Anthropic Defies Trump, OpenAI Raises $110B & Nvidia's Secret Chip

Today on AI RADAR: A high-stakes standoff escalates between **Anthropic** and the Pentagon as CEO Dario Amodei defies the Trump Administration's ban on the company's products. We break down the conflict over autonomous weapon safeguards and its impact on the AI defense sector.Meanwhile, **OpenAI** shatters records with a massive $110 billion funding round led by Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, catapulting its valuation to $730 billion. Plus, reports surface that **Nvidia** is preparing a "top secret" inference chip to counter custom silicon from Big Tech rivals.Also: **Nvidia** forms a 6G AI alliance, and **Anthropic** accuses Chinese labs of model distillation.Sources:• TechPolicy.press: https://techpolicy.press/a-timeline-of-the-anthropic-pentagon-dispute/• TheStreet: https://www.thestreet.com/technology/openai-just-raised-110-billion-and-it-still-may-not-be-enough• SiliconANGLE: https://siliconangle.com/2026/03/01/report-nvidia-working-top-secret-ai-inference-chip-debut-next-month/• Mobile World Live: https://www.mobileworldlive.com/nvidia-lures-operators-vendors-with-ai-6g-pitch• TechInformed: https://techinformed.com/anthropic-accuses-chinese-ai-labs-of-claude-distillation/