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EPISODE · Feb 24, 2026 · 11 MIN

Pentagon Gives Anthropic Ultimatum in AI Use Clash

from WSJ What’s News · host The Wall Street Journal

P.M. Edition for Feb. 24. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at a meeting today that the company has until Friday to comply with the Pentagon’s demands on using its artificial-intelligence models, or Anthropic’s contract may be canceled. Plus, Meta and AMD announce a chip deal worth $100 billion. Journal reporter Robbie Whelan discusses what the deal entails, and why it’s got investors excited. And, in an exclusive, we’re reporting that the Trump administration is considering requiring banks to collect citizenship information from customers. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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