Filing: Anthropic hired Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with strong ties to Trump administration, days after DOD designated the company a supply chain risk (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-13/anthropi…
Some thoughts from Claude about military use of AI in targeting.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYIHIM6ihVJ/?igsh=cmM1ZmdjaDl3bzJ5
Cowboys Get Update on Trey Hendrickson’s Decision Timeline https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/trey-hendrickson-update-decision-timeline/
“Originally launched as a casual meet-up in a cafe, the club has flourished into a network of offline events across Europe.
“Facilitators now organise sessions in 18 cities, and the club has built a following of around 600,000 on Instagram.”
'A simpler way of being': The rise of the offline club ht…
Maxx Crosby Finally Shares Honest Feelings About Raiders Signing Kirk Cousins https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/maxx-crosby-kirk-cousins-signing/
Apple is lowering its commission for its mainland China App Store from 30% to 25%, starting on March 15, "following discussions with the Chinese regulator" (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Disney is rolling out Verts, its new short-form video feed, to US users on its mobile app, featuring clips from movies and TV shows on Disney (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/12/disney-is-rolling-out-its-tiktok-lik…
“Teachers who use AI ‘will replace those who don’t’, the chair of the Oireachtas committee on artificial intelligence has warned.
Fianna Fšil TD Malcolm Byrne said he was worried Ireland was at risk of falling behind in discussions around how AI can be ‘responsibly integrated into our formal education system.’”
Fianna Fšil TD Malcolm Byrne is a fool who doesn’t have the first clue about what he’s taking about.
Filing: Anthropic says it had $5B in all-time revenue since 2023 and could lose billions after clients paused deal talks due to supply-chain risk designation (Paresh Dave/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-claims-business-is-…
Filing: Microsoft files an amicus brief in support of Anthropic and advocates for a temporary restraining order to block the DOD's supply chain risk designation (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/10/microsoft-says-c…