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The Department of Defense (DOD) has formally notified Anthropic leadership that the company and its products have been designated as supply chain risks, Bloomberg reported, citing a senior Department of Defense (DOD) official. The designation comes after weeks of conflict between the AI Institute and the Department of Defense. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has refused to allow the military to use his AI systems for mass surveillance of American citizens or to power fully autonomous weapons without human assistance in determining targets and firing shots. The ministry maintains that the use of AI should not be restricted by private contractors.…
The US House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a resolution to end President Donald Trump’s control of military action against Iran, in the latest attempt to challenge lawmakers’ positions on the war.Thursday’s vote comes a day after the U.S. Senate voted 47-53 along mostly partisan lines on the Parallel War Powers Resolution.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listRepublicans hold a slim majority in the House of Representatives, as they do in the Senate, and any vote to rein in Trump’s actions would almost certainly be an uphill battle.Still, Thursday’s vote will be important. The 435-seat House of…
Tottenham are in crisis and facing a real possibility of relegation after a shock 3-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace following Micky van de Ven’s sending off.Igor Tudor is only 21 days into his role, but there seems to be no solution. Spurs (who were last relegated from the top flight in 1977) are just one point above the drop zone and next face Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League. But every game now looks extremely difficult for Spurs, who are without a win in a club-record 11 league games. monterosa This content is provided by monterosacookies and…
Since President Donald Trump took office last year, it has remained unclear how or whether the Trump administration intends to regulate semiconductor exports. Now we know what the government is thinking. U.S. regulators have drafted rules that would require U.S. government approval for AI chips to be shipped outside the U.S., Bloomberg reported, citing sources. This would give the US much more control over companies like AMD and Nvidia. TechCrunch has reached out to AMD and Nvidia for comment. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Commerce said: “The Department of Commerce is committed to facilitating the safe export of…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 5, 2026.Brendan McDiarmid | ReutersStocks resumed their decline on Thursday after a one-day hiatus as U.S. crude oil soared above $80 a barrel and concerns about a war with Iran reignited.of Dow Jones Industrial Average It fell 784.67 points (1.61%) to 47,954.74. of S&P500 It fell 0.56% to 6,830.71. Nasdaq Composite It fell 0.26% to 22,748.99. The decline in stocks was led by boeing, caterpillar Other businesses that stand to lose the most if the global economy slows down.As crude oil prices soared, West Texas Intermediate Crude…
Shares of optical equipment maker Corning are plummeting on Thursday, likely in response to comments from popular Broadcom CEO Hock Tan on the company’s earnings call the night before. However, the market reaction appears to be a clear overreaction based on Corning’s own guidance and industry outlook. A key pillar of Corning’s investment thesis is the expanded use of fiber optic technology in data centers, which will eventually replace copper as the means of data transmission. On Wednesday night, Tan offered his opinion on the move, and his commitment to copper in certain use cases appears to be what is…
Kristi Noem speaks at the Compassionate Sergeants’ Conference at the Grand Hyatt in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 5, 2026, shortly after President Donald Trump announced his successor as Secretary of Homeland Security.Nicole Hester | via ReutersDemocrats said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will not break the DHS funding logjam.President Trump announced his dismissal in a post on Truth Social on Thursday and nominated Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to replace him. His firing comes amid a funding lapse for DHS that began on February 14th. Democrats are trying to negotiate new immigration enforcement policies…
The US president says he is “fully supportive” of a Kurdish ground attack on Iran amid reports that the US government is fomenting an insurgency.listen to this article | 3 minutesinformationPresident Donald Trump has expressed public support for a possible Kurdish attack on Iran, as the United States pushes to destabilize the country’s ruling system.Asked on Thursday about the prospect of a Kurdish insurgency in Iran, the US president told Reuters: “I think it’s great that they want to do that. I’m all for it.”Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listMultiple US media outlets reported that President Trump called…
The United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran on Saturday, killing the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei.Iran responded with a series of unprecedented attacks across the Middle East, targeting Israel and several countries that host U.S. military bases, including Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.As the conflict escalates, Israel and Hezbollah are also trading blows.Both U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have said the primary objective is to protect their respective countries from the immediate threat posed by Iran, most notably to prevent the Islamic regime from acquiring nuclear weapons, without providing evidence…
Amazon Web Services on Thursday announced the launch of Amazon Connect Health. This AI agent-powered platform aims to help healthcare organizations automate repetitive administrative tasks such as appointment scheduling, documentation, and patient verification. Amazon Connect Health is HIPAA compliant and connects with electronic health record (EHR) software. The company says the platform is currently partnering with EHR software providers, data integrators and patient engagement companies. This is not the cloud giant’s first move in the healthcare space, and comes at a time when AWS is increasingly looking to expand its footprint in the $5 trillion U.S. healthcare industry. In 2018,…