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The Pentagon has designated Anthropic a supply chain risk—the first such label for a US company—restricting its use by the DoD; Anthropic plans to sue, arguing the designation is legally flawed and narrowly scoped, as talks with defense officials stall and partners like Microsoft continue to use Anthropic technology for non-defense purposes.
Tech trade groups representing AI and software companies urged the Defense Department not to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, warning such a move could disrupt AI workflows and chill U.S. innovation; letters argued disputes should be resolved through negotiations or procurement channels and cautioned the designation could set a broad, negative precedent for the U.S. tech sector, even as Trump administration actions to remove Claude continue and agencies proceed with the changes.
President Trump directs the federal government to cease all use of Anthropic's Claude, with the Pentagon labeling Anthropic a supply-chain risk and moving to sever military contracts, enforcing a six-month wind-down to onboard alternatives while agencies transition away from Claude; Anthropic is weighing legal options and could resist the measures.
The Pentagon has asked Boeing and Lockheed Martin to assess their reliance on Anthropic's Claude as a potential 'supply chain risk,' a move that could lead to designating Anthropic and forcing changes or disengagement in defense use. Anthropic has resisted lifting safeguards on mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, while the DoD weighs options including compelling adjustments or pursuing other vendors for classified AI needs.
The Pentagon is reportedly close to designating Anthropic as a 'supply chain risk' and severing military ties, which would force defense contractors to drop Anthropic's Claude. Negotiations with Anthropic and peers OpenAI, Google and xAI center on terms for 'all lawful uses' in defense, while Anthropic seeks safeguards against surveillance and weaponization. Claude is already used in classified systems and even during the Maduro raid, and a contract potentially up to $200 million hangs in the balance.
Cybercrime syndicate Lemon Group has pre-infected over 8.9 million Android smartphones worldwide, turning them into mobile proxies for stealing and selling SMS messages, social media and online messaging accounts, and monetization via advertisements and click fraud. The majority of the infections were discovered in the US, Mexico, Indonesia, Thailand, Russia, South Africa, India, Angola, the Philippines, and Argentina. The malware strain called Guerilla has infected over 50 brands of mobile devices and is continuously evolving, with the threat actors branching out to other Android-based IoT devices.