Shane

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Civitai was reported to have facilitated widespread requests and sales of custom LoRA instruction files that enabled bespoke deepfakes, with a Stanford and Indiana University study finding most deepfake bounties targeted women and that many paid submissions remained available despite the site's 2025 ban.

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Anthropic and the Pentagon clashed over contract terms as the Pentagon sought broader access to AI technologies while Anthropic demanded contractual guarantees prohibiting autonomous weapons control and domestic surveillance, placing a $200 million contract at risk.

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Perplexity signed a $750 million deal with Microsoft for Azure cloud access while its main cloud provider, Amazon, was reported to have sued the startup.

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Department of Homeland Security disclosed use of commercial AI video tools, reporting that it had used Google's Veo 3/Flow and Adobe Firefly and held between 100 and 1,000 licenses for those tools as part of a published AI use-case inventory.

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OpenAI was reported to have been planning an initial public offering for the fourth quarter of 2026 amid internal concerns that Anthropic might pursue a public listing first.

References

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/30/1131945/inside-the-marketplace-powering-bespoke-ai-deepfakes-of-real-women/

Inside the marketplace powering bespoke AI deepfakes of real women

New research details how Civitai lets users buy and sell tools to fine-tune deepfakes the company says are banned.

technologyreview.com

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https://the-decoder.com/pentagon-and-anthropic-clash-over-ai-weapons-and-surveillance-safeguards/

Pentagon and Anthropic clash over AI weapons and surveillance safeguards

The Pentagon wants unrestricted access to AI technology. Anthropic is demanding guarantees against autonomous weapons control and domestic surveillance. A $200 million contract hangs in the balance.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/perplexity-signs-750-million-deal-with-microsoft/

Perplexity signs $750 million deal with Microsoft

Perplexity signs a $750 million deal with Microsoft for Azure cloud access, while its main cloud provider Amazon is suing the startup.

the-decoder.com

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/29/1131938/dhs-is-using-google-and-adobe-ai-to-make-videos/

DHS is using Google and Adobe AI to make videos

Immigration agencies have been flooding social media with bizarre, seemingly AI-generated content. We now know more about what might be making it.

technologyreview.com

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https://the-decoder.com/openai-planning-ipo-for-late-2026-fears-anthropic-might-go-public-first/

OpenAI planning IPO for late 2026, fears Anthropic might go public first

OpenAI is preparing for an IPO in the fourth quarter of 2026, the Wall Street Journal reports.

the-decoder.com

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