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Monthly tracker of AI company policy changes, military contracts, funding rounds, and reversals.

March 2026

LEGALAnthropic

Federal judge blocked Pentagon supply chain risk designation in 43-page ruling. Called government actions 'Orwellian' and 'designed to punish.' Also blocked Trump's order to cease Claude use. Government has 7 days to appeal.

Source: The Hill
GOVERNANCEOpenAI

Robotics lead Caitlin Kalinowski resigned over Pentagon deal.

Source: Built In
LEGALAnthropic

Filed lawsuits challenging 'supply chain risk' designation. 30+ rival employees filed amicus brief.

Source: Axios
PRODUCTMistral

Launched Forge: fully on-premises enterprise AI.

GOVERNANCEGoogle

100+ DeepMind employees signed letter opposing Pentagon contracts.

Source: Web And IT News

February 2026

FUNDINGOpenAI

Raised $110B at $840B valuation. Largest private round in history.

Source: Crunchbase News
MILITARYOpenAI

Pentagon classified deal signed. Altman admitted it was 'rushed.'

Source: NPR
MILITARYAnthropic

Refused Pentagon's 'any lawful use' demand. Designated 'supply chain risk.' Trump ordered agencies to stop using Claude.

Source: NPR
FUNDINGAnthropic

Raised $30B at $380B. $14B ARR. Claude surged past ChatGPT in app stores.

Source: CNBC
MILITARYxAI

Approved as second company for classified Pentagon use.

Source: NPR
POLICYMistral

France-Germany sovereign AI partnership announced with SAP.

Source: TechRepublic

January 2026

MILITARYMistral

French Ministry of Defense framework agreement signed.

Source: TechRepublic
POLICYOpenAI

Introduced targeted advertising to free ChatGPT.

February 2025

POLICYGoogle

Quietly lifted internal ban on AI for weapons and surveillance.

Source: MLQ AI News

November 2024

MILITARYMeta

Reversed military ban. Now provides Llama to Pentagon, Lockheed Martin, Palantir, Anduril.

Source: TechCrunch

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