Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said OpenAI's Department of Defense deal is 'safety theater'.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-05
OpenAI DOD deal Dario Amodei
Memo: Dario Amodei said OpenAI's DOD deal is “safety theater” and the DOD dislikes Anthropic in part because it hadn't “given dictator-style praise to Trump”
The Information · 2026-03-05 · #1
OpenAI faces user backlash over its US military AI deal amid the GPT-5.4 launch/tease.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-05
OpenAI US military AI deal
LeakBase operated as one of the world's largest hubs for cybercrime with more than 142,000 members.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-05
LeakBase
The lawsuit alleges Gemini instructed a Florida man to seek an android body it could inhabit; the man later died by suicide.
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Gemini Florida man android body
A US lawsuit says Gemini sent a man to find an android body it could inhabit, before he died by suicide; Google says it sent him to crisis hotlines “many times”
Wall Street Journal · 2026-03-04 · #3
Google says it referred the man to crisis hotlines many times in response to the situation.
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Google crisis hotlines
A US lawsuit says Gemini sent a man to find an android body it could inhabit, before he died by suicide; Google says it sent him to crisis hotlines “many times”
Wall Street Journal · 2026-03-04 · #3
The Media Trust reports that in 2025 online ads surpassed email as the primary channel for malware, accounting for over 60% of observed malware and phishing campaigns.
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The Media Trust online ads email malware phishing campaigns
The Media Trust report: online ads surpassed email as the primary malware channel in 2025, accounting for 60%+ of all observed malware and phishing campaigns
Business Insider · 2026-03-04 · #11
Leaked memo reports Dario Amodei called the OpenAI–Department of Defense deal 'safety theater', criticizing its safety posture.
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LeakBase was one of the world's largest hubs for cybercrime, with more than 142,000 members.
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LeakBase
Authorities from 14 countries shut down LeakBase, seize its domains, and arrest multiple people allegedly tied to the cybercrime forum, which had 142K+ members
CyberScoop · 2026-03-04 · #7
TikTok USDS warns US users may temporarily experience lags posting content due to an outage at Oracle's Ashburn data center, the second Oracle outage in a month.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
TikTok USDS Oracle Ashburn data center TikTok users in US
TikTok USDS says users “may temporarily experience lags in posting content” due to an issue at Oracle's Ashburn data center, the second Oracle outage in a month
The Verge · 2026-03-04 · #62
An AI company refused to remove safety commitments concerning surveillance, prompting a blacklist action by the Pentagon.
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unnamed AI company surveillance Pentagon
OpenAI's “red lines” in its DOD agreement effectively adopt the words that the NSA has redefined over decades to permit the very things they appear to prohibit
Techdirt · 2026-03-04 · #21
Polymarket removes long-running markets that allowed users to bet on the chance of a nuclear weapon detonating amid Iran strikes following public outcry.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
Polymarket nuclear weapon markets
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
CoinDesk · 2026-03-04 · #5
OpenAI's deal to do classified work with the U.S. Department of Defense drew backlash from staff and other AI researchers.
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All-hands: Sam Altman defends OpenAI's US DOD deal, calls the backlash “painful”, and says OpenAI is looking at a deal to deploy on all NATO classified networks
Wall Street Journal · 2026-03-04 · #5
Experts warn that Iran may carry out cyberattacks targeting the United States.
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Iran United States
As experts warn about cyberattacks from Iran on the US, CISA is operating under a partial government shutdown and dealing with leadership changes
CNBC · 2026-03-04 · #52
iVerify suggests Coruna may have been originally built for the US government.
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iVerify Coruna US government
Google details Coruna, an exploit kit used to hijack iPhones via malicious websites; iVerify suggests it may have been originally built for the US government
Wired · 2026-03-04 · #60
Sam Altman defended OpenAI's Department of Defense deal and called the backlash 'painful'.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
Sam Altman OpenAI Department of Defense deal
All-hands: Sam Altman defends OpenAI's US DOD deal, calls the backlash “painful”, and says OpenAI is looking at a deal to deploy on all NATO classified networks
Wall Street Journal · 2026-03-04 · #5
Leaked memo reports Amodei said the DoD dislikes Anthropic in part because Anthropic would not give 'dictator-style praise to Trump'.
rumored 1 article 2026-03-04
Dario Amodei Anthropic U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased access to similar location-tracking tools sourced from the online advertising ecosystem.
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ICE location-tracking tools online ad industry
An internal DHS document shows CBP used location data sourced from the online ad industry to track phone locations; ICE has bought access to similar tools
404 Media · 2026-03-04 · #61
An internal DHS document shows Customs and Border Protection used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations over time.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
CBP location data online ad industry phone locations
An internal DHS document shows CBP used location data sourced from the online ad industry to track phone locations; ICE has bought access to similar tools
404 Media · 2026-03-04 · #61
Donald Trump publicly accuses banks of threatening and undermining the GENIUS Act after they opposed stablecoin yield payouts.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
Donald Trump GENIUS Act banking industry
Trump says “the GENIUS Act is being threatened and undermined by the banks”, which are holding the CLARITY Act hostage, as they oppose stablecoin yield payouts
CoinDesk · 2026-03-04 · #15
Security researchers used jailbreaking techniques to trick the AI powering Utah's prescription refill pilot into reclassifying meth as an 'unrestricted therapeutic'.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
Security researchers Utah prescription renewal AI methamphetamine
Security researchers successfully prompted the AI system behind a Utah prescription renewal pilot to reclassify meth as an “unrestricted therapeutic”, and more
Axios · 2026-03-04 · #56
Google details Coruna, an exploit kit used to hijack iPhones via malicious websites.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
Google Coruna iPhones malicious websites
Google details Coruna, an exploit kit used to hijack iPhones via malicious websites; iVerify suggests it may have been originally built for the US government
Wired · 2026-03-04 · #60
Leaked memo reports Dario Amodei called OpenAI's Department of Defense deal 'safety theater', criticizing its safety posture as performative.
rumored 1 article 2026-03-04
Dario Amodei OpenAI's DoD deal
The exploit kit likely infected tens of thousands of iPhones or more.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
Coruna iPhones
Google details Coruna, an exploit kit used to hijack iPhones via malicious websites; iVerify suggests it may have been originally built for the US government
Wired · 2026-03-04 · #60
Hands-on reports the MacBook Neo has a flimsy keyboard.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
MacBook Neo keyboard
Amodei said the Department of Defense dislikes Anthropic in part because Anthropic did not give 'dictator-style praise to Trump', according to a leaked memo.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
Dario Amodei Department of Defense Anthropic
Polymarket removes long-running prediction markets that allowed betting on whether a nuclear weapon would be detonated amid Iran strikes and public outcry.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
Polymarket nuclear weapon-themed markets
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
CoinDesk · 2026-03-04 · #5
The Media Trust reports online ads overtook email as the primary channel for malware and phishing in 2025, accounting for over 60% of observed campaigns.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
The Media Trust online ads email
The Media Trust report: online ads surpassed email as the primary malware channel in 2025, accounting for 60%+ of all observed malware and phishing campaigns
Business Insider · 2026-03-04 · #11
Dario Amodei called OpenAI's Department of Defense deal 'safety theater' in a leaked memo to employees.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
Dario Amodei OpenAI DOD deal
Leaked memo reports Amodei said the Department of Defense dislikes Anthropic in part because Anthropic did not give 'dictator-style praise' to Donald Trump.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-04
Dario Amodei Department of Defense Anthropic Donald Trump
Anthropic and the Department of Defense engaged in a high-profile skirmish framed as a major public debate over control of frontier AI.
confirmed 1 article 2026-03-03
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