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February 27, 2026

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  • 🛑 Anthropic Pushes Back on Pentagon Pressure...

  • 💻 Microsoft Copilot Gets Its Own PC

  • 🌍 Skyscanner Brings Travel Search to ChatGPT

  • Perplexity Introduces AI That Directs Other AIs

  • Prada and Meta Team Up for AI Glasses

  • Google Lands Multibillion AI Chip Deal with Meta

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Anthropic refuses Pentagon’s demand to loosen AI safeguards, risking contracts but preserving ethics. The standoff could reshape military–tech relations and AI’s role in defense.

📌 Details

  1. Pentagon demanded Anthropic allow unrestricted use of its AI model Claude.

  2. CEO Dario Amodei rejected, citing risks of mass surveillance & autonomous weapons.

  3. Military threatened to cancel contracts and label Anthropic a “supply chain risk.”

  4. Anthropic warned compromise language would let safeguards be bypassed.

  5. Tech workers from Google, OpenAI, and others voiced support for Anthropic.

  6. Lawmakers and ex-Defense AI leaders also backed Anthropic’s stance.

  7. Pentagon insists it only seeks lawful use, denies plans for surveillance or lethal autonomy.

  8. Deadline looms, Pentagon may invoke Defense Production Act if Anthropic resists.

📣 Takeaway: Anthropic’s refusal highlights a critical clash: ethical AI safeguards vs. military demands. The outcome could set precedent for how tech firms balance innovation with responsibility.

Microsoft unveils Copilot Tasks, an AI that runs on its own cloud computer to automate busywork like emails, scheduling, and planning, marking a big step toward agentic AI assistants.

📌 Details

  1. Microsoft introduced Copilot Tasks, a new AI system.

  2. It uses its own cloud-based computer and browser, not your device.

  3. Users can assign tasks via natural language.

  4. Tasks can be recurring, scheduled, or one-time.

  5. Examples:

    • Turn inbox emails & attachments into slide decks.

    • Surface urgent emails & draft replies.

    • Cancel unused subscriptions.

    • Plan events like birthday parties.

    • Track apartment listings weekly.

  6. Copilot Tasks asks for permission before meaningful actions (e.g., payments, sending messages).

  7. Currently in research preview with a small group of testers; waitlist available.

  8. Seen as Microsoft’s answer to agentic AI rivals like Claude Cowork, ChatGPT Agent Mode, and Perplexity Computer.

📣 Takeaway: Copilot Tasks signals Microsoft’s push into agentic AI, moving beyond answers to real-world actions. If successful, it could redefine productivity by automating everyday digital chores.

Skyscanner integrates with ChatGPT, letting UK & US travelers search and compare flights conversationally, making booking easier and more intuitive.

📌 Details

  1. Skyscanner released a ChatGPT app for UK & US users.

  2. Travelers can type natural queries like “Find me the cheapest flight to New York in December.”

  3. The app returns flight options and prices directly in ChatGPT.

  4. Users can adjust dates, airports, and preferences via simple messages.

  5. Skyscanner promises the same trusted logic and pricing, now in conversational form.

  6. Chief AI Officer Piero Sierra emphasized trust, explainability, and dynamic search.

  7. This follows similar moves by Booking.com, Expedia, Accor, Awaze, and others.

  8. Future plans: expand agentic AI scenarios only where trust and economics align.

📣 Takeaway: Skyscanner’s ChatGPT app marks a shift toward AI-powered, conversational travel booking, reducing friction and making flight searches more natural for travelers.

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