The US-led war in Iran is complicating plans by Gulf nations to spend $300B+ on AI investments, putting at risk a potential source of funding for tech companies
The war in Iran is complicating plans by Gulf nations to spend more than $300 billion on data centers, chips and other AI investments …
Iran targeting commercial datacenters in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare and raises doubts over the Gulf as a global AI hub
Why Kuwait, UAE, and Saudi Arabia Are Now a No-Go for TravelersAssociated Press:Mideast's water supply at risk as Bahrain and Iran say their desalination plants were attacked amid ...
Iran targeting commercial datacenters in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare and raises doubts over the Gulf as a global AI hub
Iran's targeting of commercial datacentres in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare
President Trump signs an EO aimed at fighting cybercrime, directing officials to identify robust tools to combat transnational criminal organizations
Catherine Lucey /Bloomberg:
The Trump administration debuts its cyber strategy, outlining priorities including promoting offense operations, securing AI tech, and streamlining regulations
The administration also released an executive order on cybercrime and fraud. — Learn more.
An interview with Pentagon AI head Emil Michael about Anthropic leaking to the media to win anti-Trump users, dealing with Amodei and his “politburo”, and more
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President Trump signs an EO aimed at fighting cybercrime, directing officials to identify robust tools to combat transnational criminal organizations
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at fighting cybercrime, including fraud and extortion …
Google and Amazon join Microsoft in saying they will keep working with Anthropic on non-defense projects after DOD designated Anthropic a supply chain risk
Google said it will continue offering Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology for clients, excluding for defense work …
Sam Altman takes swipes at Anthropic, saying it's “bad for society” if companies abandon their commitment to the democratic process based on who is President
Ashley Capoot /CNBC:
Dario Amodei says Anthropic plans to fight the DOD's risk designation in court, claims the DOD's letter has a “narrow scope”, and apologizes for his leaked memo
Yesterday (March 4) Anthropic received a letter from the Department of War confirming that we have been designated …
Dario Amodei says Anthropic plans to fight the DOD's risk designation in court, claims the DOD's letter has a “narrow scope”, and apologizes for his leaked memo
Yesterday (March 4) Anthropic received a letter from the Department of War confirming that we have been designated …
Sources: Oracle is planning to cut thousands of jobs as soon as March, among its moves to handle a cash crunch from a massive AI data center expansion effort
Oracle Corp. is planning to ax thousands of jobs, among its moves to handle a cash crunch from a massive AI data center expansion effort.
The FBI arrests the son of a federal contractor who managed critical services and charges him with stealing ~$46M in crypto from the US Marshals Service
John Daghita was publicly accused of the crime by blockchain sleuth ZachXBT in January. — In brief
Sam Altman takes swipes at Anthropic, saying it's “bad for society” if companies abandon their commitment to the democratic process based on who is President
Ashley Capoot /CNBC:
A senior US defense official says the Pentagon formally told Anthropic that the startup and its products “are deemed a supply chain risk, effective immediately”
The Pentagon said it has formally notified Anthropic PBC that it's deemed the artificial intelligence company and its products a risk to the US supply chain …
The FBI arrests the son of a federal contractor who managed critical services and charges him with stealing ~$46M in crypto from the US Marshals Service
John Daghita was publicly accused of the crime by blockchain sleuth ZachXBT in January. — In brief
Sources: Oracle is planning to cut thousands of jobs as soon as March, among its moves to handle a cash crunch from a massive AI data center expansion effort
Oracle Corp. is planning to ax thousands of jobs, among its moves to handle a cash crunch from a massive AI data center expansion effort.
Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI, and others sign a pledge at the White House to bear the cost of new electricity generation to power their data centers
Google (GOOGL.O), Microsoft (MSFT.O), Meta (META.O), Amazon (AMZN.O) and several artificial intelligence companies signed a pledge …
Analysis: since 2025's end, Polymarket users rarely bet large sums on US strikes by the next day; the day before the Iran strikes, 150+ accounts made such bets
Polymarket removes long-running markets that let users bet on if a nuclear weapon will be detonated, amid the Iran strikes; a 2025 contract had $1.7M+ in volume
Nuclear weapon-themed markets aren't new on the prediction market platform, but public outcry about the contracts has apparently forced the platform to delete them.