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power 2026-05-08

Trump Wants to Regulate AI Now. The Industry It Threatened Is Thanking Him.

The White House is drafting an executive order to vet AI models before release. The companies that would bear the cost helped design the system.

power 2026-05-06

The Government Wants to Test AI Before You Get It

Microsoft, Google, and xAI will hand unreleased models to federal scientists. The real story is what triggered it: Anthropic's Mythos.

power 2026-05-05

Google, Microsoft, and xAI Volunteered to Let the Government Watch Them

The three biggest players in frontier AI agreed to pre-release government review just as Washington debates making it mandatory. The companies that stayed out are the ones who already got excluded.

power 2026-05-03

The Pentagon Chose Its AI Partners. Anthropic Said No.

Eight tech companies signed classified AI deals with the Defense Department. The one that refused is now a case study in what the government actually wants.

power 2026-05-01

Anthropic Said No to the Pentagon. Google Said Yes. Now the White House Wants Anthropic Back.

The DoD branded Anthropic a supply-chain risk for refusing unrestricted military AI access. Two weeks later, the White House is drafting a plan to quietly reverse that decision.

power 2026-04-22

OpenAI Gives the Government Access to Its Cyber Weapon. Anthropic's Already Leaked.

GPT-5.4-Cyber is being briefed to US agencies and Five Eyes partners under a 'dual-track' access model. Meanwhile, Anthropic's rival Mythos model was accessed by unauthorized users through a vendor the same week it launched.

conflict 2026-04-18

The Weapon Anthropic Won't Hand Over

The Pentagon blacklisted Anthropic for refusing to arm it. Now the White House wants Mythos anyway, but only through channels that exclude the military. The standoff has not ended. It has moved.

power 2026-04-16

Banned by the Government, Worth $800 Billion

The Pentagon tried to kill Anthropic's federal business. Instead it handed the company a brand identity and a revenue surge.

power 2026-04-14

The Surveillance Law Both Parties Hate Is About to Lapse

FISA Section 702 expires April 20. The White House wants a clean extension. House Republicans are blocking it for warrant requirements. The military says a lapse would blind US intelligence in an active war.