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Palantir is caught in the middle of a brewing fight between Anthropic and the Pentagon

Rebecca Heilweil / fastcompany - A dispute between AI company Anthropic and the Pentagon over how the military can use the company’s technology has now gone public. Amid tense negotiations, Anthropic has reportedly called for limits on two key applications: mass surveillance and autonomo…

#ai #techpolicy #defensetech #anthropic #aiethics #genai #government #supplychain #palantir #regulation

I found Claude for Government buried in the Claude Desktop binary. Here's what Anthropic built, how it got deployed, and the line they're still holding against the Pentagon.

16 days / reddit / /u/aaddrick

‘Woke’ AI Feud Escalates Between Pentagon and Anthropic

17 days / wsj / Keach Hagey

Palantir partnership is at heart of Anthropic, Pentagon rift www.semafor.com/article/02/1...

17 days / bsky / @newnarrative.bsky.social / newnarrative.bsky.social

Good to know! www.semafor.com/article/02/1...

17 days / bsky / @ajvicens.bsky.social / ajvicens.bsky.social

"Soon after the Maduro raid, during a regular check-in that Palantir holds with Anthropic, an Anthropic official discussed the operation with a Palantir senior executive, who gathered from the exchange that the AI startup disapproved of its technolog

17 days / bsky / @justinhendrix.bsky.social / justinhendrix.bsky.social

Palantir partnership is at heart of Anthropic, Pentagon rift

17 days / semafor / Reed Albergotti

Palantir is caught in the middle of a brewing fight between Anthropic and the Pentagon

17 days / fastcompany / Rebecca Heilweil

Pentagon Weighs Axing $200M Anthropic Deal in Moral Standoff Over AI Safeguards

17 days / eweek / Grant Harvey

Pentagon Considers Designating Anthropic AI as a ‘Supply Chain Risk’: Report

17 days / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 19319 / 9 stories in 17 days


Tesla’s 45 Austin Robotaxis now have 14 crashes on the books since launching in June

Max Knoblauch / sherwood - Tesla submitted five new crash reports in January involving its Austin Robotaxi fleet, Electrek reports.

#techpolicy #selfdriving #robotaxis #cars #aiethics #government #tesla #us #automotive #safety

California regulators decide not to suspend Tesla sales in the state

16 days / techxplore

Tesla (TSLA) Stock: Holds Steady After Autopilot Removed

16 days / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Tesla Relents, Reportedly Stops Using the Term ‘Autopilot’ in California

16 days / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

Tesla dodges 30-day suspension in California after removing Autopilot

16 days / techcrunch / Kirsten Korosec

Tesla Robotaxis Reportedly Crashing at a Rate That's 4x Higher Than Humans

17 days / ycombinator

Ride the Tesla RoboTaxi: only one out of every three will get into an accident! sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...

17 days / bsky / @kentremendous.bsky.social / kentremendous.bsky.social

Tesla Robotaxis Reportedly Crashing at a Rate That’s 4x Higher Than Humans

17 days / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Tesla Robotaxis Reportedly Crashing at a Rate That’s 4x Higher Than Humans

17 days / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Tesla 'Robotaxi' adds 5 more crashes in Austin in a month – 4x worse than humans

17 days / ycombinator

Tesla’s 45 Austin Robotaxis now have 14 crashes on the books since launching in June

17 days / sherwood / Max Knoblauch

Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 19314 / 10 stories in 17 days


CFTC's Selig opens legal dispute against states getting in way of prediction markets

Jesse Hamilton / coindesk - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig fired a legal warning shot defending his agency's jurisdiction over the event contract space.

#fintech #techpolicy #government #finance #us #commodities #law #litigation #regulation #polymarket

CFTC claims exclusive federal authority over prediction markets in new brief, clashing with states

17 days / theblock / Sarah Wynn

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Kalshi Bid to Pause Nevada Enforcement

17 days / decrypt / Sebastian Sinclair

State officials have filed two dozen suits against prediction market operators, trying to protect traditional casino revenue and stop underage gambling. The Trump administration’s message to them: Drop dead. www.semafor.com/article/02/1...

17 days / bsky / @newnarrative.bsky.social / newnarrative.bsky.social

Ethereum Creator Starting to Think This Whole Prediction Market Thing Might be Gambling

17 days / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

CFTC Asserts Authority to Police Prediction Markets

17 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

CFTC to states: hands off prediction markets

17 days / semafor / Rohan Goswami

CFTC's Selig opens legal dispute against states getting in way of prediction markets

17 days / coindesk / Jesse Hamilton

'See You in Court': CFTC Chair Defends Jurisdiction as States Fight Prediction Markets

17 days / decrypt / Stacy Elliott

Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 19307 / 8 stories in 17 days


These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.


Australia's ban: reports show harms for disabled and isolated youth

Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Isolating Kids With Disabilities—Just Like Critics Warned

17 days / techdirt / Mike Masnick

These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

17 days / techcrunch / Aisha Malik


Parliamentary push: UK and allies seek age-based social limits

More countries weigh social media bans for children

17 days / semafor / Tom Chivers

UK Considers Australian-Style Social Media Ban for Under-16s - Central News South Africa

17 days / co

UK Govt to Seek New Powers from Parliament to Restrict Social Media Use for Children

17 days / medianama / Rohit Singh

Turkish Parliament set to debate age limit for social media | Daily Sabah - Daily Sabah

18 days / dailysabah

Starmer pledges to act in ‘months not years’ to protect children on social media - Wandsworth Times

18 days / wandsworthguardian

Keir Starmer declares 'months' timeline for social media age clampdown in UK - theregister.com

18 days / theregister

PM: “No platform gets a free pass”: Government takes action to keep children safe online - GOV.UK

19 days / gov


Platforms and studies: age checks, user exodus, and Meta research

Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use

17 days / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Discord Rival Gets Overwhelmed by Exodus of Players Fleeing Age-Verification

17 days / ycombinator


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An internal research study at Meta found that parental supervision may not help teens regulate their social media, and teens with trauma are more inclined to overuse social media.

17 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/17/metas-own-research-found-parental-supervision-doesnt-really-help-curb-teens-compulsive-social-media-use/

17 days / bsky / @sarahp.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy / sarahp.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social media addiction, and exposure to predators.

17 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 19304 / 14 stories in 17 days


Pentagon Selects SpaceX for $100 Million Drone Swarming Competition

Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR SpaceX and xAI selected for Pentagon’s $100 million autonomous drone technology competition Six-month contest launched January 2026 to develop voice-command systems for multiple drones SpaceX acquired xAI before entering competition and ahead of plan…

#ai #robotics #ml #voice #defensetech #government #aerospace #us #xai #drone

Musk's companies join Pentagon competition for voice-controlled autonomous drone swarms

17 days / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Pentagon Selects SpaceX for $100 Million Drone Swarming Competition

17 days / parameter / Trader Edge

SpaceX and xAI Enter Pentagon’s $100M Drone Swarm AI Contest

17 days / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

SpaceX to compete in Pentagon contest for autonomous drone tech

17 days / techxplore

Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19284 / 4 stories in 17 days


UK thermal intelligence startup SatVu secures €34 million to scale multi-satellite constellation

David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - SatVu, a London-based thermal intelligence company that reveals operational activity and infrastructure performance from space, has closed a €34 million (£30 million) funding round bringing its total equity funding to €68 million (£60 million), as it acce…

#innovation #analytics #defensetech #space #government #business #aerospace #uk #camera #satellite

UK thermal intelligence startup SatVu secures €34 million to scale multi-satellite constellation

17 days / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

SatVu raises £30M led by NATO Innovation Fund to build thermal imaging constellation

17 days / techfundingnews / Abhinaya Prabhu

SatVu closes a £30M funding round to accelerate its multi-satellite constellation

17 days / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 6:20 am / permalink 19268 / 3 stories in 17 days


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Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply‑chain risk; company vows legal fight

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