Pentagon can label Anthropic a supply-chain risk, U.S. court rules
· Source: theglobeandmail.com
In short
A U.S. federal appeals court ruled 2-1 in favour of the Pentagon, rejecting Anthropic's challenge to being designated a supply-chain risk. The decision lets the Department of Defense keep removing Anthropic's Claude models from its systems and bar contractors from using them on department work. The dispute stems from February accusations by President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over national security concerns, while Anthropic says it disagrees and is weighing further review.
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