OpenAI's Pentagon Deal Backlash, Anthropic Banned & Meta Buys News Data

On this episode of AI RADAR, the industry faces a major fracture. **OpenAI** has lost over 1.5 million subscribers following a deal to deploy models for the Pentagon, a move made shortly after the U.S. government blacklisted **Anthropic** for refusing to compromise on safety guardrails.Also in the news: **Meta** signs a massive $50 million annual licensing deal with News Corp to train Llama on content from the WSJ and NY Post, helping them avoid copyright litigation. Plus, **Perplexity** launches "Computer," an autonomous agent running 19 simultaneous models, and Google DeepMind reveals the high-speed **Nano Banana 2** image generator.Sources:• The Times of India: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/openai-loses-1-5-million-subscribers-in-less-than-48-hours-after-ceo-sam-altman-says-yes-to-the-deal-that-anthropic-rejected/articleshow/115891234.cms• The Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/business/media/news-corp-meta-in-ai-content-licensing-deal-worth-up-to-50-million-a-year-54162460• SitePoint: https://www.sitepoint.com/perplexity-computer-explained-safer-openclaw-ai-agents/• Search Engine Land: https://searchengineland.com/google-nano-banana-2-promises-smarter-faster-image-generation-438123• TechNode: https://technode.com/2026/03/02/deepseek-plans-v4-multimodal-model-release-this-week-sources-say/