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Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic tech

President Trump directed all federal agencies to begin an immediate phaseout of Anthropic’s AI after a public standoff with the Pentagon over military use and safeguards raising national security and industry turmoil

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110 billion - Size of OpenAI's latest funding round

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"I saw nothing and I did nothing wrong" — Bill Clinton

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Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic tech

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