OpenAI's Altman admits defense deal was 'opportunistic and sloppy' amid backlash
Sam Altman says that OpenAI "shouldn't have rushed" its deal with the Defense Department and was making "some additions."
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AI News for 2026-03-03
The most important AI developments from around the world, summarized by AI so you stay informed in minutes.
Show HN: CSV Analyzer – drag-and-drop data analysis with AI insights
I shipped my first product yesterday after years of not finishing anythingI'll be honest — I've been wanting to build something of my own for years. I'm a senior manager in analytics, and I've never shipped a single side project.Yesterday I sat down and didn't get up until something was live. I buil...
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Senate’s Wyden Pledges Battle Over Pentagon Ban on Anthropic
Congressional Democrats are vowing to contest the Trump administration’s unprecedented actions against the artificial intelligence giant Anthropic PBC, which include a prohibition on all use in the federal government and by Pentagon contractors.
Meta Tests AI Shopping Research Tool to Rival ChatGPT, Gemini
Meta Platforms Inc. is testing a shopping research feature in its artificial intelligence chatbot, rivaling a similar tool offered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Says Pentagon Deal Looked ‘Sloppy’
OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman said that the company’s rush to forge a deal with the Defense Department — following a clash between the Pentagon and rival Anthropic PBC — looked “opportunistic and sloppy.”
Anthropic's Claude sees 'elevated errors' as it tops Apple's free apps after Pentagon clash
The app surged to the top free app on Apple's App Store after Anthropic clashed with the Department of Defense over limits for the technology.
What Is That Mysterious Metallic Device US Chief Design Officer Joe Gebbia Is Using?
Gebbia was reportedly spotted at a San Francisco coffee shop using an unidentified pair of earbuds with a circular disc that looks similar to the device seen in a recent OpenAI hoax ad.
This AI Agent Is Ready to Serve, Mid-Phone Call
Deutsche Telekom, the German cell provider—which holds a majority stake in T-Mobile—is partnering with ElevenLabs to enable an AI assistant on all of its network’s calls in Germany. No app required.
ChatGPT uninstalls surged by 295% after DoD deal
Many consumers ditched ChatGPT's app after news of its DoD deal went live, while Claude's downloads grew.
No one has a good plan for how AI companies should work with the government
As OpenAI transitions from a wildly successful consumer startup into a piece of national security infrastructure, the company seems unequipped to manage its new responsibilities.
YOLOv3 Paper Walkthrough: Even Better, But Not That Much
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The Machine Learning Lessons I’ve Learned This Month
February 2026: exchange with others, documentation, and MLOps The post The Machine Learning Lessons I’ve Learned This Month appeared first on Towards Data Science.
Code Less, Ship Faster: Building APIs with FastAPI
Master path operations, Pydantic models, dependency injection, and automatic documentation. The post Code Less, Ship Faster: Building APIs with FastAPI appeared first on Towards Data Science.
Users are ditching ChatGPT for Claude — here’s how to make the switch
Following controversies surrounding ChatGPT, many users are ditching the AI chatbot for Claude instead. Here's how to make the switch.
Tech workers urge DOD, Congress to withdraw Anthropic label as a supply-chain risk
Tech workers have signed an open letter urging the Department of Defense to withdraw its designation of Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" and instead to settle the matter quietly.
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ASML plans to expand beyond chip lithography into advanced packaging
ASML, the world's sole manufacturer of EUV lithography machines used to produce advanced chips, is looking to expand beyond its core business. The article ASML plans to expand beyond chip lithography into advanced packaging appeared first on The Decoder.
Thousands of procurement documents show how China's army wants to weaponize AI
Researchers at Georgetown University have analyzed thousands of procurement requests from China's People's Liberation Army. The documents reveal how broadly Beijing is already experimenting with military AI, from drone swarms and deepfake tools to autonomous decision-making systems. The article Thou...
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OpenAI Codex-Spark Achieves Ultra-Fast Coding Speeds on Cerebras Hardware
In a major shift in its hardware strategy, OpenAI launched GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, its first production AI model deployed on Cerebras wafer-scale chips rather than traditional Nvidia GPUs. The new model offers delivers improved throughput and low-latency, enabling a real-time, interactive coding experi...
Inside the Anthropic-Pentagon breakdown: mass surveillance, autonomous weapons, and a rival deal waiting in the wings
New reports from the New York Times and the Atlantic paint a detailed picture of the final hours of negotiations between Anthropic and the Pentagon. At the center: bulk data collection on American citizens, a rejected cloud workaround, and a parallel OpenAI deal that was already in the works. The ar...
Anthropic's new prompt forces ChatGPT to reveal everything it knows about you
Anthropic is capitalizing on OpenAI's bad press with a new import function for Claude. A single prompt exports your saved context from ChatGPT or other chatbots, letting you transfer it straight to Claude's memory. The article Anthropic's new prompt forces ChatGPT to reveal everything it knows ...
Exciting Changes Are Coming to the TDS Author Payment Program
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MiniMax Shares Soar After China AI Firm More Than Doubles Sales
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The Data Centers Have Arrived at the Edge of the Arctic Circle
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MWC 2026: SK Telecom lays out plan to rebuild its core around AI
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AI adoption in financial services has hit a point of no return
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