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OpenAI reveals more details about its agreement with the Pentagon By CEO Sam Altman’s own admission, OpenAI’s deal with the Department of Defense was “definitely rushed,” and “the optics don’t look good.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/01/openai-shares-more-details-about-its-agreement-with-the-pentagon/
Anthropic’s Claude rises to No. 2 in the App Store following Pentagon dispute Anthropic’s chatbot Claude seems to have benefited from the attention around the company’s fraught negotiations with the Pentagon. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/28/anthropics-claude-rises-to-no-2-in-the-app-store-following-pentagon-dispute/
What to know about the landmark Warner Bros. Discovery sale Learn more about Paramount’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery — a historic Hollywood megadeal valued at $111 billion — as it continues to develop. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/28/warner-bros-netflix-paramount-acquisition-timeline-wbd/
Why did Netflix back down from its deal to acquire Warner Bros.? Netflix’s co-CEO reportedly told Trump, “I took your advice.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/28/why-did-netflix-back-down-from-its-deal-to-acquire-warner-bros/
The trap Anthropic built for itself Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind and others have long promised to govern themselves responsibly. Now, in the absence of rules, there’s not a lot to protect them. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/28/the-trap-anthropic-built-for-itself/
The billion-dollar infrastructure deals powering the AI boom Here’s everything we know about the biggest AI infrastructure projects, including major spending from Meta, Oracle, Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/28/billion-dollar-infrastructure-deals-ai-boom-data-centers-openai-oracle-nvidia-microsoft-google-meta/
Interrupting the scroll: This founder is using social media as ground zero for a digital reset I’m sure the creators of the internet never thought of a time when phrases like doomscrolling, social media addiction, and bed rot would be mainstream. But here we are. If you’ve ever jolted yourself
Monzo former CEO TS Anil appointed board vice-chair in boardroom shake-up Monzo’s former CEO TS Anil has been appointed vice-chair of Monzo’s board, in a shake-up which sees an executive from an existing Monzo investor and a former Y Combinator executive take non-executive board seats. The board reshuffle follows a
ISPTech secures €5.5M seed to improve in-orbit mobility InSpacePropulsion Technologies (ISPTech), a German space tech company developing propulsion systems designed to enable fast and agile in-orbit manoeuvring, has raised €5.5 million to advance deployment of its non-toxic propulsion technologies for operational missions. The round was led by Join Capital, with participation
Human connection powers UK women founders, finds The Rise Report Today, The Rise Report, a new nationwide study, has found that UK female entrepreneurs identify human connection as the cornerstone of resilience, growth and business success. This report is commissioned by one of the UK’s biggest communities of female founders,