Tech industry group expresses 'concern' to Pete Hegseth over supply chain risk label
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The Defense Department labeled Anthropic, an AI company, as a "supply chain risk to national security" after a contract dispute over whether the military could use the company's technology for all purposes, including autonomous weapons. Industry groups including Microsoft, Google, and Nvidia sent letters to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arguing that such designations should only be used for genuine emergencies and foreign adversaries, and that contract disputes should be resolved through negotiation or standard procurement processes instead.
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Original source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/big-tech-industry-group-.html
First tracked: March 4, 2026 at 07:00 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%