Anthropic CEO Amodei says Pentagon’s threats ‘do not change our position’ on AI

Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, during the company’s Builder Summit in Bengaluru, India, on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. Samyukta Lakshmi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Thursday said it “cannot in good conscience” agree to the Department of Defense’s requests, adding that the agency’s threats do not change…

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Nvidia still hasn’t sold its U.S.-approved China AI chips — and it’s worried local AI rivals could take over

BEIJING — U.S. chip giant Nvidia has yet to recoup its lost sales in China, despite Washington easing some restrictions, and the company is sounding the alarm about rising competition from Chinese rivals. “While small amounts of H200 [semiconductor] products for China-based customers were approved by the US government, we have yet to generate any…

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