Anthropic to challenge DOD’s supply-chain label in court

AI firm Anthropic plans court fight after Pentagon labels it a supply-chain risk, blocking Pentagon contracts Anthropic to challenge DOD’s supply-chain label in court San Francisco: Dario Amodei said Thursday that Anthropic plans to challenge the Department of Defense’s decision to label the AI firm a supply chain risk in court. The Pentagon officially designated … Read more

What AI Models for War Actually Look Like

A startup called Smack is building AI models to plan military missions, unlike other companies that avoid defense contracts. What AI Models for War Actually Look Like San Francisco: Smack Technologies is a company that makes AI models for military planning. The company got $32 million in funding this week. CEO Andy Markoff used to … Read more

Trump’s War on Iran May Short US Farmers’ Fertilizer Supply

US farmers face potential fertilizer shortages as Middle East conflict disrupts key production areas, threatening spring planting ahead of tariffs. Trump’s War on Iran May Short US Farmers’ Fertilizer Supply WIRED: Conflict in the Middle East is creating big problems for US farmers right before spring planting. Farmers may struggle to get enough fertilizer due … Read more

Cursor Launches Automated Agentic Coding System

Cursor introduces Automations to streamline agentic coding workflows Cursor Launches Automated Agentic Coding System San Francisco: Software engineers face a new challenge called agentic coding. As agentic coding spreads, the working life of software engineers has become dazzlingly complex. A single engineer might oversee dozens of coding agents at once, launching and guiding different processes … Read more

How Journalists Continue Reporting From Iran After Internet Blackout

Iranian journalists face severe challenges reporting news after internet shutdown following Israeli-American strikes, using satellite terminals and encrypted communications to bypass government restrictions. How Journalists Continue Reporting From Iran After Internet Blackout Tehran: Israeli and American strikes killed dozens of senior officials in Tehran on Saturday. Within hours, Iran’s government turned off almost all internet … Read more