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Anthropic Rejects Pentagon Ultimatum Over Military AI Use
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has publicly rejected demands from the U.S. Department of Defense to allow unrestricted military use of its AI systems, escalating a rare and highly visible standoff between a leading AI developer and the Pentagon.
By Behind the Techabout 21 hours ago in Futurism
DeepSeek Withholds New AI Model From U.S. Chipmakers
Chinese artificial intelligence lab DeepSeek has reportedly declined to provide early access to its upcoming flagship AI model to major U.S. chipmakers, including Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), according to sources familiar with the matter.
By Behind the Techabout 21 hours ago in Futurism
Jack Dorsey’s Block Cuts Nearly Half Its Workforce in Major AI Shift
Jack Dorsey’s financial technology company Block has eliminated more than 4,000 jobs — nearly half of its workforce — in what executives describe as a strategic shift toward artificial intelligence-driven operations.
By Behind the Techabout 21 hours ago in Futurism
Burger King Tests AI Headsets That Monitor Employee Courtesy
Burger King is testing artificial intelligence headsets in hundreds of U.S. restaurants that can monitor operations, assist staff in real time, and even detect whether employees are using polite language with customers.
By Behind the Techabout 21 hours ago in Futurism
Morgan Stanley Says AI Won’t Let You Retire Early
A new cross-asset research report from Morgan Stanley is pushing back against one of the most dramatic narratives surrounding artificial intelligence: that AI will eliminate white-collar work so thoroughly that traditional employment becomes obsolete.
By Behind the Techabout 21 hours ago in Futurism
AI Hurtles Ahead: Investor Memo Says the Last Three Months Changed Everything
The author says he originally explored the “AI bubble” question in a December memo, Is It a Bubble? After speaking with technologists in their 30s and 40s, he returned to them for an update. One of them suggested a simple test: ask Claude, Anthropic’s AI model, to produce a tutorial explaining AI and what has changed in the last three months. The result, he writes, was astonishing — a 10,000-word, personalized curriculum that felt less like an encyclopedia entry and more like “a personal note from a friend or colleague.”
By Behind the Techabout 22 hours ago in Futurism
Metacritic Removes Resident Evil Requiem Review After AI-Written Controversy
A review of Resident Evil Requiem has been removed from Metacritic after readers discovered it was written by a fabricated journalist profile that appears to have been generated using artificial intelligence. The controversy has raised broader concerns about AI-written reviews infiltrating major aggregation platforms that influence consumer buying decisions and corporate earnings narratives.
By Behind the Techabout 22 hours ago in Futurism
Elon Musk’s Makeshift AI Power Plant Sparks Outcry in Mississippi
In Southaven, Mississippi, a quiet residential road has become the unlikely front line of the artificial intelligence boom. Residents say the constant roar of temporary gas turbines installed by Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, sounds like jet engines running day and night.
By Behind the Techabout 22 hours ago in Futurism
‘Incoherent’: Hegseth’s Anthropic Ultimatum Confounds AI Policymakers
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has triggered alarm across the AI policy and legal communities after issuing an ultimatum to Anthropic, demanding the company lift key usage restrictions on its Claude AI model or face severe government retaliation.
By Behind the Techabout 22 hours ago in Futurism
Nano Banana 2: Google DeepMind Combines Pro-Level Intelligence With Flash-Speed Image Generation
On February 26, 2026, Google DeepMind announced the launch of Nano Banana 2, officially branded as Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, its latest image generation model. The company describes the release as a convergence of two previously distinct capabilities: the advanced reasoning and visual quality found in Nano Banana Pro, and the rapid, iteration-friendly performance of Gemini Flash.
By Behind the Techabout 22 hours ago in Futurism
Block Cuts 40% of Workforce, Citing AI — CEO Jack Dorsey Says Most Companies Will Follow
What Happened Block, the financial technology company founded by Jack Dorsey, announced it is laying off roughly 40% of its workforce, cutting more than 4,000 employees and reducing total headcount to just under 6,000.
By Behind the Techabout 22 hours ago in Futurism
