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Anthropic’s Pentagon Fight Moves From Ban to Courtroom
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Anthropic’s fight with the Pentagon is hardening into both a courtroom test and a procurement template, with rivals backing its challenge while defense buyers keep pushing classified-network deals and bulk-analysis controls.
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