear Weapons in 95% of War Game Simulations, Study Finds
King's College study finds GPT-5.2, Claude, and Gemini reached for nuclear weapons in nearly every simulated crisis. No model ever surrendered.
Anthropic Launches 10 Claude Cowork Plugins for Investment Banking, HR and Design
Anthropic released 10 Cowork plugins for investment banking, HR and design with S&P Global and LSEG, plus Excel-PowerPoint integration.
Inception Ships Mercury 2, a Diffusion LLM That Hits 1,009 Tokens Per Second
Inception releases Mercury 2, a diffusion LLM hitting 1,009 tokens per second on Nvidia GPUs. Backed by $50M seed from Menlo Ventures.
ASML Pushes EUV Light Source to 1,000 Watts, Targets 50% More Chip Output by 2030
ASML boosted its EUV light source to 1,000 watts by doubling tin droplet rates, targeting 50% more chip output per machine by 2030.
Google Restricts AI Ultra Subscribers Over OpenClaw OAuth, Days After Anthropic Ban
Google AI Ultra subscribers report account restrictions for OpenClaw OAuth use. Anthropic banned third-party access days earlier.