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Judge Lin issues preliminary injunction v. Department of War in dispute against Anthropic
Read more: Judge Lin issues preliminary injunction v. Department of War in dispute against AnthropicJudge Lin wasted no time. She issued a preliminary injunction against the Department of War based on Anthropic’s motion that she found has a likelihood of success in proving that it took actions against Anthropic to punish it for disagreeing with the government. Judge Lin stayed the injunction 7 days, presumably so the Department of…
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OpenAI pulls plug on AI video generator Sora in major shakeup to compete with Anthropic in enterprise
Read more: OpenAI pulls plug on AI video generator Sora in major shakeup to compete with Anthropic in enterpriseTHE CLAUDE EFFECT. OpenAI pulls the plug on video generator Sora. No more video generation. According to the Wall Street Journal, “CEO Sam Altman announced the changes to staff on Tuesday, writing that the company would wind down products that use its video models. In addition to the consumer app, OpenAI is also discontinuing a…
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Zoom link for today’s 1:30 PM hearing on Anthropic’s preliminary injunction request v. Department of War
Read more: Zoom link for today’s 1:30 PM hearing on Anthropic’s preliminary injunction request v. Department of WarFrom Judge Rita F. Lin’s webpage: The public is invited to listen to hearings scheduled for Zoom broadcast by clicking the “Join Zoom Hearing” button above. This includes the hearing in Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Department of War on the Motion for Preliminary Injunction, to be held on Tuesday, March 24 at 1:30 p.m. PST. The courtroom for the Anthropic…
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Microsoft seeks to file amicus brief in support of Anthropic’s request for TRO in dispute with Department of War
Read more: Microsoft seeks to file amicus brief in support of Anthropic’s request for TRO in dispute with Department of WarMicrosoft is seeking to file an amicus brief in support of a temporary restraining order. Judge Lin has already scheduled briefing for Anthropic’s motion for preliminary injunction, so the TRO may be moot. In any event, here’s Microsoft’s argument: Excerpt: DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF
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Former Secretaries, Generals, and U.S. Military Officials seek to file amici brief in support of preliminary injunction
Read more: Former Secretaries, Generals, and U.S. Military Officials seek to file amici brief in support of preliminary injunctionFormer Secretaries, Generals, and Military Officials have requested leave to file an amici brief in support of the grant of preliminary injunction requested by Anthropic in its dispute over the Department of War’s designation of Anthropic as a “supply chain risk.” Excerpt: DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF
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Jeff Dean, Google Chief Scientist, and other AI researchers at Google and OpenAI seek to file amici brief in support of Anthropic in lawsuit v. U.S. Department of War
Read more: Jeff Dean, Google Chief Scientist, and other AI researchers at Google and OpenAI seek to file amici brief in support of Anthropic in lawsuit v. U.S. Department of WarUPDATE: Anthropic v. US Dep’t of War is now on a fast track. Anthropic filed a motion for preliminary injunction. Judge Lin has been assigned to the case. Status conference tomorrow, 3/10/2026 03:00 PM in San Francisco, – Videoconference Only before Judge Rita F. Lin. Plus Jeff Dean of Google and a bunch of other…
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Sam Altman announces amended agreement with Department of War as users make Claude No. 1 on App Store
Read more: Sam Altman announces amended agreement with Department of War as users make Claude No. 1 on App StoreThe turmoil over OpenAI’s agreement with the Department of War after it rescinded the agreement with Anthropic continues unabated. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, took to X to announce OpenAI had beefed up the language for guardrails in the agreement with the DoW: Meanwhile, many people apparently terminated their accounts with OpenAI and Anthropic’s Claude…
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Trump orders federal government agencies to stop using Anthropic’s AI. Anthropic opposed military’s use of AI for autonomous warfare or mass surveillance.
Read more: Trump orders federal government agencies to stop using Anthropic’s AI. Anthropic opposed military’s use of AI for autonomous warfare or mass surveillance.The controversy related to the U.S. military’s contract with Anthropic for the use of its AI escalated. After a couple days of intense negotiations between Anthropic and the Department of War, President Trump ordered all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s AI, Claude, with a phase out in the next 6 months: How Did We…
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Anthropic scores minor win as Judge Lee deems Concord Music v. Anthropic II (alleged use of shadow libraries) is related to Concord Music v. Anthropic I. II gets reassigned to Judge Lee
Read more: Anthropic scores minor win as Judge Lee deems Concord Music v. Anthropic II (alleged use of shadow libraries) is related to Concord Music v. Anthropic I. II gets reassigned to Judge LeeAnthropic scored a minor victory today as Judge Lee agreed with Anthropic that Concord Music Group v. Anthropic II, recently filed and assigned to Judge Lin, is related to the originally filed case of Concord Music Group v. Anthropic I already before Judge Lee. That means Judge Lee will now get Concord Music Group v.…
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Sam Altman calls Anthropic’s Super Bowl commercials funny but “clearly dishonest”
Read more: Sam Altman calls Anthropic’s Super Bowl commercials funny but “clearly dishonest”Sam Altman took to X to say that he thought Anthropic’s Super Bowl commercials were funny but “clearly dishonest.” It didn’t sound like he was happy about the portrayal of OpenAI’s decision to use ads in chats, which Altman says was misleading — portraying exactly what OpenAI “won’t do.”