Meta's $100B AMD Bet, Perplexity Drops Ads & Pentagon Pressures Anthropic

In this episode of AI RADAR, we break down **Meta's** historic $100 billion deal with **AMD**, a strategic pivot designed to challenge Nvidia's monopoly on AI hardware. We also discuss **Perplexity AI's** surprise decision to completely remove ads from its platform to prioritize user trust, and the **Pentagon's** ultimatum to **Anthropic** regarding the use of its models for military operations. Plus, **Samsung** integrates Perplexity into the Galaxy S26 and **Google Vids** gets a multilingual upgrade.Sources:• Meta/AMD Deal: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-02-24/meta-to-buy-ai-chips-from-amd-in-100-billion-deal• Perplexity Removes Ads: https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/perplexity-just-removed-ads-to-protect-trust-heres-why-chatgpt-should-do-the-same• Pentagon vs Anthropic: https://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/world-news/hegseth-warns-anthropic-to-let-the-military-use-the-companys-ai-tech-as-it-sees-fit-ap-sources-say• Samsung Galaxy S26: https://www.deccanherald.com/technology/technology-news/samsungs-android-flagship-galaxy-s26-series-to-support-perplexity-ai• Google Vids Update: https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/02/ai-avatars-and-ai-voiceovers-in-google-vids-now-available-in-seven-new-languages.html