Enterprise & Security

Anthropic spent more on lobbying in Q1 2026 than ever before — and more than OpenAI. The backdrop: an ongoing conflict with the Pentagon.

Google kicks off its cloud conference in Las Vegas with big promises: Gemini 3.2, the new Ironwood TPU, and agentic AI for the enterprise.

Google launches Deep Research Max on Gemini 3.1 Pro. The autonomous research agent searches the web, reads your docs, and delivers cited reports with charts.

A group gained access to Claude Mythos through a third-party contractor. Anthropic is investigating — and the timing couldn't be worse.

Amazon is massively increasing its stake in Anthropic. In return, Anthropic commits to $100 billion in AWS spending over ten years.

Florida's attorney general has launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI. The allegation: ChatGPT helped a shooter plan a mass shooting at Florida State University.

While the Pentagon labels Anthropic a 'supply-chain risk,' the NSA is quietly using their restricted Mythos model for vulnerability scanning.

OpenAI enlists two IT giants to scale Codex into enterprises worldwide. 3 million developers already use the AI coding agent weekly.

After months of conflict, a turning point: Trump publicly says a deal between Anthropic and the Pentagon is possible. The standoff may finally be ending.

Silicon Valley is celebrating AI agents as the next big thing. But at two industry events this week, a different picture emerged: companies struggling with wasted tokens and chaotic systems.

AI coding editor Cursor is negotiating a massive new funding round. Its valuation has nearly doubled in just six months.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei meets with Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Treasury Secretary Bessent. The topic: Mythos access for the government — and a resolution to the Pentagon conflict.

AI coding startup Factory just raised $150 million at a $1.5 billion valuation. Morgan Stanley and Ernst & Young are already on board. Can Factory compete alongside Claude Code and Cursor?

While Anthropic sits on the blacklist, Google is actively negotiating with the Pentagon to deploy Gemini in classified environments.

Google's new feature lets Gemini access your Gmail, Photos, and Calendar. Europe has to sit this one out.

The European Central Bank is reaching out to risk chiefs at eurozone banks. The topic: Anthropic's Mythos model and its ability to find vulnerabilities in financial systems.

Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark dropped two notable lines at a Semafor event: talks with the Trump administration about the next model — and wider Mythos access.

The 'Big Short' investor sticks with his puts against Palantir and says Anthropic's jump from $9B to $30B in months shows where the money is actually going.

New Ramp data shows nearly a third of US businesses now pay for Claude. The gap to OpenAI has never been smaller.

After US regulators, Britain's financial watchdogs are now responding to Claude Mythos. The Bank of England, FCA, and National Cyber Security Centre are assessing risks to the financial system.