China's DeepSeek is on the verge of releasing its V4 multimodal model — capable of generating text, images, and video — while reportedly denying early optimization access to Nvidia and AMD, instead granting it exclusively to domestic chipmakers Huawei and Cambricon ahead of China's annual parliamentary sessions.
OpenAI published a blog post outlining its agreement with the Department of Defense, maintaining red lines against mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons, even as CEO Sam Altman acknowledged the deal was rushed and generated significant backlash — including Anthropic's Claude surpassing ChatGPT in the App Store.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth formally designated Anthropic a 'supply chain risk to national security,' banning Pentagon contractors from using Claude after the AI company refused to allow unrestricted military use of its technology for autonomous lethal weapons and mass surveillance.
