01 May 2026
US military reaches deals with 7 tech companies to use their AI on classified systems
The Pentagon said Friday that it has reached deals with seven tech companies—Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, OpenAI, Reflection, and SpaceX—to use their artificial intelligence in classified computer networks, enabling the military to integrate AI-powered capabilities for warfighter decision-making in complex operational environments. Anthropic was notably absent from the list due…
BEN FINLEY and MATT O'BRIEN Associated Press
2026
01 May 2026
Pentagon says US military to be an 'AI-first' fighting force
Pentagon says US military to be an 'AI-first' fighting force
Kali Hays
2026
01 May 2026
Pentagon freezes out Anthropic as it signs deals with AI rivals
Notably absent from the announcement is the AI frontier lab Anthropic, which the Department of Defense designated a supply-chain risk to U.S. national security. The Department of Defense announced on Friday that it had struck deals with seven leading artificial intelligence companies to deploy their systems within classified Pentagon networks.
Tanya Noury
2026
01 May 2026
Fox News AI Newsletter: The AI model that's too dangerous to go public
Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logos are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Feb. 26, 2026. (Patrick Sison/AP Photo) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Welcome to Fox...
Fox News Staff
2026
01 May 2026
From capability to responsibility: Securing our global digital ecosystem with next‐generation AI
Cybersecurity is at a turning point. Advanced AI models are dramatically accelerating vulnerability discovery and creating conditions ripe for exploitation, underscored by the announcement of Claude Mythos Preview. This marks a shift, and whether this technology will favor defenders or attackers will depend on the choices we make now.
@MSFTissues, Amy Hogan-Burney
2026
30 Apr 2026
Amazon's cloud sales are growing the most in 15 quarters. Investors sent the stock down on AI capex fears
Amazon reported strong increases in profits and net sales during its fiscal first quarter, driven by surging growth in its cloud computing unit, which saw a 28% increase in sales for the January-March period—the fastest rise in 15 quarters. Amazon Web Services alone grew by 24% in the fourth quarter and 20% in the third quarter.
Anne D'Innocenzio, The Associated Press
2026
30 Apr 2026
The trillion-dollar question: Is tech’s massive AI spending actually working?
A frenzied day of earnings reports offered a glimpse at how some of the world’s biggest tech companies are doing in artificial intelligence. The upshot: Alphabet Inc.’s Google is seeing a clear payoff from its AI spending, while Meta Platforms Inc. is lagging behind.
Dina Bass
2026
29 Apr 2026
OpenAI’s subtle drift from Microsoft has become an aggressive move toward Amazon
OpenAI’s revenue chief Denise Dresser clarified that the company’s agreement to make its models available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) was unrelated to its restructuring of its relationship with Microsoft. Since late October, OpenAI has been expanding its partnerships with AWS, committing $38 billion and later $50 billion in investments, while Microsoft’s exclusive cloud provider role with OpenAI…
Jordan Novet
2026
29 Apr 2026
The Stock Market's Most Important Day of the Quarter Has Arrived
The five largest AI hyperscalers -- Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT), and Oracle -- reported about $414 billion in capital expenditures last year, up 70% from the prior year. Those companies expect capital expenditures to climb nearly 70% to $700 billion this year. Investors will get insight into customer adoption of AI software and services today as four…
Trevor Jennewine
2026
