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March 05, 2026

 

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It’s official: The Pentagon has labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk

It’s official: The Pentagon has labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk: The Department of Defense has officially labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk, making the AI firm the first American company with the label. Meanwhile, the DOD continues to use Anthropic's AI in Iran. Read More

BYD rolls out EV batteries with 5-minute ‘flash charging.' But there's a catch.: The Chinese automaker's new Blade Battery 2.0 is capable of charging at up to 1.5 megawatts, dramatically slashing the time it takes to fill up. Read More

AWS launches a new AI agent platform specifically for healthcare: AWS is launching Amazon Connect Health, an AI agent platform that will help with patient scheduling, documentation, and patient verification. Read More

Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite

Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum.

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A message from UK Office for Investment

UK Quantum - The Commercial Frontier

Building on historic strengths in physics, cryptography, and computing, the UK is becoming the commercial frontier of quantum computing. This multi-decade journey is now seeing early-stage commercial trials in finance, healthcare, and energy. By 2033, the UK aims to deliver a quantum‑enabled economy.

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Afternoon Must-Reads

How 1,000+ customer calls shaped a breakout enterprise AI startup

How 1,000+ customer calls shaped a breakout enterprise AI startup: On this episode of Build Mode, David Park joins Isabelle Johannessen to discuss how he and his team are intentionally iterating, fundraising, and scaling Narada. Read More

FYI: Impersonators are (still) targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreach: Fraudsters are impersonating TechCrunch reporters and event leads, and reaching out to companies. Here's what we're doing about it, and what you can look out for. Read More

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A message from Microsoft and NVIDIA

Know before you go: What’s new with Microsoft at NVIDIA GTC

Explore ways to engage with Microsoft at the leading AI conference of the year. Read the Azure Tech Community Blog for all the details on Microsoft-led talks and panels, in-booth sessions, hands-on labs, demos, and more. See what’s coming and mark your calendars for the activities aligned to your AI goals. We can’t wait to see you there.

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You missed these chats from Disrupt:

Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens.

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